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Natalka Voslakov was a poet, writer, filmmaker and all-around creative force in Pittsburgh in the late 70s and first half of the 80s. She has been described as the nucleus of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ punks, constantly organizing her vast group of friends — including George Romero, Tony Buba, and Peggy Ahwesh — into working on […]

John Kirch was a lifelong filmmaker, Pittsburgher, and teenage zombie in Night of the Living Dead. As a teenager in the mid and late 60s, he created a steady stream of irreverent 8mm films with his friends, each one a glimpse into his passion for collecting underground and pop culture sights and sounds. In his

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab. On the heels of Pittsburgh

The End of America Tour comes to Pittsburgh! About the films: WTO/99 is an immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO’s impacts on human rights, labor, and the environment. Comprised entirely

Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them rich. Lloyd has developed a new invention that he’s sure will finally lead to the success he and Frank have been chasing their whole lives. Their golden ticket is a combination mop, vacuum

Join us for another laid-back, down-home evening going through a mystery pile of 16mm films, exclusive for members and volunteers and their guests! The first hour is a social with food and drink — we want to meet you! Then, Steven will start rolling films that you help pick out from the stacks! We haven’t

J.T. Vale (James Thomas or, to his friends and family, Jim) was a lifelong artist, obsessive cinephile, and a fixture of Pittsburgh’s South Side. He started making films as a kid. In his 20s, he found community in the emerging punk and experimental scenes thriving around Pittsburgh Filmmakers, then located at 205 Oakland Ave (now

Join Pittsburgh Sound + Image at Melwood Screening Room as two exemplars of Pittsburgh underground film coalesce for one night only. In this exquisite corpse style presentation, neither Steven (Flea Market Films) nor Greg (The Orgone Archive) knows what the other will be showing. And neither will you! But trust these neighborhood stewards to pull

Pittsburgh Sound + Image is proud to facilitate the final entry in this year’s Carnegie Museum of Art Film Series, “Here or There,” with this hands on event. First, we’ll watch classic examples of cameraless animation on 16mm: films by Stan Brakhage, Barbara Lattanzi, Heather McAdams, Norman McLaren, Olga Spiegel, Barry Spinello, and Jennifer Reeves.

The first of the Kickstarter-backed short films are ready to premiere! In his half century as a filmmaker, Billy Jackson served on crews for iconic Black filmmakers like William Greaves, Bill Gunn, Kathleen Collins, and Henry Hampton. He also founded Nommo Productions and Community Media, through which he has made his own documentaries and projects-for-hire,