Shapeshifters Cinema

567 5th St.
Oakland CA

Shapeshifters Cinema is an experimental microcinema located in Oakland, CA. Our mission is to provide a venue and support for contemporary artists working with experimental and artist-made film, video, sound, music and other types of mediated performance. We host regular, live events, we offer workshops on experimental moving image and sound production, and we operate a storefront shop specializing in print publications, sound recordings and other artist-made media.
http://www.shapeshifterscinema.com

Upcoming Events:

2Jul

Thursday, July 2 2026 7:00 PM

The Do-Over Music Series at Shapeshifters Cinema, organized by Lisa Mezzacappa and Jordan Glenn, is a monthly series of sound performances presented by a rotating cast of local luminaries and special guests. The first set features performances of creative - improvised - composed - electronic - acoustic - music. The second set opens up to a live improvised collaboration of sound and visuals made using images culled from the Shapeshifters 16mm film collection.

Set 1: 7pm sound performance by
BRISTLE
Randy McKean, alto sax, Bb & bass clarinets
Cory Wright, tenor sax, Bb & alto clarinets, flute
Murray Campbell, violin, oboe & English horn
Lisa Mezzacappa, acoustic bass
https://bristlemusic.bandcamp.com/album/archimera

Set 2: 8pm expanded cinema +
FOWL FIGURES
Anthony Russell and Marissa Deitz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y-9BAk8jb0

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