Litquake 2024

Co-presented with The Roxie , ZYZZYVA, and SF IndieFest

The next edition of ZYZZYVA Movie Night—the new San Francisco film series featuring a noted writer presenting a favorite film—marks its first matinee. At the beloved Roxie Theatre in the Mission District, poet and novelist Kaveh Akbar (Martyr!) will discuss Abbas Kiarostami's 1987 film Where Is the Friend's House? in conversation with Ahmad Kiarostami, Roxie board member and the director’s son. Co-hosted by acclaimed author Ingrid Rojas Contreras and ZYZZYVA editor Oscar Villalon. Doors at 12:00PM for book sales/signing. $16

Book sales for this event coordinated by Dog Eared Books

Co-presented with SF IndieFest

The October dusk falls early . . . which makes this the perfect time to explore that duskiest genre, noir, through the lens of both film and comics. In this double feature movie and literature extravaganza, Robert Mailer Anderson (My Fairy Godfather) and Peter Hoey (In Perpetuity) will discuss their latest graphic novels, both of which have their roots in the world of film. In Anderson’s case, the inspiration is SF’s beloved Castro Theatre; for Hoey, it’s the seedy Hollywood of classic noir. Their conversation, moderated by CCA's Justin Hall, will be bookended by two of Anderson’s films: Windows on the World (which directly inspired Anderson’s first graphic novel) and Pig Hunt. $20
 
3:30pm Screening of Windows on the World
5:45pm Conversation with Robert Mailer Anderson and Peter Hoey moderated by Justin Hall, followed by book signing
7:15 pm Screening of Pig Hunt

Book sales for this event coordinated by Books Inc.

Co-presented with SF Sketchfest and SF IndieFest

Called “a sharp, surprising, and most welcome achievement” (Common Sense Media), the film Shortcomings—adapted by Adrian Tomine from his own graphic novel, directed by Randall Park, and filmed in part in Berkeley—is, among other things, a love letter to the movies. So where better to welcome Tomine back to the Bay than at the New Parkway, one of the East Bay’s best remaining movie theaters? In honor of the newly published screenplay, we’ll enjoy a screening of Shortcomings, followed by a conversation between Tomine and Andrew Farago, curator of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, and a book signing. Whether you’re a film buff, a comics fan, or both, grab some popcorn and join Litquake for a night at the movies! Doors at 6:00PM. $15–20 suggested donation
Book sales for this event coordinated by Pegasus Bookstore.

Part of Litquake’s Words Around the World

Co-presented with Villa Albertine and Mill Valley Film Festival

Novelist, screenwriter and director Christine Angot joins Zoë Elton, artistic director for the Mill Valley Film Festival, to present a special screening of A Family (dir. Angot, 2024). This radical and powerful documentary examines the rarely discussed topic of incest as it follows Angot, who, unplanned, begins confronting family members and friends about the abuse she endured as a teenager at the hands of her father. This filmic journey explores the unspoken reasons why such acts went unchallenged, examines the role of her father,  and questions the societal and personal implications of openly confronting the truth both then and now. Film audio in French with English subtitles. $15