CREATIVE COMMONS

OTHERCINEMA inaugurates its 24th year with a festive celebration of the Open-Source spirit! Headlining is the West Coast premiere of Jamie King’s half-hr. Steal This Film (2), a spot-on primer on strategies of access and appropriation in today’s Info Age. Initiating the evening is local hero Rick Prelinger, in person, with a provocative performative lecture on the uses of the archives. ALSO: the “Pranks” section of Kembrew McLeod’s Freedom of Expression (a phrase that he copywrited, by the way!), narrated by Naomi Klein, plus a heady mix of media jiu-jitsu, capped by David Cox’ pop-cult mash-up—get this—in 3-D! And in keeping with the shareware ethic, bring in your unwanted books for potlatch at 8pm, with DJ Onanist and FREE-flowin’ bubbly! $6