Studio 8 Film Festival 2026: Personal Visions (Juried Show)

Day 2 of Studio 8 Film Festival 2026, a celebration of experimental and personal documentary cinema. Doors 1:30pm, Show 2pm.

Watch the teaser: https://youtu.be/mQ03XIHRu8A

JURIED SHOW: PERSONAL VISIONS

Saturday, November 7 · Doors 1:30PM · Screening 2PM

4-Star Theater, 2200 Clement St, San Francisco

3D Graffiti by Jack Bowers

ALIENATOR by Texas Tomboy Brand Prod.

American Language by WE DA PEPO: Irene Carvajal, Jusun Seo, Zhang Mengjiao, Michael Martinez, Nivedita Madigubba, Oscar Lopez and Vivian Vivas

Babuba by Rock Ross

bookshelf (study) by Denah Johnston

Bridge Drawings by JD Beltran

Built to Spill (Homage to Bruce Nauman) by Peter Foucault

Catastrophe and Convenience by Tommy Becker

Chasing the Light: Dreamscape of the Erotized Body (Director's Cut) by Colette Standish

Chop by Scott Stark

Dear Erica by Rachael Guma (née Abernathy)

Hello Susan by Susan Weiss

Metallic Dreams by Ryan Wicks

Mounds Along the Waves by Kavena Hambira

Parallel Owls by Lanford Weingrod

Post-SIDA by Lothar Muller

Secret Pastime by Ivy Something

Vanishing Act by Holly Wong

Followed by a conversation with filmmakers in attendance.

Want all three days? The Full Weekend Pass ($30) covers Friday, Saturday, and Sunday's Legacy Award ceremony at the Roxie, and saves you $5 over buying individually.

Trailer edited by Deborah Fort. Music: "Doing Damage" by Dollshade (Bensound).

Poster Artwork: Cristina Victor