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New restoration!  “For much too long, ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ has been in limbo. It took many years and endless persistence to rescue this […]

Fake it ‘til you make it. The latest gem from Amalia Ulman (El Planeta) takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey packed with twists and […]

Based on the novel “The Dinner” by Herman Koch, Jae-Wan faces a moral dilemma as he defends a killer, while his honorable brother prioritizes […]

Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, […]

NEW RESTORATION! Among the strangest and most perturbing films of his overlooked Mexican period, Él is Luis Buñuel’s incisive portrait of paranoia, jealousy, and […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Producer, Sally Sujin Oh will be in person Friday 5/2 moderated by Michelle MiJung Kim, Author, The Wake Up. Producer, Sally Sujin Oh will […]

On a shortlist with BELLADONNA OF SADNESS and FANTASTIC PLANET as one of the most surreal, psychedelic, and truly cosmic animated features ever made, […]

Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

On a shortlist with BELLADONNA OF SADNESS and FANTASTIC PLANET as one of the most surreal, psychedelic, and truly cosmic animated features ever made, […]

Part of THIS IS AMERICA: Frederick Wiseman – 7 Dispatches Introduced by series co-programmer & co-host of “Wiseman Podcast”, Arlin Golden HOSPITAL shows the daily […]

New restoration!  “For much too long, ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ has been in limbo. It took many years and endless persistence to rescue this […]

Director Anna Toomey in person for a Q&A with film participant Kareem Weaver. The gripping new feature documentary Left Behind tells the story of […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Fake it ‘til you make it. The latest gem from Amalia Ulman (El Planeta) takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey packed with twists and […]

Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by […]

The 24th Annual City Shorts Student Film Festival, presented by City College of San Francisco’s Cinema Department, offers a program of recent, outstanding student work […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

Q&A with director Yael Melamede, moderated by Dayna Goldfine! Ada Karmi-Melamede is one of the most accomplished architects in the world, yet herwork remains […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

David Cronenberg in attendance for our preview screening on April 21 — AT RUSH! In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Based on the novel “The Dinner” by Herman Koch, Jae-Wan faces a moral dilemma as he defends a killer, while his honorable brother prioritizes […]

“Powerfully convey(s) the ground-down effects of a war of attrition.” – Michael Fox, KQED Co-Presented by theJewish Film Institute! Basel Adra, a young Palestinian […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Producer, Sally Sujin Oh will be in person Friday 5/2 moderated by Michelle MiJung Kim, Author, The Wake Up. Producer, Sally Sujin Oh will […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

Roxie Mixtape #8, an on-going series celebrating diverse and engaging short works by Bay Area filmmakers. Join us for a night of unique, provocative […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Recommended for audiences 17+ Roxie Mixtape #8, an on-going series celebrating diverse and engaging short works by Bay Area filmmakers. Join us for our […]

New restoration!  “For much too long, ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ has been in limbo. It took many years and endless persistence to rescue this […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

40th Anniversary Screening on Harvey Milk Day! Co-presented by Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza and Opera Parallèle. Special guests will be in attendance. Directed […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by […]

40th Anniversary! “SPECTACULAR!Among the most thrilling movie experiences a viewer can have!”– Terrence Rafferty, The New York Times “★★★★★! CRITICS’ PICK! KUROSAWA’S MAGISTERIAL EPIC […]

(“Vingt Dieux”) Winner – Youth Award – Un Certain Regard – Cannes Film Festival After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old […]

Mabie’s Staff Pick! The capper of Park’s Revenge Trilogy follows a woman wrongfully imprisoned for kidnapping and killing a six-year-old boy, as she meticulously […]

Barry Gifford in conversation with Peter Maravelis Barry Gifford discusses his new book:No Daylight in That Face: Adventures in Film Noirpublished by Rare Bird […]

(“Vingt Dieux”) Winner – Youth Award – Un Certain Regard – Cannes Film Festival After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

Part of Early Obayashi: Youth, Ghosts, Islands How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

Q&A with Director PJ Starr After being arrested for charges that are in violation of UN human rights standards, Monica Jones challenges the constitutionality […]

