Friends of Canyon Cinema

For over 50 years,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.canyoncinema.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Canyon Cinema</a> has served as one of the world’s preeminent sources for avant-garde and experimental media, distributing the works of more than 300 artists to an international assortment of vibrant festivals and historic cinematheques; to an underground teeming with microcinemas, itinerant and one-off showcases, and unsponsored, unpublicized living-room gatherings; to a thousand classrooms filled with enchanted students; and now, to an increasingly networked global audience.By becoming or continuing as a Friend of Canyon Cinema, you will help to ensure that our community of artists receives the support and enrichment it deserves, through Canyon’s dogged distribution, enthusiastic advocacy, diligent preservation, and continued promotion of research and scholarship. Your commitment will be indispensable as we work to expand our catalog and promote the collection through our streaming partnerships and&nbsp;programming initiatives such as our Canyon Cinema Salon, Canyon-on-Demand, and Canyon at The Roxie series; our Canyon Cinema Discovered curatorial fellowship; our&nbsp;publishing and screening platform,&nbsp;<a href="https://connects.canyoncinema.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Connects</a>; our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication; and our <a href="https://connects.canyoncinema.com/projects/print-generations/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Print Generations</a> commissioning project.&nbsp;As part of Canyon's extended network of film lovers, you will directly support these activities. Canyon has always depended on the generosity and passion of its community—please join us as we look to the future!&nbsp;<img alt="" src="http://canyoncinema.com/wp-content/uploads/Friends-of-Canyon-Button-2025-26-square-alt.png" title="">

Free

Free access to all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programsA complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication20% discount on Canyon merchandise and publications (excludes media rentals or licenses)Plus

Radiant Ally

Incandescent Comrade

Free access to all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programsA complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication20% discount on Canyon Cinema merchandise and publications (excludes media rentals or licenses)Plus

Luminous Associate

Free access to all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programsA complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication20% discount on Canyon merchandise and publications (excludes media rentals or licenses)PlusInvitations and complimentary tickets to select eventsPlus

View-finding Companion

Benevolent Benefactor

Patron-only updates and previews

A back issue of Canyon Cinema News or a Canyon Cinema T-shirt

Additional Canyon Cinema goodies

A signed copy of Hand Book: A Manual on Performance, Process, and the Labor of Laundry, by Lynne Sachs and Lizzie Olesker

A members-only, limited-edition Canyon Cinema windbreaker

A brand new 16mm print of Emily Chao’s 100 Years (2023). For individual private use only, no public screening or exhibition rights conferred. International shipping not included. 

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