XY Chromosome Project
The XY Chromosome Project follows the career paths of Lynne Sachs and Mark Street. To follow this
path is to trace a blueprint on devotion.
March 28, 2023
CURRENT
March 20, 2023
Artistic Differences: Body of the Body, Body of the Mind / Union Docs curated by Cíntia Gil
Co-curator Cíntia Gil has assembled a mini-retrospective at this year’s festival on one of our longtime collaborators, the beloved and brilliant Lynne Sachs.
March 4, 2023
Conversation with Mania Akbari and Lynne Sachs / Tanide
Tanide is a collective platform for disseminating and reflecting on the voices of independent feminists living in Iran and around the world.
February 27, 2023
‘Swerve’ in Canyon Cinema: Recent Acquisitions (Winter 2023)
This round-up of recent additions to the Canyon Cinema catalog includes a mix of new titles in distribution, new artists now represented by Canyon, and new digitizations.
February 23, 2023
Lynne Sachs: films made by a woman who… / AgX Boston Film Collective
A night of short films and discussion with legendary filmmaker Lynne Sachs featuring some of her works on/about/alongside women be they daughters, mentors, idols or friends.
February 17, 2023
Crucial Viewing / Cine-file by Kat Sachs
Much like filmmaker Lynne Sachs’ acclaimed 2013 documentary hybrid YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT, THE WASHING SOCIETY, a medium-length quasi-documentary she co-directed with performer-playwright Lizzie Olesker, penetrates the hidden worlds that exist adjacent to us.
February 1, 2023
28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month / Black Film Archive by Maya S. Cade
This guide contains 28 selections from Black Film Archive. They are simply a place to start or rediscover gems, to find yourself in or retreat to.
January 31, 2023
Frames and Stanzas: Video Poems / The Flowchart Foundation
“Lynne’s virtual workshop will include the screening of some of her own recent short film poems, including “Starfish Aorta Colossus” and “Swerve” (2015, 2022 made with poet Paolo Javier), “A Month of Single Frames” (2019)…”
January 20, 2023
Lecture: “Celebrating Maria Lassnig on Film” / MFA Boston
Maria Lassnig may be known best for her paintings, but the artist was also a pioneer in the world of film. Lassnig’s work often focused on themes of autobiography, friendship, New York City, and, perhaps most ambitiously, physical sensation.
January 16, 2023
“The Art of Curation: In Celebration of Canyon Cinema Discovered” by Lynne Sachs
My engagement with Canyon Cinema started when I was a young filmmaker living in San Francisco in the mid 1980s.
