Maïa Cybelle Carpenter is an experimental filmmaker and curator living in San Francisco.
I position my work against the narrative expectations of moving-image media...
Oct 21, 2009 - Participating in an experimental film distribution panel discussion at the 4th Annual ATA Film & Video Festival.
Jul 29, 2009 - "Nous" Work-in-progress screening with live sound by Wobbly at New Nothing Cinema, San Francisco.
Feb 12, 2009 - "The Shape of the Gaze" screened at the Berlinale, Handmade films lecture by Phil Hoffman.
Landscapes of Potential
A series about the production of space...

Manipulations
Hand-processed, physically altered 16mm films...
Programs at SFIFF
From documentaries to hybrid genres...

Expanding Cinema
From installation works screened in the theatre...

Maïa Cybelle Carpenter's works are distributed by The Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Collectif Jeune Cinéma and Canyon Cinema
She is the President of the Board of Directors of Canyon Cinema and on the Advisory Board of LunaFest
You can contact Maïa Cybelle at: info@mccarpenter.net