Date and Time
- Saturday, May 2, 2026 2pm - 4pm
Location
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Details
Co-presented by Canyon Cinema
Join us for two screenings from the prodigal twin brothers of underground cinema, George and Mike Kuchar. Marked by a delight for the absurd, a sardonic wit, an admiration for the act of moviemaking, and a true interest in people, the Kuchars’ work is both one of a kind and two of a kind. For decades, both taught at the San Francisco Art Institute, where their influence on generations of students was as outsized as their own staggering output. In the films created directly with students, we see them shaping the school into a crucible for fearless, personal, and provocative filmmaking.
Program Two: George’s Sphere brings together four films across two distinct periods, pairing an SFAI class film with personal work by George Kuchar. The result is a double portrait of a filmmaker and his students. Together, the pairings reveal George’s fused relationship between teaching and creating and how his well-honed sensibilities radiated into the work of those around him. Curated by Andrew Lampert, who will be in attendance.
