PSYCHEDELIC CELLULOID: Awesome Animated Oddities on 16mm!

7th House and Animation Breakdown are excited and honored to host a very special program of mindblowing, rare animated films on 16mm – lovingly handpicked from an incredible private collection of prints! Featuring a selection of cult classics, long lost Oscar nominees, demented “educational” (how?!) films, and trippydippy deep cuts (not on Letterboxd!) from around the globe – many of these films cannot be seen online and have never been on home media…you’ll just have to come experience them for yourself!

Long before the age of YouTube and Vimeo, 16mm was where it was at if you wanted to see imaginative and far out animation. Given their way-out nature, labor-intensive creation, and counterculture appeal, short films were the domain of psychedelic and experimental animated films – films that, despite their runtime, were often more immersive, ingenious, and adventurous than any feature film could ever be. Screening in film festivals, underground cinemas, on college campuses, and before midnight movies, these films allowed their creators to bring their singular visions to life, projecting their imaginations on screen for a hungry, curious audience.

A trip back to the underground animation fests of yore, this one-of-a-kind program has been curated from cinematographer (The Lost Record) and cinephile Eric Cheevers’ impeccable collection of beautiful and bizarre 16mm films. From oddball educational films to cult classic features to the rare and rad animation screening in this program, Eric has amassed a treasure trove of celluloid goodies and we’re honored to have been able to raid his stash to bring these rare, amazing gems to you for one night only! Featuring everything from National Film Board of Canada gems to Yugoslavian cut-out animation, weird & wonderful claymation to history's most counterproductive (ha!) anti-drug PSA, a throughly trippy short by Bill Melendez of Peanuts fame to a cult classic Zappa toon – this is a program that must be seen to be believed…and can only be seen here and now!

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PRS EVENT POLICIES

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• Events are subject to change without notice, including guest speakers and/or performers.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States