Benson John A Photogrphr

The major part of my work is both silent and paced to be projected at silent speed (18 frames per second). Silence in cinema is undoubtedly an acquired taste, but the delicacy and intimacy it reveals has many rich rewards. In film, there are two ways of including human beings. One is depicting them.
Another is to create a film form which, in itself, has all the qualities of being human:...

The No Nothing Cinema was born on July 4th 1982, the venue was created by a local group called the emergency filmmakers to showcase experimental cinema. In 1997 they were forced to relocate into San Franciscos SOMA district and with a new building came a new name the New Nothing Cinema. The space continues on.