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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Luis Valdez & filmmaker David Alvarado IN PERSON on Friday, July 31 // Filmmaker David Alvarado IN PERSON on Sunday, August 2! Against political […]
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A portion of ticket sales go to benefit San Francisco’s, heroic Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue! The world’s #1 cat video festival is back […]
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a lover’s promise, meet by chance on a […]
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Co-presented by the Japan Society of Northern California “Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, […]
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
Mean GoalsDirector: Ahuatl AmaroRuntime: 17 min Synopsis: An adorkable gay Latino joins an LGBTQ soccer team to bond with his father struggling with Alzheimer’s […]
Friday, August 21, 2026
Co-presented by Shatterproof Post-Film Panel with Judge William Orrick, (Convictions Alternative Program) & Arlene Prince, (Executive Director, Ohlhoff Recovery Programs), moderated by Shatterproof CEO, […]
Friday, August 21, 2026
Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed […]
Friday, August 21, 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Bullying (France) Directed by: Christophe MadrolleRuntime: 4 min Synopsis: This video features a solitary character dancing in an abandoned, stripped-down setting. Little by little, […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Just Not Naked EnoughDirected by: Sean AuRuntime: 13 min Synopsis: When a writer returns to celebrate one last birthday with his estranged husband, old […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
The story of photographer/director James Bidgood whose 1960’s beefcake photographs were unlike any others. Depicting elaborate fantasy scenarios drenched in lush color they transcended […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
CockroachDirected by: Justice Maya Singleton & Liliana PadillaRuntime: 22 min Synopsis: A black transgender man plans to exchange sex for top surgery money with an […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Co-presented by The National AIDS Memorial & Sisters of Perpetual IndulgencePanel Discussion moderated by Sister Roma after the screening! Stories from the early days […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
From the producers of MINARI and MOONLIGHT comes the next great coming-of-age journey. Fourteen-year-old Olmo and his family are struggling to make ends meet […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
When Michael is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 43, his world begins to unravel. Searching for meaning, he finds healing in the wisdom of […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
The debut feature from Jeong Jae-eun, one of a handful of female directors to break into the South Korean film industry, focuses on five […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Co-presented by the Japan Society of Northern California “Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, […]
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Sunday, August 23, 2026
A Handsome ManDirected by: Marcelo NúñezRuntime: 8 min Synopsis: To be called handsome is such a weird thing, especially after being left many times […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Kansas, 1989Directed by: Clayton Dean SmithRuntime: 13 min Synopsis: The story of a Midwestern teen in the 80s on the verge of coming out, […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Grace Directed by: Jana Kealohaokeakua ParkRuntime: 13 min Synopsis: Honolulu, 1959: Over a family dinner, two women hide their forbidden love—one resisting the pressure […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
The New Gardener Directed by: Ryan ParmaRuntime: 16 min Synopsis: Larry and Leo’s long-term relationship is put to the ultimate test by the arrival […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
After a betrayal shatters their marriage, a Filipino American writer and his husband must navigate guilt, grief, and the quiet labor of care as […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
The story of Elaine Hamilton, a timid woman nearing her 30th birthday who must make the difficult choice between motherhood and medically induced photosynthesis. […]
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Monday, August 24, 2026
If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the […]
Monday, August 24, 2026
Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed […]
Monday, August 24, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Filmmaker Poh Si Teng IN PERSON with film subjects Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mon 8/24 (Don Young moderating) & Tue 8/25 […]
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed […]
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Co-presented by the Japan Society of Northern California “Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, […]
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
* Indicates Showtime for an Open Captioning Screening
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Co-presented by the Japan Society of Northern California “Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A portion of ticket sales go to benefit San Francisco’s, heroic Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue! The world’s #1 cat video festival is back […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Adnan, a young art student, arrives in New York City to flat-sit for the summer. He begins interning at a gallery where an unconventional […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a lover’s promise, meet by chance on a […]
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Few animated films conjure worlds as strange, beautiful, and mysterious as The Time Masters. This visionary collaboration between René Laloux and Mœbius is a […]
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Luis Valdez & filmmaker David Alvarado IN PERSON on Friday, July 31 // Filmmaker David Alvarado IN PERSON on Sunday, August 2! Against political […]
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026
With Filmmakers Q&A after the Sunday, August 30th screening! First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. […]
Friday, August 28, 2026
Filmmaker Poh Si Teng IN PERSON with film subjects Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mon 8/24 (Don Young moderating) & Tue 8/25 […]
Friday, August 28, 2026
Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed […]
Friday, August 28, 2026
Fresh from its Cannes Midnight world premiere and Korea’s biggest local opening of the year, Colony marks Yeon Sang-ho’s return to the territory he […]
Friday, August 28, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026
With Filmmakers Q&A after the Sunday, August 30th screening! First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
35th ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION International superstar Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the “Greta Garbo […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
