Artists' Television Access. dreambody/earthbody: An experimental documentary video by Antero Alli. Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m. $6. Trance Mutations: An ongoing series of live musical performances with accompanied projections curated by Micah Danemayer. Sat., Jan. 26, 8 p.m. $6. 992 Valencia, 824-3890, atasite.org.
The Castro Theatre. Daisies and Pierrot Le Fou: A double feature involving the misadventures of two brash young women, and two lovers who flee a bourgeois existence in France. Wed., Jan. 23, 7 p.m. $8.50-$11. SF Sketchfest: Night of the Shorts IV: Riffizens on Patrol: A Mystery Science Theater 3000-style program, featuring Kevin McDonald, Adam Savage, Kristen Schaal, Paul F. Tompkins, Cole Stratton, and Janet Varney. Thu., Jan. 24, 8 p.m. $30. The 11th Annual San Francisco Film Noir Festival: Featuring: Try and Get Me!, Repeat Performance, High Tide, Native Son , The Chase , Sunset Boulevard, Experiment in Terror, Inferno, and Man in the Dark. Jan. 25-Feb. 3. $15-$120. noircity.com. 429 Castro, 621-6120, castrotheatre.com.
Dark Room Theater. Queen of Outer Space: A special SF Sketchfest version of Bad Movie Night, featuring guest riffer Will Franken. Sun., Jan. 27, 8 p.m. $15. 2263 Mission, 401-7987, darkroomsf.com.
Grace Cathedral. An Evening of Silent Films with Dorothy Papadakos: Silent films accompanying Dorothy Papadakos’ organ playing in the Grace Cathedral. Sat., Jan. 26, 7 p.m. $10-$34. 1100 California, 749-6300, gracecathedral.org.
Roxie Theater. The Law in these Parts: The mechanics of an evolving military occupation reveal themselves through a series of first-ever interviews with Israeli judges, prosecutors, and legal advisers of the West Bank and Gaza strip. Through Jan. 24. $6.50-$10. Holy Motors: Oscar transforms into multiple characters for a series of mysterious "appointments.". Through Jan. 24. $6.50-$10. Beware of Mr. Baker: A documentary on the drummer from Cream. $6.50-$10. The Benson Interruption: Doug Benson and his surprise comedian guests sit in the front row and crack wise at Catwoman, Sat., Jan. 26, 4:20 p.m.; and Anaconda: Sun., Jan. 27, 4:20 p.m. $20. 3117 16th St., 863-1087, roxie.com.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The Projected Self: Performance-based videos from the media arts collection. Featuring Peter Campus, Joan Jonas, Stephen Laub, and Steina. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays. Continues through March 5. Free with museum admission. 151 Third St., 357-4000, sfmoma.org.
UCSF Parnassus Campus. Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare: Wed., Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. Free. 513 Parnassus, 353-2573, osher.ucsf.edu.
The Vortex Room. Fabulous Film Femmes: Anna Biller and Sietske Tjallingii: A program of short works by Biller and Tjallingii, plus a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screenings. Sat., Jan. 26, 8 p.m. $15. 1082 Howard, myspace.com/thevortexroom.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. 2012 British Arrow Awards: Recognizing the best television, online, outdoor, and cinema commercials made by British advertising agencies and production companies. Jan. 24-26. $8-$10. 701 Mission, 978-2787, ybca.org.
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