Rex Bixby: Feature Film Screening (Free Popcorn!)

Event Description

Join us for a special one-day feature presentation and post-screening Q&A at the Roxie Theater. Come see an underground film captured locally by Bay Area artists during the 2020 pandemic. We'll be serving FREE POPCORN, so bring your friends!

All proceeds from this fundraising event will directly support the growth of this film and future projects, including festival submissions and our plans to tour the film around the country. We appreciate your support, and we want everyone interested in coming to have the opportunity. If there are financial barriers, let's talk -- reach out to us through Instagram or our website.

About The Film

Spontaneously shot during lockdown with an Iphone and limited resources, the independent feature film, Rex Bixby, captures a unique period of the pandemic and explores the hopelessness of the times.

The story follows Rex, an ambitious immersive VR developer whose career suddenly ends before an unexpected pandemic, leaving him disillusioned and adrift. Lost in isolation, Rex navigates the loss of his career and embarks on a transformative exploration of virtual realms, sparking a chain of events that will challenge his perception of reality. He falls into a virtual abyss, where memories intertwine with dreams, and the lines between past, present, and future become indistinguishable.

Through a kaleidoscope of experimental visuals and surreal sounds, the film explores themes of depression, self-discovery and the connection between creative-productivity and identity, and invites us to embrace the darker depths of the human imagination.

Created by two partners in the midst of pandemic uncertainty, the process of making this movie challenged its creators to confront their own fears and to sit with the loss of unfulfilled dreams.

About The Creators

Dillon and Jennifer have been friends since junior high art class and moved to the Bay Area in 2010. Over the years they built careers in the science / engineering worlds together, until the 2020 pandemic pushed them to refocus their artisitc direction.

Dillon is a musician and engineer who designed and built a fully immersive VR platform at a startup just before covid lockdown, all of which inspired the creation of the character Rex.

Jennifer is a ceramic and textile artist focused on foraged plants and wild clay for her emergent project, CUARO.

Details

Date: Saturday, July 15th

Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (doors open at 12:30 pm)

Location: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

**Please note this film is not yet rated - some violence, language, and mild substance use

Film Runtime: Approximately 80 minutes

Movie Start: 1:00 pm

Movie End: 2:20 pm

Q/A

Credits

Creator/Producer: Dillon Joseph, Jennifer Álvarez

Director: Dillon Joseph

Director of Photography: Jennifer Álvarez

Music: Dillon Joseph, Ethan Hubbard

To learn more about the film and stay updated on our journey, please follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes content and updates.

We're excited to share this experience with you, and so grateful to our friends that supported us on this wild ride.

See you there!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, United States