S.F. film fest: big names, bold works The Persistence of Vision Award for "work outside the realm of narrative feature filmmaking" goes to New York director Jem Cohen, who will present his newest film, "Museum Hours." Rick Prelinger, founder of the Prelinger Archives, an extensive collection of ephemeral films (amateur, industrial and educational footage and the like), will show "No More Road Trips?," a feature made up of home movies. Live musical scoreIn its annual pairing of a silent film with contemporary musicians, the festival presents the 1924 German Expressionist film "Waxworks" with an original score performed live by Mike Patton, Scott Amendola, Matthias Bossi and William Winant. Among other live presentations will be "Show or Tell," a variety show with live music, an illustrated lecture and other events offered by such participants as musician Mark Eitzel; and "Inside the Drunken Mind of Derek Waters," in which actor-director-comedian Waters will include a preview of a new episode of his "Drunk History" program for Comedy Central. Master classes will be conducted by "French Connection" director William Friedkin and Australian documentarian Lian Lunson; animator Saschka Unseld will offer a Pixar animation workshop for children.

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