We are delighted to share a new offer from the community of Dfc:
The Mezzanine Micro Cinema
Installed specifically for
Three Years Upstream
the Mezzanine Micro Cinema
is envisioned as a home for
artist moving image
Throughout the exhibition
we will be screening works on the hour, in opening hours, from each year of Upstream
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Running time: 40min
Angie Amaro | Pressing Forward | Cyanotype on 16mm and 35mm film | 00:00:53 | 2024
A study of the intricate relationship between memory, emotion, and the passage of time. Branches, leaves, and materials from the Sierra Nevada foothills are contact-printed onto film to capture the essence of fleeting moments as a metaphor for the indelible impressions memories leave on our lives.
angieamaro.com
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James Thacher | The Hunter and the Sparrow | Animation | 00:11:35 | 2025
jamesthacher.com
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Aabha Sewak | Fire Melts Ice | Animation | 00:00:35 | 2026
Fire Melts Ice is a mixed-media anti-ICE film using the lantern fly as a metaphor for ICE. Examining the American identity, nativity and the gamification of squashing lantern flies as an invasive species, the
animation features a chase scene through a protest. Initially, the viewer might extend pity to the fly, as a creature being chased after; but the reveal points to the fly being an invasive insect causing damage to
the community.
aabhasewak.com
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Mary Welcome | The Gentle Way: Looking out the window with Mary Welcome | Photo essay | 00:25:56 | 2026
Climb into the passenger seat and look out the window while the artist takes you on a drive, narrating thoughts, feelings, and fieldwork from her time at Upstream.
moreparades.com