Q&A featuring Film Director and Producers, Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. “The Eternal Song” is a cinematic journey into landscapes of deep wounds, sacred remembrance, […]

Director Catherine Gund IN PERSON! MEANWHILE is a docu-poem in six verses about artists breathing through chaos. In dynamic collaboration, Jacqueline Woodson (text), Meshell […]

An ace fighter pilot and ex-member of the Italian Air Force during WWI is mysteriously cursed with a pig’s face. Disillusioned with humanity, he […]

40th Anniversary! “SPECTACULAR!Among the most thrilling movie experiences a viewer can have!”– Terrence Rafferty, The New York Times “★★★★★! CRITICS’ PICK! KUROSAWA’S MAGISTERIAL EPIC […]

(“Vingt Dieux”) Winner – Youth Award – Un Certain Regard – Cannes Film Festival After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old […]

Q&A hosted by Kennedy Wright with directors Maurane and Billy Pedlow in attendance. Montreal video artist Maurane and new yorker poet Billy Pedlow immerse […]

“A Surrealist Love Letter To The ’90s Indie Titans.” – Matthew Turner, NME (UK) Pavement band members Mark Ibold & Scott “Spiral Stairs“ Kannberg […]

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught […]

Mabie’s Staff Pick! The capper of Park’s Revenge Trilogy follows a woman wrongfully imprisoned for kidnapping and killing a six-year-old boy, as she meticulously […]

This hallucinatory, off-kilter masterwork features Charlton Heston in one of his finest performances, as a Mexican cop on the wrong side of the border, […]

Callie Hernandez & Courtney Stephens: Invention Courtney Stephens in person! With Invention, Stephens and Hernandez have fashioned a uniquely reflexive portrait of the grieving […]

OPENING NIGHT A new docu-comedy where a grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on a road trip across all 50 states to […]

(“Vingt Dieux”) Winner – Youth Award – Un Certain Regard – Cannes Film Festival After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old […]

OPENING NIGHT For the past 17 years, Marie Losier (Cassandro, the Exotico!, SF DocFest 2019) has captured the dynamic and provocative essence of Peaches, […]

Filmmakers expected to attend. As scandals rock the crypto industry, three Web3 startups are selected for a prestigious tech incubator. The brilliant and idealistic […]

Filmmakers expected to attend. The discovery of a sixty-foot hole on Mount Shasta implicates a small town’s unusual local mythology in a bizarre unsolved […]

Filmmakers expected to attend. Flamingo Camp: Next to the Salton Sea, in a near-lawless squatter town known as Slab City, a group of young […]

One fascinating facet of late capitalism is that it can take in almost anything and sell it back to us for profit. Particularly in […]

RESISTANCE OF VISION is a touring festival presented by the 27-year-old 501c3 non-profit arts organization San Francisco IndieFest, comprising four programs of social justice […]

Filmmaker expected to attend. The nation of Qatar has a street cat population equal to the entire human population of the entire country – […]

Filmmakers in Attendance. Sketches on the Sky: Surrounding Tajin there are several schools for Papantla flyers attended by Dana, Said, Jairo and Sarahí, four […]

Filmmaker expected to attend. In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the “right to die,” igniting a national debate about autonomy, […]

Filmmakers in Attendance. In her 60s, Mary Phillips embarks on a bold pursuit of pleasure, attending dungeon parties, engaging in intimacy with strangers, and […]

Special Guests expected to attend. Sneak preview. CENTERPIECE NO BAD TAKES is a raw, offbeat documentary nearly a decade in the making, following the […]

Filmmakers in Attendance. In an era rife with skepticism, disillusionment and materialism Wild Magic invites us on a transformative journey through the heart of […]

Filmmakers in attendance. Paramita: Part poetry, part memoir-style reflection and part prayer, PARAMITA bears witness to Prajna Paramita Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with […]

Filmmakers in Attendance. 40 Watts from Nowhere is a documentary about Los Angeles pirate radio station KBLT. It is based around vintage footage shot […]