BACK TO 3RD SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL

The enigmatic collective Encyclopedia Pictura is enjoying a groundswell of notice for its inventive and precise application of puppetry, construction, mathematics, animation and design, as seen in wildly creative animated, live action and hybrid pieces. But to hear them say it, this work is merely the manifestation of their passion for esoteric pursuits including—but certainly not limited to—“Virtual Reality, psychokinetic energy, anarcho-primitivism, cryptozoology, natural geometry and psychedelic shamanism.” It may prove difficult to say which are more perplexing, their various descriptions of their collective as a congealed version of their individual selves (Sean Hellfritsch, Darren Rabinovitch and Isaiah Saxon) or their music videos for artists like Björk, Evergreen and Grizzly Bear. Either way, EP’s work is being noticed and admired on a national level. Filmmaker magazine named them one of the “25 New Faces of Indie Film” for 2008, and their recent presentation of their 3-D epic video for Björk’s “Wanderlust” at Siggraph this summer left everyone stunned and thirsting for more. This program is your chance to see what these guys have been up to in our Bay Area backyard. All three members of EP will be on hand to present this program, giving you the chance to ask, “What would an anarcho-primitivist do?” (TRT 75 min)

November 15, 2008, 3:30 pm, Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema