Brainwash Bike-in Walk-in Movie Festival August 1, 2009

The New York Times says the Brainwash Movie Festival “pirat[es] a piece of that old Hollywood magic and challeng[es] conventions on the role of public space in the process.” (“Now Playing, a Digital Brigadoon,” 7/29/04, Chris Thompson)

“We project movies onto a tarp in West Oakland,” counters festival director Shelby Toland.

The 15th annual festival 7/31 & 8/1 in Oakland will feature unique, independent short movies from around the world!

What: 15th Annual Brainwash Bike-in Walk-in Movie Festival

Program: Friday’s opening night features these short movies that are certain to become instant classics:

7/31: T-shirt of Me; The Collection; The Glitch; Carnival Lights/Vereinsamt; Gypsy Crepes; Thunder, Perfect Mind; EXIT.ALLEY; Crossing Boundaries; Debt Consolidation; EAST WORLD; Karaoke Show

Saturday's show might be just as good!

Be Right There; The 2000 Man; c/o Flap Jackson; The Hit; Stalk Much?; Scrimshander; Dodo Bird; MXD MSG; Peter & I; Mister Coffey; Angel Island; WSIM; I Dream In Stereo

Admission is just $9 per person per night OR $20 for a Two-Day Pass, which gets two people into both nights of the festival Buy tickets at http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?orgId=16986 OR at the gate. Bring your favorite chair!

For more info, see http://brainwashm.com/.

Official Website: http://www.brainwashm.com/2009/07/2009-brainwash-program/