tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410Tue, 26 May 2026 14:46:20 +0000filmsguerilla-drive-inschedulecommunitycollectivepubic-spaceDIYhostsummer2007policesubversiveshortsanniversarycatmidnight-moviesreport backshort-filmsstaceywinter20062008anarchismanarchybenefitcoffeeconflictcopyrightequipmenteventsjasonlawsmoviesmusicnorwayplanspopcornpressrepressionrepressionmshowingSANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theater under the stars that springs up unexpectedly in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great free movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is reclaiming public space and transforming our urban environment.https://www.guerilladrivein.org/noreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)Blogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-4820875499896519983Tue, 26 May 2026 14:43:36 +00002026-05-26T07:46:20.951-07:00 We're testing out our new equipment. Back in the day, we had hundreds of meters of extension cords, big speakers with speaker cables, and a giant box with an amplifier connected to both DVD and VHS. We are excited to be moving into the digital age.Information about our summer series coming so soon! From GDI’s IG page - https://www.instagram.com/sc_gdi  —@@@@@—SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2026/05/into-digital-age-from-gdi-instagram.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-7168622523252725414Sun, 03 May 2026 22:06:00 +00002026-05-03T15:06:48.307-07:00A BLAST FROM THE PAST (as we look towards the future!)Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In at City Hall Protest (Photo: B. Elderberry) https://santacruzlife.com/santa-cruz-guerilla-drive-in/ (article from years ago) - There are no formal drive-in movie theatres left in Santa Cruz County, but a few times a year you can follow a set of buried-treasure type directions to find the Guerilla Drive-In, an https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2026/05/a-blast-from-past-as-we-look-towards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-2528779478978010949Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +00002026-04-27T11:31:07.620-07:00Our beloved regular location on the Westside off of Fair Ave alongside the railroad tracks. A winery yard was behind us and we would jump the fence to plug into power - eventually they would feed us an extension cord through the chain link fence (very kind of them!). All of that is gone and a grocery store is there now. Site no longer appropriate for showings. Favorite memories from that https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2026/04/our-beloved-regular-location-alongside.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-5083329634643418812Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:24:00 +00002026-04-27T11:31:21.981-07:00THE LIST! In previous years of the Guerilla Drive-In project we had a massive list of films that we would also add to before each season. So when we were putting together the schedule we had a lot from which to choose. And we are putting together a new list for our 2026 Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In schedule! Any recommendations?And massive thanks to Wes Modes for being such a wonderful remembererhttps://www.guerilladrivein.org/2026/04/the-list-from-gdi-instagram.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-5358334594798074456Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:59:00 +00002026-04-23T20:59:57.468-07:00Was this when we projected the Subversive Shorts Film Festival on the top portion of the building next to the corporate movie theater in downtown Santa Cruz? We instructed people to bring radios and had a low power transmitter for the film’s audio to get around the repressive downtown ordinance against amplified sound. We used to compile the subversive shorts on VHS tapes and begin each https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2026/04/a-blast-from-past-from-gdi-instagram.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-8952970720092273400Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:42:00 +00002026-04-20T12:46:28.392-07:00scheduleThe Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In is back! Consider it a prolonged hiatus. We are developing a late-Spring / Summer / early-Autumn schedule. More information to come! A reminder: SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theater under the stars that springs up unexpectedly in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great free movies and bringing a broad community together,https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2026/04/look-for-2026-schedule-may-september.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-344008963235167483Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:33:00 +00002018-07-25T13:33:39.630-07:00 Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In yet again is in support of this film screening happening at SubRosa.   ********************** Friday, July 27th, 7pm At SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue downtown Santa Cruz Holding Out -  Housing is a Human Need! Film Series #1 Holding Out - With an eviction crisis reaching epic proportions in San Francisco, the city's https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2018/07/fri-july-27th-7pm-holding-out-housing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-4809601466467963302Fri, 06 Jul 2018 06:04:00 +00002018-07-05T23:04:44.524-07:00 Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In yet again is in support of these film screenings and events happening at SubRosa. **************** Tangerine   Saturday, July 7th, 9pm At SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave Free screening of masterpiece Tangerine, the realest movie you'll ever consume with your eyeballs. Hilarious, frantic, dark, deep, and centered on the friendship between two sex https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2018/07/guerilla-drive-in-tangerine-saturday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-8715855907871838759Sat, 16 Jun 2018 06:12:00 +00002018-06-15T23:12:36.088-07:00 ​​​ Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In yet again is in support of these film screenings and events happening at SubRosa.  Come to SubRosa on Saturday for original films and performance and on Sunday an event to celebrate the print release of an online magazine and the screening of a film.  All the details are below!!! ********************** At SubRosa, 703 https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2018/06/sat-film-screening-performance-sun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-6240004443137453849Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:15:00 +00002018-06-06T16:18:30.456-07:00 an ongoing mission for the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In is to provide tech-support for other individuals and groups with their screenings.  And yet another opportunity arises... ********************​ The Diversity Center and SubRosa presents:  With support from  Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Major! documentary screening Friday, Junehttps://www.guerilladrivein.org/2018/06/major-documentary-screening-fri-june-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-506082106620686245Wed, 25 Apr 2018 04:17:00 +00002018-04-24T21:17:02.376-07:00 an ongoing mission for the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In is to provide tech-support for other individuals and groups with their screenings.  And yet another opportunity arises... ********************​ Sunday April 29th, 6pm At SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave. (downtown Santa Cruz // near Saturn Cafe) Kiki (2017) Film Screening Fundraiser ​About KIKI: "In New https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2018/04/sunday-429-6pm-kiki-2017-film-screening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-3735717193807543877Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:33:00 +00002018-02-28T14:43:35.302-08:00 an ongoing mission for the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In is to provide tech-support for other individuals and groups with their screenings.  And such an opportunity arises... ******************** Saturday, March 3rd, 7pm - 8:30pm The Gentleman Bank Robber: film screening at SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave. (downtown Santa Cruz) https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2018/02/saturday-march-3rd-7pm-gentleman-bank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-8967198278505725989Sun, 01 Oct 2017 02:14:00 +00002017-09-30T19:14:32.969-07:00 An ongoing mission for the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In is to provide tech-support for other individuals and groups with their screenings.  And such an opportunity arises... ******************** Monday, October 9th, 7pm at SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave (downtown Santa Cruz)Santa Cruz TroubleMakers presents Trouble #6:  You Are Being Watched:  Movement Defense Against State &https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2017/09/monday-october-9th-7pm-at-subrosa-santa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-6842941122908135051Thu, 01 Jun 2017 05:48:00 +00002017-05-31T22:51:12.763-07:00 An ongoing mission for the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In is to provide tech-support for other individuals and groups with their screenings.  And such an opportunity arises... ******************** Sunday, June 4th, 7pm at SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave (downtown Santa Cruz) Trouble #3 Refugees Welcome: Creating Solidarity Across Borders Santa Cruz TroubleMakers presents Trouble #3https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2017/05/sunday-june-4th-7pm-at-subrosa-trouble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-809399161841127593Thu, 25 May 2017 17:50:00 +00002017-05-25T17:36:55.748-07:00 Yeah, it's been awhile...Guerilla Drive-In has been on an extended hiatus while we collective members have been up to other things...but we have been feeling a stirring lately to emerge once again!  So, stay tuned for that.  And in the meanwhile, there have been film showings at SubRosa with tech support by GDI...and here is info for a showing this Saturday. Canadian Secret https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2017/05/canadian-secret-cinema-at-subrosa-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wes Modes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-4838458323672600250Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:34:00 +00002014-12-16T21:37:18.295-08:00 Three girls in 1980's Stockholm form a punk band, despite not knowing how to play their instruments and being told that punk is dead. The films feature youth confronting a world not of their liking or making, and asserting themselves in conditions that are antithetical to their desires.  