aCinema

aCinema is a collaborative curatorial effort by Janelle VanderKelen and Takahiro Suzuki.

05/19/2026

We did it!! From our very first program, To Clarify or Force a Pause in October 2016 (with Colleen Plumb in attendance), to closing out 2026 with the clouds contain multitudes, what a ride it’s been with our family!! Here’s to tens of years more… good eve’ and 👻 👻 👻

05/15/2026

aDifferent Program 2 | a rose on the dark side of the moon
7:00 PM | Friday, May 15 2026 | Woodland Pattern

05/14/2026

The countdown is almost over!!! aCinema | Season 10 kicks off tomorrow! Help us celebrate ten years and send off from Riverwest to their new home in Bay View! 6 Programs, 41 Films, 3 Days! All programs are free to attend with a give what you can donation option at the front desk. We can’t wait to share the films with you!

05/13/2026

Just ✌️days left to go until aCinema | Season 10!!! Today, we highlight our closing program, Program 6 | the clouds contain multitudes. The program screens at 7:00 pm on Sunday, May 17. Come out and celebrate closing out Season 10 AND celebrate the decade spent at in Riverwest before they make their big move to a new location!

Program 6 | the clouds contain multitudes

Contes du lac Dian (Tales of lake Dian), Sylvie Denet, 7min

Does the Sea Have a Heart? Miglė Križinauskaitė, 7min 21sec

Águas e espelhos (Waters and Mirrors), Mariana Caló & Francisco Queimadela, 8min 30sec

Void Part III: The Eternal Record, Pathompon Mont Tesprateep, 12min

(cries happily) | 10 scenes on a feeling, Chester Toye, Marion Tanis, Dorian Tocker, 18.5

05/12/2026

3️⃣ DAYS!!! The countdown to aCinema | Season 10 is in the home stretch! Today, we detail the first of two programs on our final day, May 17. Program 5 | should gravity lose its hold. The program will screen at 5:00 pm and as with all of our programs, attendance is free with a give what you can donation option at the desk. See you there!

Program 5 | should gravity lose its hold

Popo’s Pilgrimage, Cyrus Hung, 15min 45 sec

we breathe each other in and out of existence , Archer Boyette, 5.25

No Matter What, Carolyn Lambert, 11min

Confetti, Amanda Bonaiuto, 4min 15sec

Happiness in a pot, Clara Jost, 19min 15sec

05/11/2026

Four days to go until aCinema | Season 10, and today we’re spotlighting Program 4 | history as heavy as light! This is the second of our Saturday programs and will screen at 7:00 pm on May 16th.

Program 4 | history as heavy as light

Palm Sunday, Nathan Swann, 3min 15 sec

Excuse Me, Miss! Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu, 13min

A Thousand Waves Away, Helena Wittmann, 10min

Tiger Lilly Mountain Pass, Nate King, 5min 15sec

Recollections in three movements, Joa Heikkinen, 7min 45sec

A Brave New World, Arnold Tam, 9min

05/10/2026

We continue our countdown with the first program of day two! Saturday, May 16 at 5:00 pm we screen Program 3 | an open hand gathers the wind. Breeze on by!

Program 3 | an open hand gathers the wind

Warren King: King of Cardboard, Curtis Chin, 15min 45 sec

echoes of a zephyr, Josh Weissbach, 3min 15sec

Usulca İç Çeker [sighing softly], Süheyla Noyan, 14min

Objectionable Fruit, Hogan Seidel (in collaboration with filmmaker Gabby Follett), 15min

Parallel, Rosanna Lee, 9min 30sec

05/09/2026

Countdown continues! Six days away from the first day of programs! After invisible cities, we dive into aDifferent Program 2 — the second curated program from our open call. These programs will screen at 5:00 and 7:00 pm respectively on Friday, May 15th. There will be a brief break between programs so please browse the holdings at Woodland Pattern. Buy a book! (Seriously, they have a lot of good ones) See you there!

aDifferent Program 2 | a rose on the dark side of the moon

Afterwards, Gizem Tonbak, 43 sec

distant bison, Asuka Lin, 8 min 27 sec

Hurricane Season, Michelle Trujillo, 6:22

The Story of The Cricket Queen, Natalie Peracchio, 3 min 57 sec

Ghost Protists, Sasha Waters, 4 min 27 sec

The Swirl Of The Shine Pierced, Rankin Renwick, 3 min

Resistance Meditation, Sara Wylie, 4 min 58 sec

The Teachers’ Sauna, Natasha Cantwell, 2 min 33 sec

bby influencer / síntesis del rosa, Antimemoria Colectivx, 7 min 19 sec

Uyghur Christmas song, Intizor Otaniyozova, 3 min 5 sec

Chance, Natasha Mabille, 7 min 40 sec

Komboloi, Krista Leigh Steinke, Meg Cook, Courtney Starrett, 7 min 12sec

05/01/2026

Two weeks away! May is finally here and we are getting more and more excited as aCinema’s 10th season gets closer to illuminating the screen! We’ll see you there!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[Apologies to those who liked and commented on the first reel! We realized that a clip was omitted in the first post and we had to delete and repost! 🫣]

04/25/2026

aCinema | Season 10 | Now Live!

We’re thrilled to announce that the programs for aCinema’s 10th season are now available to view! [link in bio]

This year, our programs will be May 15-17 at with two programs each day, the first at 5:00 pm and a short break to browse the shelves and buy some books before the second program at 7:00 pm.

We’re so excited to see everyone again soon! A big thank you to Woodland Pattern for hosting us for a decade (!!!) and to all the artists who are a part of this year’s programs!

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