Patricia Ledesma Villon

@lightfieldfilm. curator and film archivist.

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

No one ever credits their archivist in their films—even after carrying 20 pounds of Betacam SP tapes on BART

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

@mmcnma @BAVCPreserve Lol nothing like a classic telecine rip on video and being unable to locate an original print. Glad the existing materials are going to be in good hands!

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

@mmcnma @BAVCPreserve!

[Librarians and Archivists with Palestine @Librarians2Pal]

Calling all citizen archivists! Check out these crowdsourced archival initiatives working to preserve Palestinian heritage, memory, and narratives, compiled by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine. (1/3)

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

I haven’t posted or scrolled through this site because I Logged Off and got into fishing. You can talk to me about film archiving, preservation, and curatorial work IRL or via email. Fishing inquiries always welcome

[Vermette @exovedate_ltd]

I'll be in NYC for @prismaticground to premiere some 16mm prints of my work!! (courtesy of the Walker Art Center's Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection) 🎞️🪄

v. thankful for this print-dream-come-true and @ptvln's care and work on the acquisitions

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

Our projectionist Justin test ran open captions over our 35mm print of BLOOD SIMPLE in the cinema today. Work in progress, but still — amazing!

[yasmina @jasminprix]

screening oct. 20-21 @walkerartcenter i wrote a about Alanis Obomsawin’s KANEHSATAKE: 270 years of RESISTANCE (1993) documenting the Mohawk armed resistance to protect and keep their land

LAND BACK for all indigenous peoples oppressed by settler-states!

https://t.co/kyz7CsEj8Q

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

We got a grant! With thanks to @NatlFilmPres for helping us preserve Phototropism (1985) by the late avant-garde film curator Sally Dixon + artist Ricardo Bloch. Made in their St. Paul, MN garden, the film is known to have screened once at the Collective for Living Cinema in NYC

[NFPF @NatlFilmPres]

6 films to be preserved through Avant-Garde Masters grants from @Film_Foundation & NFPF, including 2 by Michael Wallin, Tom Palazzolo's CALIGARI's CURE, Natalka Voslakov's TIME CAPSULE WITH TRUE BIRD FLIGHT, and PHOTOTROPISM by Sally Dixon & Ricardo Bloch.
https://t.co/dyX8KSLk08

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

For those going to #AMIA23 in Tulsa, we're running a mini-symposium on small gauge film in addition to a day-long workshop on small gauge projector maintenance and repair on 11/14. Film handling knowledge helpful; no projection experience needed! Limited spots — come join us

[AMIA Small Gauge and Amateur Film Committee @AMIA_SGAF]

We start the week on Tuesday, 11/14 with a pre-conference workshop on the art of small gauge projector maintenance and repair. Sign up for it by adding the workshop to your #AMIA23 registration: https://t.co/7UQuoDqvin

[Mizna @Mizna_ArabArt]

#FREEPALESTINE ISSUE: We're making available a digital version of our sold out Palestine Issue to download for free at https://t.co/vGIeibaEuu or at the link in bio

HOW TO HELP: Send donations to @ThePCRF @MedicalAidPal The Palestinian Social Fund (https://t.co/COIrqW4DEQ)

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

This Friday the @walkerartcenter begins its series for Alanis Obomsawin with her film Amisk (1977). Preceded by two shorts by composer Elisa Harkins and musician Laura Ortman, with Laura in person (and who I have the honor of introducing). Not to miss! https://t.co/ux8ayqOYCC

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

@angelbyshaggy Say it loud and proud

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

@atlajala Glad you caught this, it was on my list when we were there but forgot to bring it up!!!

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

One of the most underrated places in the Bay: @NilesFilmMuseum. Complete with a metal-lined booth to once make it “fire proof.” David Kiehn told me he shot new English intertitles for prints bought from the Eye Filmmuseum on Rock Ross’ animation stand just for their screenings

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

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[🔻 @atlajala]

visiting the homies/comrades

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

Now live on the @walkerartcenter Reader for *free* until 9/26: The Relational Sea, featuring works by Allan Sekula, Nazlı Dinçel, Mónica de Miranda, Harun Farocki, and Noël Burch. Presented as an accompaniment to the Walker’s exhibition of Fish Story: https://t.co/DuQ5tGNUf0

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

@atlajala Legend says they alternate between the two....... But have a clear preference for one......

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

And the restoration of Christopher Harris' still/here (2000), a must-see meditative film on the landscapes and histories of St. Louis, with Harris in conversation with artist Kahlil Robert Irving. And the new 16mm print hopefully making its way on time: https://t.co/Ytn8qjjq11

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

Some stuff at the Walker Cinema this fall.... Cue the Strings – a film about Low (2023) with filmmaker Philip Harder and Alan Sparhawk and Zak Sally of @lowtheband in person: https://t.co/0akcpn24Em

[Patricia Ledesma Villon @ptvln]

The series "Alanis Obomsawin: A Lifetime of Insistence" featuring, Amisk (1977), Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), and a dialogue with Alanis in person (!!!) https://t.co/rogsh1Z0b0