A portion of ticket sales go to benefit San Francisco’s, heroic Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue! The world’s #1 cat video festival is back […]
Filmmaker Poh Si Teng IN PERSON with film subjects Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mon 8/24 (Don Young moderating) & Tue 8/25 […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Co-presented by Shatterproof Post-Film Panel with Judge William Orrick, (Convictions Alternative Program) & Arlene Prince, (Executive Director, Ohlhoff Recovery Programs), moderated by Shatterproof CEO, […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Filmmaker Poh Si Teng IN PERSON with film subjects Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mon 8/24 (Don Young moderating) & Tue 8/25 […]
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Live screening w/ a presentation by The Professors Of Urgh: Chaki & Chris Slusarenko(the hosts of A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! podcast) East […]
Sunday, August 30, 2026
With Filmmakers Q&A after the Sunday, August 30th screening! First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. […]
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Fresh from its Cannes Midnight world premiere and Korea’s biggest local opening of the year, Colony marks Yeon Sang-ho’s return to the territory he […]
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Monday, August 31, 2026
With Filmmakers Q&A after the Sunday, August 30th screening! First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. […]
Monday, August 31, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
With Filmmakers Q&A after the Sunday, August 30th screening! First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. […]
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
With this simultaneously harrowing and lyrical debut feature, Jan Němec established himself as the most uncompromising visionary among the radical filmmakers who made up […]
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Filmmaker Poh Si Teng IN PERSON with film subjects Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mon 8/24 (Don Young moderating) & Tue 8/25 […]
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
With Filmmakers Q&A after the Sunday, August 30th screening! First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. […]
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Filmmaker Poh Si Teng IN PERSON with film subjects Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mon 8/24 (Don Young moderating) & Tue 8/25 […]
Thursday, September 3, 2026
A landmark of adult animation and one of the most influential animated science-fiction films ever made, Fantastic Planet remains as visually astonishing and intellectually […]
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Fresh from its Cannes Midnight world premiere and Korea’s biggest local opening of the year, Colony marks Yeon Sang-ho’s return to the territory he […]
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
Set on the eve of the 21st century, Tsai Ming-liang’s fourth feature turns a crumbling Taipei apartment block into one of cinema’s strangest and […]
Friday, September 4, 2026
Presented by FiliKula Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto), a 17-year-old Ilokana from the rural north, works at a posh country club […]
Friday, September 4, 2026
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Set on the eve of the 21st century, Tsai Ming-liang’s fourth feature turns a crumbling Taipei apartment block into one of cinema’s strangest and […]
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Co-Presented by 3rd i Conceived as the biggest action-adventure film ever made in India, Ramesh Sippy’s deeply influential 1975 “Curry Western” remains a towering […]
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Part of our series Wild, Weird, Wicked: Films from Before the Code! Virtually unseen for over 90 years, in a sparkling new 4K restoration […]
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
This curated program of short films made from San Francisco-centric footage focuses on Chinatown, one of our city’s most beloved and documented neighborhoods. Program […]
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Every year, the best under-18 braille readers and writers in the English-speaking world come to Los Angeles to compete in the Braille Challenge. For […]
Sunday, September 20, 2026
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY KRISTEN STEWART WINNER, TEDDY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY, 2026 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL Director Brydie O’Connor IN PERSON for Q&A on Friday, […]
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026
While his name lacks the recognition of other Eastern European filmmakers, writer / director / occasional actor František Vláčil could be considered among the […]
Friday, September 25, 2026
Co-presented by Frameline Dakan follows two young men, Manga and Sori, as they navigate young love of a kind their families cannot abide. Seen […]
Friday, September 25, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
This screening will open with Len Lye’s animated short film SWINGING THE LAMBETH WALK. The film was restored by San Francisco Film Preserve and scanned […]
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Co-presented by SF IndieFest Margot Benacerraf’s extraordinary Araya, from the moment of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959 (where it shared […]
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Co-presented by SF IndieFest In The Dislocation of Amber, director Hussein Shariffe uses abandoned areas of the Sudanese city of Suakin to stage abstracted, […]
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Sumitra Peries’s Gehenu Lamai [The Girls] —the first feature directed by a woman in Sri Lanka—is a close observation of a life shrinking. So […]
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Sunday, September 27, 2026
A landmark from the golden age of New Yugoslav Film (1963-1973), a compelling and under appreciated (at least in America) chapter in global film […]
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Co-presented by BAVC Media, Canyon Cinema, and San Francisco Cinematheque Filmmaker Karen Sperling writes, directs, produces, and stars in The Waiting Room (1973), a […]
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Co-presented by National Film Preservation Foundation and Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum Live musical accompaniment by the Club Foot Quintet. Lewis Milestone’s extensive career […]
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Co-presented by National Film Preservation Foundation At an all-girls school in Switzerland, Christa Storm (Dorothy Wilson) is a star pupil and stroke seat on […]
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026
25th Anniversary of Coffee & Language! JP Allen, writers and cast members IN PERSON Best known for his “audacious and skillful” (SF Chronicle) independent films, SF […]
Monday, September 28, 2026