SATURDAY, APRIL 18 • 4:15
$16. General
$14. Seniors & Youth
$11. CAFILM members
STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN: Films from the Bob Dylan Center
SCREENING + CONVERSATION + LIVE MUSIC
WITH STEVE JENKINS, DIRECTOR OF THE BOB DYLAN CENTER & MUSICAL GUEST MARIA MULDAUR | MODERATED BY STEVE SEID
Spanning decades and musical styles, this far-ranging one-hour program of short films and videos from the Bob Dylan Archive features rare and previously unreleased clips of Dylan on stage and in the studio—all different from the 2024 presentation.
Selections include early acoustic versions of “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Girl from the North Country;” an intense rendition of “Isis” from the Rolling Thunder Revue, with Dylan in face paint; a delicate performance of “Simple Twist of Fate” featuring Scarlet Rivera on violin; The Band backing a swaggering run-through of “Baby Let Me Follow You Down;” a cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Vigilante Man” with Ry Cooder and Van Dyke Parks; a glimpse into the Archive’s film restoration project with never-before-seen footage of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” from 1966; and many more treasures.
Following the screening, get ready for an intimate on-stage conversation with Steven Jenkins, director of the Bob Dylan Center, with a guest moderator and to be announced. We will also have live music, artists to be announce. This is not just a glimpse into Dylan’s career; it’s a chance to delve into the man behind the music and explore the cultural impact of Dylan’s artistry.
THE BOB DYLAN CENTER, established in May 2022 in Tulsa, OK, is dedicated to exploring Dylan’s music and artistry as a catalyst for personal expression and cultural change.
STEVEN JENKINS, with his extensive leadership experience in nonprofit organizations, including the University of California Press, Glide Foundation, SFFILM/SF International Film Festival, Frameline/SF International LGBTQ Film Festival, and more, will guide us through this evening of musical history and cultural celebration.
MARIA MULDAUR is best known worldwide for her 1973 mega-hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” which received several Grammy nominations and enshrined her forever in the hearts of Baby Boomers everywhere. Despite her considerable pop music success, Maria’s extraordinary 60-year career can best be described as a long and adventurous odyssey through the various forms of American Roots Music. During the Folk Revival of the early ’60s, Maria began exploring and singing early Blues, Bluegrass and Appalachian music. Maria’s most recent album—her 44th—is One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey, a tribute to the legendary Blues pioneer who took young Bob Dylan under her wing in the early ‘60s.
STEVE SEID served as Film and Video Curator at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley for more than 25 years, during which time he organized nearly 1,000 programs. As a curator, educator, archivist, preservationist, writer and editor, Seid has originated and contributed to major media initiatives, exhibitions, film restorations and publications, including Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area; Media Burn: Ant Farm and the Making of An Image; and a forthcoming study on the history of movie tie-in paperback novels.
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