SFUSFF November 19th!

THE SAN FRANCISCO UNDERGROUND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL with your hostess Peaches Christ & Host Sam Sharkey Saturday, November 19th, 7:30pm The Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street, San Francisco ONLINE TICKETS: http://store.peacheschrist.com/products/98-sfusff.aspx EVENT PAGE: http://www.peacheschrist.com/?p=8046 2 GIANT ACTS featuring the best in underground Bay Area filmmaking talent. With Peaches Christ & Sam Sharkey, are ready to divulge the complete Festival program, promising to shake, rattle and roll the Victoria Theatre audience with premieres, musical madness and interactive delights. Peaches Christ Productions is proud to announce the full program for the Fall 2011 San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival (SFUSFF), presented by Peaches Christ and Sam Sharkey. Dedicated to supporting underground cinema from Bay Area filmmakers, this raucously, thrilling evening will include 33(!) short films spread out over two programs. The SFUSFF will be a physically immersive event with Christ and Sharkey kicking off the night with a Live Rock Show, followed by special appearances from some of the filmmakers themselves and the stars of the films. What’s special this season is ACT 2 of the evening, or as it’s called this season, Shorts After Dark. This 2nd program will feature the more adult content of the festival (basically all the blood & sex), so you know you have to stay for both! The SFUSFF hits the Victoria Theatre on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 with ACT 1 beginning at 7:30pm and ACT 2 (Shorts After Dark) at 10:30pm. Tickets are $15 for each individual program, $20 for both and Peaches Christ Fan Club members will receive a $2 discount offer. Buy tickets and become at member at www.PeachesChrist.com. The 2011 San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival (SFUSFF) hosted by Peaches Christ and Sam Sharkey celebrates the underground, overlooked, avant-garde, and ultra outrageous films of the Bay Area. SFUSFF has run since 2003 as the concluding event of the Midnight Mass screening series, which began in 1998. This year’s Festival is an eclectic mix of local, world premieres and showcases multiple genres from thrillers, sex comedies and animated presentations.

UPCOMING EVENT: MINDSCAPES

I am thrilled to be hosting alongside Ginnetta Correli the Mindscapes event, which I have poured my heart into. I can't wait to see it all come together.

SFUSFF

I am more than happy to say that collaborator Craig Jacobson and I both have films in the November screening of the San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival! Craig Jacobson's Alligator Bitch was accepted into the show.

And Belle Nouveau was also accepted, created by yours truly: Cassandra Sechler

More details to come as publicity and promotion information is distributed. Stay tuned!

Mindscapes: Las Vegas

A week from today is the Mindscapes Show in Las Vegas, NV! Event to be held at Theatre 7, coinciding with the Pollygrind Film Festival. I will be co-hosting the event and providing those in attendance great entertainment.

MINDSCAPES is a film event which strives to bring together established and emerging artists from around the world. Filmmakers Cassandra Sechler and Ginnetta Correli have curated the MINDSCAPES show in order to create exposure of dark, personal films often ignored by the commercial world. Works selected represent a critical movement happening under the belly of mainstream culture. I will be personally screening a film called Lovey, a collaboration between myself, Jason Marsh, and Craig Jacobson. ARTISTS: CRAIG MURRAY ALASTAIR COOK ANTHONY ROUSSEAU H.D. LANGE CASSANDRA SECHLER NARA DENNING LINDSAY LAVEN GINNETTA CORRELI MOSES VERONICA MOTA BEATRICE GUENET NUNO O.C. MADEIRA SIMON THEIS HANSEN NABIL SHABAN JASON MARSH RUSTY RODIER MARIANO RENTERIA GARNICA ROLAND QUELVEN TAMAS MESMER GUILLAUME BAYCHELIER JAMIE DEAN JEAN-LUC CHARLES FABIO SCACCHIOLI ADRIANA NOVOA CRAIG JACOBSON NICLAS HALLBERG ALEXANDER JORGENSEN EAT CAKE AND WORSHIP SATAN AS HUMAN PATTERN JOAO KREFER SHIMRIT IOANN MARIA FRED L’EPEE JEREMY ROMBERG MADEMOISELLE L. It is going to be a lot of fun, and do not fear my San Francisco friends. The show will be coming to the city. Date TBA. Also, stay tuned for video and photo links from the event!

Mascara and Popcorn publicity trailer

I am thrilled to have Belle Nouveau screened at this winter's Mascara and Popcorn film event. Mascara & Popcorn is an independent film festival in Montreal that promotes multidisciplinary art and film. Mascara & Popcorn's second edition takes place between November 15th to the 24th, 2011 Films to be screened (in order of appearance:): In Darkness - Alberto Martinez (Enity Films) Recessed - Maude Michaud (Quirk Films) Farenheit 212 - Carle et Hyacinthe Carle Nightfall - Mina Vladimir Frozen Roads - Mark Pariselli Belle Nouveau - Cassandra Sechler Belated by Valentine's Lover - Ruby LaRocca Le Bleu des Confettis - Sophia Belahmer Teach'er - Cody Campanale (Lesser Men Productions) Lipstick - Shannon Lark Modern Grim - Kate Shenton Solaris - Navillus (from Solaris, A. Tarkovsky) The Room at the Top of the Stairs - Adam Walker Hollywood Skin - Maude Michaud (Quirk Films) Doll Parts - Karen Lam Ivory Eyes - Phil Lubyenski Harvest Moon - Mina Vladimir My Father Joe - Nikila Cole *Trailer music - Skyliner, Boards of Canada*