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Poster Gallery

Browse through posters created for film screenings by The Sprocket Society, from 2008 to the present.

2008
Georges Méliès: Impossible Voyager
Special effects epics from 1901-1912
May 15, 2008
Northwest Film Forum
20.5 x 31, duotone
Design by Brian Alter
Text transcript: Georges Melies: Impossible Voyager. Special Effects Epics from 1901-1912. Rare film prints accompanied by weird and unusual music. Plus guests Climax Golden Twins on dueling Victrolas. Co-presented by The Sprocket Society and Northwest Film Forum. Thursday, May 15, 2009. Northwest Film Forum: 1515 12th Avenue (at Pike). 206-329-2629. nwfilmforum.org
Secret Sunday Matinee
Aug. 31 - Nov. 23, 2008
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17
Design by Brian Alter
Text transcript: Secret Sunday Matinee. Featuring a weekly cliffhanger serial episode of Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. Plus a Secret Matinee Feature! And cartoons and shorts! Every Sunday at noon, August 31 - November 23, 2008. Northwest Film Forum. 1515 12th Avenue, on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine. www.nwfilmforum.org
2009
Heavy Visuals '69: Electronic Cinema and Experimental Film
September 23, 2009
Northwest Film Forum
8.5 x 11
Text transcript: Heavy Visuals '69: Electronic Cinema and Experimental Film. Wed., September 23, 2009. One show only, at 8:00 PM. Northwest Film Forum. 1515 12th Avenue, on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine. www.nwfilmforum.org Surreal animation, psychedelic abstractions, and strange rituals, plus early video art and pioneering digital animation. Classics and rarely-seen treasures from 1969 by: Kenneth Anger, Larry Jordan, Scott Bartlett, Jud Yalkut & Nam June Paik, Michael Whitney, Piotr Kamler, plus a short doc about Hermann Nitsch. Co-presented by The Sprocket Society and the Northwest Film Forum, as part of the year-long 69 Series. www.sprocketsociety.org || www.nwfilmforum.org
Focal Points: Documentary Short Films from 1969
October 14, 2009
Northwest Film Forum
8.5 x 11
Text transcript: Focal Points. Documentary Short Films from 1969. 16mm Glimpses of the Nation at a Crossroads. Pentcostal Christians in Ohio, Black Panthers in San Francisco, a tragic hero in Lawrence, KA. Chicago '68, and Dept. of Defense computer training. Plus! An interview with the Kuchar Brothers. Films by Tom Palazzolo, Gene Boomer, Stephen Gebhardt, Brian Patrick, California Newsreel, and the University of Utah Computer Center. Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM. One show only! Northwest Film Forum. 1515 12th Avenue - on Capitol Hill, between Pike and Pine. http://www.sprocketsociety.org || http://www.nwfilmforum.org
Spook Show Spectacular
October 30, 2009
Grand Illusion Cinema
20.5 x 31
Design by Brian Alter.

Hosted by The Swami (RIP).
Text transcript: The Grand Illusion Cinema and The Sprocket Society Present: Spook Show Spectacular. Shocking, Thrilling, Amazing! You will see a ghost! But you may not survive! A Mysterious Display of Magic Amid the Spooky Rattling of Bones! On Screen! Super Horror Thrillers! In Person! Demons! Ghosts! Monsters! Your blood will become icicles! Friday, October 30, 2009, 8 PM 1403 NE 50th Street | 206-523-3935 | grandillusioncinema.org | sprocketsociety.org
2010
Visual Music: Sensory Cinema 1920s-1970s
April 9 - April 14, 2010
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17

