Analog Cookbook

21/07/2025

Six whole years! Six summers ago, the first issue of Analog Cookbook was released. What started out as a whim has turned into a whole production and celebration of artists working with analog media. Over 150 artists featured and counting. We're looking forward to what this next year brings :)

10/07/2025

If you gave yourself 2 weeks to start and finish a film, what would you make? This is the challenge that Gabby Follett posed in the a few year ago, and since then filmmaker silva has been using 2-week creative sprints to work on her films. The result: movement, momentum, and play.

Shannon writes about her 2 week creative sprint with making her new film I am a Burning Planet in her substack of the same name. The film and newsletter contemplate the impact of climate change and extreme heat on people with chronic illness and disability. Read about it here and be sure to subscribe: https://iamaburningplanet.substack.com/p/summertime-2-week-challenge

09/07/2025

In this month's newsletter:

📌 All issues now available digitally!!
📌 Analog Cookbook films for Disability Pride Month.
📌 Hiring cover designer for issue 8!
📌 From the studio: Working through disability and environment on film
📌 Resource Spotlight: This Week in Experimental

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09/06/2025

Five years ago (!!!) we put out a different kind of call for submissions—a call to help us make a music video for

We sent out lyrics and paint to filmmakers all over to paint their interpretation of those lyrics. The result—a music video with over 60 directors.

Big thanks to Death Valley Girls and for being down. And of course who packaged, scanned, and edited the film. 🎞️

03/06/2025

We’re extending our All Recipes submission deadline to June 15. More time to cook something up!

We are thrilled to announce that we’re now accepting submissions for the next issue of Analog Cookbook.

This “All Recipes” issue will serve as a collective resource: a curated compilation of analog media recipes, techniques, and tutorials. Drawing inspiration from Helen Hill’s legendary text Recipes for Disaster—which brought together 37 experimental filmmakers to share handcrafted, home-grown processes—we aim to foster a similar spirit of generosity, experimentation, and open exchange.

30/04/2025

We’re accepting submissions for our 8th issue and you have until June 2nd to send us what you’ve got! This issue will be a themed issue titled All Recipes. The idea? Send us your darkroom recipes, tutorials, and favorite tips and tricks. Link in bio to submit!

30/04/2025

We're accepting submissions for our 8th issue and you have until June 2nd to send us what you've got! This issue will be a themed issue titled All Recipes. The idea? Send us your darkroom recipes, tutorials, and favorite tips and tricks. Link in bio to submit!

28/04/2025

Things are happening!

25/04/2025

Tomorrow! I’ll be at .docs sp talking all things Analog Cookbook! And may have a few surprises to share. 🤫

21/04/2025

Jude making good use of the 7th issue of Analog Cookbook during her painted film workshop in Charlotte, NC!

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09/04/2025

“Shooting on film forces you to slow down, treat your resources with sacredness, and take stock of your limitations. I’ve always been a big advocate for limitations. I think they can push your art forward into more imaginative places and force you to uncover elements you might have otherwise missed.”

This month’s newsletter features filmmaker and editor Ace McColl. Ace recently shot 16mm documentary Dancing with Jimmy, in which she uses 16mm film to explore dance and unexpected strategies for living with disabilities.

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02/04/2025

We’ve gone digital (sort of)! Analog Cookbook now has digital versions of Issues 1-3! While you can still grab physical copies through UNC Press, we’re making some of the OGs available digitally for your perusing.

Funds from sales go towards the production of future issues and artist fees. If price is a barrier, please email [email protected]

Released Fall 2020 Essays, films, and other work featured in Analog Cookbook 3: * “Untitled (photogenic)” Mixed Media Collage by Charlie Mirador * “Antiplano” 8mm film with Felipe Bellocq * “Flow State” Super 8mm Film by Avant Kinema * “Self (Alchemy)” Recipe by Azucena Losana * “B...