Variable Density & SF Cinematheque Present ~ Cauleen Smith: The Fullness of Time

“Everything I make is just an offering. I think of my work as a contribution to the histories of the Black diasporas and our powers of invention, survival and generativity.” — Cauleen Smith.

Filmmaker Cauleen Smith is best known for Afro-futurist cinematic works that weave intimate narratives of love, yearning and the dream-world with known histories, imagined landscapes and broader cultural symbols to activate collective memory. In partnership with the 4 Star Theater’s Variable Density series, San Francisco Cinematheque presents Smith’s The Fullness of Time (2008). Described by the artist as a “science-fiction rumination on space, place, and post-traumatic stress,” the loosely episodic work, filmed in a neorealist style in New Orleans immediately post-Katrina, is a unique hybrid of documentary and dystopian sci-fi chronicling the wanderings of a “sister from another planet” through the devastation of that city while ruminating on the rage, grief and collective resilience of its residents. Also screening are three short works by Smith: Not the Black (2008), Songs for Earth and Folk (2013) and Sine at the Canyon Sine at the Sea (2016). Full screening details here.