Series presented by Northwest Film Forum and The Sprocket Society, in association with the Center for Visual Music. Made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Text transcript: Visual Music: Sensory Cinema 1920s-1970s. Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 8:00 PM Optical Poetry: Oskar Fischinger Retrospective. 1926-1947, 35mm Saturday, April 10, 2010 @ 8:00 PM Seeing Sound: The Films of Mary Ellen Bute 1934-1952, 16mm Sunday, April 11, 2010 @ 8:00 PM Jordan Belson, Films Sacred and Profane 1959-2005, 16mm and DigiBeta Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Seattle Psychedelics History Round-Table: Light Shows, late '60s - early '70s Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 8:00 PM Sixties Synaesthetics Films by Robert Breer, Storm De Hirsch, Jud Yalkut, Scott Barlett, Barry Spinello, and Tony Conrad, 1961-1970, 16mm Plus a rare "Auroratone" film, ca. 1942. Northwest Film Forum. 1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA. www.nwfilmforum.org Presented by Northwest Film Forum and The Sprocket Society, in association with the Center for Visual Music. Made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. www.SensoryCinema.org
Dog Star Man (Stan Brakhage, 1961-1965)
August 4, 2010
Northwest Film Forum
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: Dog Star Man (1961-1965). The legendary experimental film by Stan Brakhage. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Northwest Film Forum. 8:00 PM. Original 16mm format, brand new print. Plus: a short interview film from 1969. Co-presented by The Sprocket Society and Third Eye Cinema, Seattle, WA.
First Words: The Birth of Sound Cinema, 1895-1929
September 23, 2010
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: First Words: The Birth of Sound Cinema, 1895-1929. Rare short films: music, cartoons, vaudeville, and more. Plus: period 78rpm records on antique hand-wound phonographs. Thursday, September 23, 2010. 7:30 PM - Victrola Favorites with Robert Millis and Jeffrey Taylor. 8:00 PM - Film Screening. Northwest Film Forum. 1515 12th Avenue. www.nwfilmforum.org Co-presented by The Sprocket Society.
Breakaway: Films by Bruce Conner, 1958-2004
November 11, 2010
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: Breakaway. Films by Bruce Conner, 1958-2004. Shown in their original formats, including new 16mm prints. Thursday, November 11, 2010. 7:00 PM only. Northwest Film Forum. 1515 12th Avenue, on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine. Co-presented by The Sprocket Society and Third Eye Cinema. www.sprocketsociety.org || www.nwfilmforum.org
2011
Sci-Fi Saturday Secret Matinees
(Version 1: series-wide)
Every Saturday at 2:00 PM
Jan. 8 - Mar. 6, 2011
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Sci-Fi Saturday Secret Matinees
(Version 2: February, 2011)
Every Saturday at 2:00 PM
Jan. 8 - Mar. 6, 2011
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 8.5 letter, landscape
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Sci-Fi Saturday Secret Matinees
(Version 3: March, 2011)
Every Saturday at 2:00 PM
Jan. 8 - Mar. 6, 2011
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Michael Snow's Wavelength (1967)
February 9, 2011
Northwest Film Forum
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
The Heart of Life: Robert Enrico's trilogy of Ambrose Bierce films.
May 8, 2011
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Funny Stuff: Silent Comedies & Cartoons
(Version 2: phone pole edition)
July 16, 2011
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 17 half-tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Funny Stuff: Silent Comedies & Cartoons
(Version 1: standard edition)
July 16, 2011
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Visions: Animation and Abstraction. Experimental Masterpieces, 1908-1994.
August 10, 2011
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916)
October 25, 2011
Northwest Film Forum
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
First Light: The Birth of Cinema, 1894-1901
November 11, 2011
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2012
Sci-Fi Saturday Secret Matinees (series 2)
(Version 1: series-wide)
Every Saturday at 2:00 PM
Jan. 7 - Mar. 24, 2012
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Sci-Fi Saturday Secret Matinees (series 2)
(Version 2: February, 2012)
Every Saturday at 2:00 PM
Jan. 7 - Mar. 24, 2012
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Sci-Fi Saturday Secret Matinees (series 2)
(Version 3: March, 2012)
Every Saturday at 2:00 PM
Jan. 7 - Mar. 24, 2012
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Experimental Memoria I: George Kuchar
The Devil's Cleavage plus Hold Me While I'm Naked
March 20, 2012
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Experimental Memoria II: Robert Breer
Visions in Motion: A Memorial Retrospective
April 18, 2012
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Experimental Memoria III: Adolfas Mekas
Hallelujah the Hills (1963)
May 23, 2012
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Impaired: Movies Under the Influence, 1908-1978
April 27, 2012
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Secret Vault of Horrors
(Version 1)
October 31, 2012
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Secret Vault of Horrors
(Version 2)
October 31, 2012
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2013
Saturday Secret Matinees
Janurary 5 - March 23, 2013
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Pioneers of the Avant Garde
Janurary 24, 2013
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Funny Business
May 14, 2013
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Fifth Anniversalodeon
Programs celebrating our fifth anniversary.
June 5, 2013
Northwest Film Forum
8.5 x 14 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Ray & Obie: A Memorial Secret Double Bill
August 15, 2013
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
First Stories: Early Film Narratives, 1901-1912
