The Scratch Film Junkies were a celluloidal quilting bee, congregating once a week in a studio in San Francisco’s Mission District to manipulate film one frame at a time and inhale solvents and paint fumes. Depending on the weather, members have included Vivian Dwyer, Kitty Hutton, Kathleen Fernald, Colleen Silva, Danielle Booth, Robbyn McGill, and Karen Decher.
All films are handmade for your optical pleasure — do not take with other medications.
Sketches For Rock
Direct animation 16mm film with manipulated optical soundtrack. In the spirit of the Scratch Film Junkies and inspired by filmmaker Rock Ross.
Three minutes, 16mm with manipulated optical soundtrack, December 2021
To The Beat
Music by Steven Garling
Seven minutes, 16mm with optical sound, May 2006
Elegy For Seven Falling Objects
Music by Mark Growden
Four minutes, 16mm on video, November 2003
The Snail Project
Six minutes, 16mm on video, November 2002
Drink From The River
from the collection Underground Zero
Music by Mark Degli Antoni
3 minutes, 16mm film on video, January 2002
An Alchemical Christmas
Six minutes, 16mm with optical sound, November 2001
St. Louise
Music by Soul Coughing & Lucio Menegon
Five minutes, 16mm with optical sound, March 1999
AHEM
In collaboration with Susan Dory and Peter Gross
Three minutes, 16mm with optical sound, May 1994
A film to remember filmmaker Helen Hill – watch on YouTube