Fever Dreams-Laurel Nakadate
 FEVER DREAMS: LAUREL NAKADATE The San Francisco Film Society presented a multiplatform presentation of the work of American multimedia artist Laurel Nakadate, February 23–March 2, 2011. Fever Dreams included theatrical screenings of Nakadate’s two feature works, the presentation of a number of her shorter videos in nontheatrical venues and a collectible poster featuring her photography. KinoTek is supported by a generous two-year grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. |
WHO IS LAUREL NAKADATE? Laurel Nakadate is a photographer, video artist and filmmaker. She has made her mark by taking on the thorniness of female adolescence, exploring the arcane psyche of single men and testing the boundaries between exploitation and empathy, which led New York Times critic Ken Johnson to call her “smart and scarily adventurous.” Nakadate's work has been exhibited at museums and galleries worldwide. In 2009, her first feature film, Stay the Same Never Change, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be featured in New Directors/New Films at MoMA and Lincoln Center. Her second feature, The Wolf Knife, premiered at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival and was nominated for a 2010 Gotham Independent Film Award and a 2011 Independent Spirit Award. SF360.org: Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate, by Mary Gaitskill SFGate: Artist Laurel Nakadate at crossroads of sex, power |
The Wolf Knife
Laurel Nakadate (USA 2010)
The dreams and torments of teen-aged girls as they beat against tides of sexual desire—theirs and others’—get grimly romanticized in Laurel Nakadate’s harsh and moody second feature.
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Thursday, February 24, 7:00 pm
The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street
Laurel Nakadate Video Crawl
A selection of Laurel Nakadate’s short-form videos (2006–10) will be on display, free of charge, in the Mission District. Read more...
February 23–March 2
Roxie Theater (3117 16th Street); The Summit (780 Valencia); ATA (992 Valencia); Explorist International (3174 24th Street)
Stay the Same Never Change
Laurel Nakadate (USA 2009)
From a pining tween who turns to her sewing machine for creature comforts to a young woman obsessed with polar bears and Oprah, Nakadate's characters reveal quiet lives brimming with anguish and desire, but also a fascinating ingenuity. Read more...
Thursday, February 24, 9:40 pm
The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street
Laurel Nakadate Double Feature: The Wolf Knife, Stay the Same Never Change
Laurel Nakadate will present her two feature-length films, The Wolf Knife (2010) and Stay the Same Never Change (2009), at this special double feature presentation. Featuring vibrant photography and intense performances, the videos are a revelation in composition and elliptical narrative. Read more...
Thursday, February 24, 7:00 pm
The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street
