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1000 Journals
| Monday, April 28 | ||||
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| 9:00pm - 10:28pm | F | 1000 Journals << less at Kabuki 1881 Post Street | ||
 About Long fascinated by messages and doodles scrawled on bathroom walls and other public spaces, San Francisco graphic artist Someguy became a kind of 21st century Johnny Appleseed when in August 2000 he disseminated the first of 1000 blank journals. The empty white sheets more than fostered creativity, they forged a community that has grown into the thousands as the books pass from hand to hand, their pages filling with art, stories, personal musings, rantings, messages, memorabilia and all sorts of ephemera. Shortly after the project's first anniversary, 9/11 becomes a dominant theme, the pages reflecting the grief, distress and horror of that defining event. Andrea Kreuzhage's directing debut is part documentary, limning the full scope of the 1000 Journals Project, but it is also part detective story. By 2003, only one completed journal had made its way back to San Francisco. Kreuzhage attempts to discover what happened to at least some of the other 999, tracking down contributors as close as the Bay Area and as far away as Croatia and Singapore. Along the way, the journals come alive through glimpses at the books themselves and through the lively reactions of contributors as they discuss their own entries, react to others' and reveal what motivated them to get involved with the project. A fascinating look at how art can build and bridge communities, and at the dynamics of collaboration, the film also demonstrates the power of the artistic impulse, serving as a creative call to arms.-Pam Grady Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Wells Fargo and Wired Magazine.Tags documentaries Website http://fest08.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=62 | ||||
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