Festival Kickoff Party: SHORTS PROGRAM I
40 NORTH + Videodrome @ The Whistle Stop (21+)
Corner of 30th & Juniper, South Park San Diego
The 3rd Annual 40 NORTH Dance Film Festival kicks off with a festive program co-curated by Craig Oliver, Videodrome. This is not your typical screening. Come drink and dance alongside these films specifically chosen for their unique visual & musical attributes that will make you want to move!
TICKETS: FREE ADMISSION / DONATION (OPTIONAL)
Monday, September 25th 8:00pm-close | 8:30-9:45pm 40N Official Selections Program
All other films courtesy Videodrome
Festival VIP Dinner in the Art Produce Gallery
Experience Summer Dunsmore's immersive installation In other Words, Other Worlds while sitting down for a delectable feast created by Chef Lalo of Tostadas North Park. You’ll also have the first look at Zaquia Mahler Salinas’ immersive dance film experience, the loneliest part of here is now, in the Community Room.
Wednesday, September 27th
7:00-9:00pm
Benefiting Art Produce Programs and Partnerships (including 40 NORTH!)
Tickets: $125.00
Includes:
September 27th Dinner in the Gallery – 7:00-9:00pm
3 Course Meal with Wine and Beer
September 30th Film Screening – 7:30pm (Garden opens at 6:30pm)
VIP Ticket & Reserved Seating
VIP Festival Pass to all other 40 NORTH events/screenings
Thursday, September 28th at MOPA and others TBA
Experimental SHORTS PROGRAM II
40 NORTH @ Museum of Photographic Art
Come experience artistic & experimental filmmaking in the incredible Joan & Irwin Jacobs Theater inside the Museum of Photographic Art for the 2nd year. This 50 min. program of short film will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers & festival curators - addressing audience questions and comments about experimental dance filmmaking.
TICKETS: $10 STUDENT; $15 GENERAL ADMISSION; $20 PRIORITY SEATING
Thursday, September 28th @ MOPA, Balboa Park, San Diego | Doors open 7pm, Program starts 7:30 pm –75 min. runtime
PANEL + Immersive/Interactive Installation @ Art Produce Gallery
Corner of University & Herman in North Park, San Diego
Creating New Space: Women Effecting Change through Media and Performance Arts –
Panel & conversation with presented 40N artists' Summer Dunsmore, Duke MFA '18, Zaquia Salinas, Saint Mary's MFA '17 alongside immersive theater and multimedia performer Haylee Nichele (Punchdrunk, Third Rail Productions, Heidi Duckler)
Discussion beginning at 6:30pm - followed by performance demonstration at 7:30pm
A new first for 40 NORTH – San Diego’s resident dance film festival presents two works of interactive and immersive dance media installation. Artists, Summer Dunsmore, Duke MFA ‘18 & Zaquia Salinas, Saint Mary’s College MFA ‘17 present two distinct works housed in the same building at Art Produce in North Park, San Diego.
TICKETS: FREE ADMISSION / DONATION (OPTIONAL)
Immersive/Interactive Dance Media Installations: Art Produce Gallery & Community Room runs Thursday 9/28 – Saturday 9/30: 6-10pm Summer Dunsmore, Duke MFA ‘18 & Zaquia Salinas, Saint Mary’s College MFA ‘17
In Other Words, Other Worlds - Summer Dunsmore
In the Art Produce gallery (located off of University and the corner of Herman - entrance through Tostada’s) Dunsmore presents a live & interactive video collage with audience as dancer - at times inserting a dance artist into the audience to activate the video environment through movement.
the loneliest part of here is now - Zaquia Salinas
In the Art Produce Community Room (entrance on Herman through Chuckalek Beirgarten) local performer Salinas presents a contrasting environment - constructing an environment which brings her projected film to the viewers’ fingertips.
SHORTS PROGRAM III
40 NORTH GRAND FINALE @ ART PRODUCE COMMUNITY GARDEN
Corner of University & Herman in North Park, San Diego
Saturday, September 30th – 6:30 open to public 7:45-9pm show
Expect to be wowed! – 40 NORTH + Art Produce will present their Closing Finale Showcase - a 75 minute program of Official Selections in the open-air Art Produce & ChuckAlek Biergarten. Local food & drink will be served under the stars starting at 6:30 while screenings happen after dark, beginning at 8pm. Enjoy live installations by 40N featured artists, Summer Dunsmore & Zaquia Salinas up until 7:45pm. This event is family friendly & makes for a special evening of dance in a magical outdoor environment - always a community favorite!
TICKETS: $10 STUDENT; $15 GENERAL ADMISSION
7:30PM, SEPTEMBER 28th
7:30PM, SEPTEMBER 30TH
7-9 PM, SEPTEMBER 27th
CREATING NEW SPACE: Women Effecting Change through Media and Performance Arts
6:30-8 PM, SEPTEMBER 29th
IN OTHER WORDS, OTHER WORLDS by Summer Dunsmore | the loneliest part of here is now by Zaquia Salinas
SEPTEMBER 28th–30th, 6–10 PM
40 NORTH Dance Film Fest is an international dance film festival based in San Diego, CA – programming a wide range of dance films which join multiple disciplines and genres. The 4th annual 40 NORTH Fest will take place September 21st - October 6th, 2018.
Featuring a visual feast of dance on camera in curated environments and intimate screenings, 40 NORTH is thrilled to showcase a growing number of programs which include: Curated Film Screenings, Immersive Dance + Media Installations, Panels and new Community Workshop + Collaborative Gallery.
40 NORTH’s mission is to:
Celebrate and promote accessibility to dance through dancefilm – the rapidly evolving future of the art form
Showcase diverse dance and film styles while educating, uplifting and expanding both our local and international dance communities
Create a forum to share the diverse genres of both dance and film, providing a platform for all voices to speak and be heard & a communal space for cross-disciplinary artists and audiences alike.
2015 Official Selections, Winners, Film Notes, Bios, + More available here