A. Rimbaud by Patrick Wang
The improbable life of French poet Arthur Rimbaud unfolds with all the shock and playfulness of his poetry. Starring Blake Draper. Directed by Patrick Wang. TRT: 175 minutes
Vital Signs is a new film series organized by Bay Area filmmaker and curator Jonathan Kiefer to showcase new and recently-released, feature-length, contemporary, independent and artist-made films that have shown around the international film festival circuit but may or may not have been picked up by distributors and are otherwise hard to find. Films may feature obscure themes, unusual perspectives or eccentric material, but they have all been sifted through the Vital Signs filter so you can be sure they are all films worth leaving your home to see in community with like-minded art film/film art appreciators. Screenings will take place at Shapeshifters every first Sunday at 2pm unless otherwise noted.
"Vital Signs in Oakland" by David Hudson for the Criterion Collection website
Location
Shapeshifters Cinema, 567 5th St. Oakland, CA 94607