September 16, 2013
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Witchcraft through the Ages (1922/1968)
(Version 1)
Directed by Benjamin Christensen. 1968 sound version produced by Antony Balch. 35mm, b/w & tinted.
October 31, 2013
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Witchcraft through the Ages (1922/1968)
(Version 2)
Directed by Benjamin Christensen. 1968 sound version produced by Antony Balch. 35mm, b/w & tinted.
October 31, 2013
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2014
Saturday Secret Matinees
January 11 - March 29, 2014
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons
Screenings of 35mm prints
April 10 - 24, 2014
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Silent Magic: Trick Films and Special Effects, 1895-1912
USA, France, UK, Russia
May 20, 2014
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Roger Corman's The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
October 31, 2014
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Cinema of the Bearded Heart: Film Dada
(Version 1)
December 10, 2014
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Cinema of the Bearded Heart: Film Dada
(Version 2)
December 10, 2014
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Hans Richter's Dreams That Money Can Buy (1948)
December 11, 2014
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2015
Saturday Secret Matinees
(Version 1: January & series-wide)
January 10 - March 28, 2015
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Saturday Secret Matinees
(Version 2: February - Antique Futures)
January 10 - March 28, 2015
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Saturday Secret Matinees
(Version 2: March - Walk Like a Wagon)
January 10 - March 28, 2015
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Ken Russell's The Devils (1971)
Rare 35mm screening. (Poster v2)
February 20, 21, 26 & 28, 2015
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Ken Russell's The Devils (1971)
Rare 35mm screening. (Poster v2)
February 20, 21, 26 & 28, 2015
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Ken Russell's The Devils (1971)
Rare 35mm screening. (Poster v3)
February 20, 21, 26 & 28, 2015
Grand Illusion Cinema
8.5 x 14 legal
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
A-Bomb: 70 Years Since Hiroshima
August 6, 2015
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2016
Saturday Secret Matinees (2016 edition)
(Version 1: January)
January 8 - March 26, 2016
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Saturday Secret Matinees (2016 edition)
(Version 2: February)
January 8 - March 26, 2016
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Saturday Secret Matinees (2016 edition)
(Version 3: March)
January 8 - March 26, 2016
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Election Cavalcade: Democracy on 16mm, 1932-1927
October 27, 2016
Northwest Film Forum
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2017
Saturday Secret Matinees (2017 edition)
(Version 1)
January 7 – March 25, 2017
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Saturday Secret Matinees (2017 edition)
(Version 2)
January 7 – March 25, 2017
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Damsels of Doom: Halloween B-Movie Double Feature
October 24, 2017
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2018
Saturday Secret Matinees (2018 editon)
10th Anniversary
January 6 - March 24, 2018
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Talking Pictures: Origins of Sound Cinema, 1913-1929
August 21, 2018
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Frankenstein's 200th Birthday Party
Halloween double feature
October 31, 2018
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2019
Saturday Secret Matinees (2019 edition)
(Version 1)
January 5 - March 30, 2019
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Saturday Secret Matinees (2019 edition)
(Version 2, online only)
January 5 - March 30, 2019
Grand Illusion Cinema
550 pixels x 850 pixels
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2020
Saturday Secret Matinees (2020 edition)
(Final three weeks cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
January 11 - March 28, 2020
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Visionaries: Pioneering Experimental Shorts
January 29, 2020
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2021
No shows due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
March 2020 - October 2021
Night of the Living Dead (1968) plus shorts
October 26, 2021
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2022
Saturday Secret Matinees (2022 edition: Escape from Lockdown!)
January 8 - March 26, 2022
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Freaks 90th anniversary double feature, plus shorts
October 25, 2022
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2023
Saturday Secret Matinees (2023 edition)
January 7 – March 25, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Through the Porthole: A Cinematic Cavalcade for Dennis Nyback
January 10, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Underground Comedy Shorts of the 1960s and '70s
April 4, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
4/20 Dank Double Feature, w/ Marihuana: Assassin of Youth (1937) & shorts
April 20, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Danger!! Scare Films on 16mm
October 10, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Bert I. Gordon Memorial Double Bill: Earth vs. the Spider (1958) plus secret second feature & shorts
October 24, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
16mm Centennial Film Jam
December 5, 2023
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
2024
Saturday Secret Matinees (2024 edition)
January 6 – March 30, 2024
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]
Reefer Madness (1936) + stoned shorts
April 20, 2024
Grand Illusion Cinema
11 x 17 tabloid
Text transcript: [Forthcoming.]

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