Wed. Dec. 17th, 7:30pm  at SubRosa, 703 https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/12/wed-dec-17th-730pm-at-subrosa-703.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-108538464010238527Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:53:00 +00002014-12-08T13:00:35.553-08:00 A lonely 12 year old boy growing up working class in 1980's England, finds friendship amongst a group of skinheads.  Violent racism eventually tears the group apart in a stark portrayal of post-war white nationalist youth culture and working class British punk origins. Wed. Dec. 10th, 7:30pm  at SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave.-  Punk Amokhttps://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/12/punk-amok-presents-coming-of-rage-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-6681339312905778437Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:14:00 +00002014-12-01T11:28:14.826-08:00 The film is about two female teenagers who run away from a mental institution. They are from opposite sides of the track, end up living in a squat in New York City and fall in love. The plot of the film embodies a punk rock ethic - misunderstood youth forming a band and, through music, articulating their frustrations https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/12/wed-dec-3rd-punk-amok-presents-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-435061967834829928Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:02:00 +00002014-12-01T11:32:32.726-08:00 In this film, anger and boredom drive a group of kids to wreck havoc on their 1970s planned community and to strike a blow at the suburban dream as they go over the edge. Come to SubRosa to find out what the film will be, look for flyers around town and at the finest punk and cooperative houses.  The internet makes it https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/11/sun-nov-30-at-730-1st-film-of-punk-amok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-7884866731217348788Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:56:00 +00002014-10-13T09:56:26.057-07:00 The Color of Fear film screening & discussion Wed. Oct. 15th, 7-10pm at SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave. Downtown Santa Cruz A showing of the documentary The Color of Fear by Lee Mun Wah.  The Color of Fear is a 90 minute film exploring racism and https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/10/wed-oct-15-color-of-fear-film-screening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-3419933088008777571Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:55:00 +00002014-09-30T10:57:42.767-07:00 Gadabout Film Fest with Eric Ayotte, The Limes, (Just) Nick Wuebben! Saturday October 4th at 7pm At SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave. Downtown Santa Cruz Eric Ayotte and The Gadabout Film Festival will be touring together this fall for 3 months going to over 75 cities in the US before continuing to Europe for shows in 15 other countries. https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/09/sat-oct-4th-gadabout-film-fest-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-4421246078621562852Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:37:00 +00002014-09-25T22:37:26.725-07:00 Although the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In has not had a regular summer schedule for awhile, we are still active.  One engaged aspect of the project is to provide technical support to others that need support.  So, we are joining with the Santa Cruz Forest Keepers for this event below. Mattole Forest Defenders  Benefit Dinner   Saturday, https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/09/sat-sept-27-mattole-forest-defenders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-336581609761021130Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:02:00 +00002014-09-10T15:02:23.582-07:00  Young Hearts Run Free Independent film from England Wednesday Sept. 17th at 8pm donations appreciated (notaflof) Friendship, First Loves, Rebellion!  Young Hearts Run Free is a coming of age story about a teenager learning to value his community and appreciate collective action.  https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/09/wed-sept-17th-young-hearts-run-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-9216722779744846910Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:12:00 +00002014-09-09T21:30:44.806-07:00 As this reportback also includes a video aspect, both of the voyage and interviews with folks along the river, this d.i.y. endevour is in the realm of Guerilla Drive-In, and so we will be providing tech-support.  More info below, and I hope to see you there. People's History Expedition on Upper Mississippi: A Reportback A Secret History of American River People https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/09/secret-history-expedition-reportback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682562619908048410.post-8088283758231632892Thu, 08 May 2014 04:39:00 +00002014-05-07T21:41:01.265-07:00 Join us for the fourth film of the Pagan Film Series! Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In and Community Seed presents: SORCERESS (Le moine et la sorcière) Friday, May 16th, 8pm at SubRosa! 703 Pacific Avenue   A Dominican friar visits a 13th-century French village in search of heretics. Despite the https://www.guerilladrivein.org/2014/05/sorceress-le-moine-et-la-sorciere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jason clatterbox)0