BAMPFA film curators Kathy Geritz and Melinda Stone introduce a screening of amateur films from Bay Area film clubs. Various amateur film club members of the Bay Area answer questions about the films and discuss the rise and development of amateur film clubs and amateur filmmaking in Northern California from the 1950s through the '90s.
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