Join our community of experimental cinema lovers!
For over 50 years, Canyon Cinema has served as one of the world’s preeminent sources for avant-garde and experimental media, distributing the works of 300 artists to an international assortment of vibrant festivals and historic cinematheques; to an underground teeming with microcinemas, itinerant and one-off showcases, and unsponsored, unpublicized living-room gatherings; to a thousand classrooms filled with enchanted students; and now, to an increasingly networked global audience.
By becoming a Friend of Canyon Cinema, you will help to ensure that our community of artists receives the support and enrichment it deserves, through Canyon's dogged distribution, enthusiastic advocacy, and continued promotion of research and scholarship. Your commitment will be indispensable as we continue to expand our distribution program, promote the collection through our streaming partnerships and ongoing programming initiatives such as our Canyon Cinema Salon, Canyon-on-Demand, and Canyon at The Roxie series; our Canyon Cinema Discovered curatorial fellowship; our publishing and screening platform, Connects.; our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication; and our new Print Generations film commissioning project. As part of Canyon's extended network of film lovers, you will directly support these activities. Canyon has always depended on the generosity and passion of its community—please join us as we look to the future!
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Friends of Canyon Cinema
Your contribution grants you membership in the Friends of Canyon Cinema and includes an option to receive rewards. Memberships are tax-deductible for the full monetary amount if you choose to opt-out of receiving rewards, and less the fair market value amount if you do choose to receive rewards. Please consider selecting automatic renewal to ensure your continued membership and sustaining support for Canyon.
Note: The Friends of Canyon 2023-24 membership cycle begins October 1, 2023. Membership payments received by March 31, 2023 will be applied to the 2022-23 membership year. Payments received April 1, 2023 or after will be applied to the 2023-24 membership year.
The following rewards are available for 2023-24 memberships:
Radiant Ally
$36 ($3/month)
- Free passes for all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programs
- A complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication
- A complimentary copy of our Canyon Cinema Discovered exhibition catalog
- 20% discount on Canyon Cinema merchandise and publications (excludes media sales, rentals, or licenses)
- Subscription to quarterly Confessions newsletter
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- Member-only updates and previews
Incandescent Comrade
$60 ($5/month)
- Canyon Cinema sticker and chip clip
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- Free passes for all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programs
- A complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication
- A complimentary copy of our Canyon Cinema Discovered exhibition catalog
- 20% discount on Canyon Cinema merchandise and publications (excludes media sales, rentals, or licenses)
- Subscription to quarterly Confessions newsletter
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- Early access to new merch
- Member-only updates and previews
Luminous Associate
$96 ($8/month)
- Canyon Cinema sticker and chip clip
- Limited-edition Canyon Cinema postcard set (new members) or TBD (returning members)
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- Free passes for all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programs
- A complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication
- A complimentary copy of our Canyon Cinema Discovered exhibition catalog
- 20% discount on Canyon Cinema merchandise and publications (excludes media sales, rentals, or licenses)
- Subscription to quarterly Confessions newsletter
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- Early access to new merch
- Member-only updates and previews
View-finding Companion
$240 ($20/month)
- Limited-edition Canyon Cinema postcard set (new members) or TBD (returning members)
- Selected back issues of the Canyon Cinemanews
- Free admission for Canyon at The Roxie screenings and select events (upon request)
- One-year subscription to PARACME streaming service
- Early access to new merch
~ Plus ~
- Free passes for all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programs
- A complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication
- A complimentary copy of our Canyon Cinema Discovered exhibition catalog
- 20% discount on Canyon Cinema merchandise and publications (excludes media sales, rentals, or licenses)
- Subscription to quarterly Confessions newsletter
~ Plus ~
- Early access to new merch
- Member-only updates and previews
Benevolent Benefactor
$480 ($40/month)
- Limited-edition Canyon Cinema postcard set (new members) or TBD (returning members)
- Expanded edition of Craig Baldwin: Avant to Live!, edited by Brett Kashmere and Steve Polta
- Selected back issues of the Canyon Cinemanews
- Free admission for Canyon at The Roxie screenings and select events +1 (upon request)
- One-year subscription to PARACME streaming service
- Special acknowledgment on Canyon's website
~ Plus ~
- Free passes for all "Canyon-on-Demand" limited-run online programs
- A complimentary copy of our annual Canyon Cinemazine publication
- A complimentary copy of our Canyon Cinema Discovered exhibition catalog
- 20% discount on Canyon Cinema merchandise and publications (excludes media sales, rentals, or licenses)
- Subscription to quarterly Confessions newsletter
~ Plus ~
- Early access to new merch
- Member-only updates and previews