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MUST END JUNE 13 The whiplash, double-pronged “Chungking Express” is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong […]

Co-presented by The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Banned for decades for its unvarnished depiction of state surveillance, The Ear unfolds over one sleepless night […]

Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious […]

Introduced by Mihaela Mihailova, Assistant Professor of Cinema at San Francisco State University on 6/9. A very different kind of animated film. Make sure […]

Director Sara Dosa and film participant, Andri Snær Magnason will be here in person for a Q&A moderated by Dan Krauss on 6/6! Renowned […]

MUST END JUNE 10 One of David Cronenberg’s most prophetic and thrilling achievements! Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Defoe, Sarah Polley, Ian Holm […]

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by […]

Co-Presented by Frameline Set in the shadow of Franco-era repression, Pedro Almodóvar’s tale of desire and betrayal traces the lasting damage of religious abuse, […]

MUST END JUNE 13 The whiplash, double-pronged “Chungking Express” is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong […]

Introduction by Steven Kovacs 6/11Steven Kovacs is an Oscar nominated producer and director of feature films and documentaries. Professor and Chair of Cinema at San […]

Director Sara Dosa and film participant, Andri Snær Magnason will be here in person for a Q&A moderated by Dan Krauss on 6/6! Renowned […]

Ildikó Enyedi (director of Oscar-nominated On Body and Soul) returns with a century-spanning triptych about lives that unfold around an ancient ginkgo tree. Featuring Tony […]

香港製造 Co-presented by AMOMENT BOOKS Young, broke, and already discarded, Made in Hong Kong captures the thrill of adolescence on the edge of collapse. […]

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, […]

In an effort to impress their classmates, bumbling high school seniors Ethan (Misha Osherovich) and Alex (Nico Carney) pose as transgender women. Their plan […]

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by […]

A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. “Not content with making a modest comedy about […]

MUST END JUNE 13 The whiplash, double-pronged “Chungking Express” is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong […]

Introduction by Steven Kovacs 6/11Steven Kovacs is an Oscar nominated producer and director of feature films and documentaries. Professor and Chair of Cinema at San […]

Presented in partnership with McSweeney’s to celebrate their Documentary Now! companion book—an expansive, behind-the-scenes dive into the series and the documentary traditions it lovingly […]

Director Sara Dosa and film participant, Andri Snær Magnason will be here in person for a Q&A moderated by Dan Krauss on 6/6! Renowned […]

Presented in partnership with McSweeney’s to celebrate their Documentary Now! companion book—an expansive, behind-the-scenes dive into the series and the documentary traditions it lovingly […]

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, […]

In an effort to impress their classmates, bumbling high school seniors Ethan (Misha Osherovich) and Alex (Nico Carney) pose as transgender women. Their plan […]

A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. “Not content with making a modest comedy about […]

香港製造 Co-presented by AMOMENT BOOKS Young, broke, and already discarded, Made in Hong Kong captures the thrill of adolescence on the edge of collapse. […]

Part of the proceeds will benefit BAAITS Q&A with Director Lydia Nibley, J. Miko Thomas (aka Landa Lakes), and L. Frank (Tongva, Ajachmem, and […]

Ildikó Enyedi (director of Oscar-nominated On Body and Soul) returns with a century-spanning triptych about lives that unfold around an ancient ginkgo tree. Featuring Tony […]

A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. “Not content with making a modest comedy about […]

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, […]

Three hours of chores. A lifetime of despair. Chantal Akerman’s landmark masterpiece transforms domestic routine into one of cinema’s most unforgettable descents into alienation […]

Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious […]

Presented by Odyssey Film Institute In an effort to keep his business, Hotel de Cocoanuts, from bankruptcy, owner Hammer (Groucho Marx) flatters and cajoles the […]

Utena enrolls in the prestigious Ohtori Academy on her quest to become a prince, and stumbles into a mysterious cabal of students dueling for […]

Co-Presented by Frameline Set in the shadow of Franco-era repression, Pedro Almodóvar’s tale of desire and betrayal traces the lasting damage of religious abuse, […]

A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. “Not content with making a modest comedy about […]

Director Mark Jenkin in person, in conversation with SFFilm Associate Director of Programming, Mr. Rod Armstrong, for the 6/16 preview screening! Three decades ago, […]

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, […]

In an effort to impress their classmates, bumbling high school seniors Ethan (Misha Osherovich) and Alex (Nico Carney) pose as transgender women. Their plan […]

A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. “Not content with making a modest comedy about […]

A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. “Not content with making a modest comedy about […]

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, […]

Introduced by Mihaela Mihailova, Assistant Professor of Cinema at San Francisco State University on 6/9. A very different kind of animated film. Make sure […]

What happens when the star-crossed passion of Heated Rivalry and the unsettling atmosphere of It Follows collide? Leviticus — the latest entry in the […]

To the world, Roy Blakey is “one of the grandfathers of gay photography” and a professional ice skater who amassed the world’s largest collection […]

Featuring Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures, Jean Genet’s Un chant d’amour, and a rarely seen classic from recent Frameline guest Todd Haynes, this is a […]

Director Sara Dosa and film participant, Andri Snær Magnason will be here in person for a Q&A moderated by Dan Krauss on 6/6! Renowned […]

Ildikó Enyedi (director of Oscar-nominated On Body and Soul) returns with a century-spanning triptych about lives that unfold around an ancient ginkgo tree. Featuring Tony […]

Small town hustler Pol (Allan Paule) moves to big city Manila to find a new living performing in male strip shows, only to be […]

Explore queer stories from around the globe in this gripping documentary shorts block. Short films showing in this program: Communion (Petala Lopes, 24 mins) […]

Cybill Shepherd lends her voice as the narrator for this insightful documentary that tells the story of Colin Higgins — the man behind classics […]

“I love watching time unfold.” Amy muses as she intently watches a caterpillar form into its chrysalis. Always with a camera in hand, Amy […]

Juneteenth Presentation “The Blues Society explores the complex relationship between the fest’s white organizers and the Black musicians who played it.” – Rolling Stone […]

In 2001, filmmaker Aljafari, briefly imprisoned in his teens by the Israeli Occupation during the first Palestinian Intifada of 1989, set out on a […]

Accustomed to enjoying the debaucherous queer enclave of Maspalomas, 76-year-old Vicente (José Ramón Soroiz) finds himself at a crossroads when he must trade the […]

Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile […]

Fleur (Nina Meurisse) arrives late for the recital, brushing past Julian (Laurence Roothoft), fleeting contact that inflames passions between the Belgian women. Their white-hot […]

A group of tangentially-connected gay teenagers in the remote coastal town of Geraldton encounter the thrills and devastations of first love and sexual discovery […]

A poetic supernatural horror film filled with ominous dread and ambitious narrative time leaps, At the Place of Ghosts follows two estranged Mi’kmaq brothers, […]

Director Karla Murthy in person for Q&A! As a young boy, H. N. Shantha Murthy ran away from home to escape the extreme poverty […]

World-renowned gospel singer and choir director Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles was a charismatic, impeccably dressed, and artistically singular figure in the New Orleans musical […]

“Now I can’t seem to get you off my goddammed mind. And to be honest, I’m not alright.” A unique duet, separated by time […]

Curated by Jenni Olson, this block is a wild tangle of hot, hilarious, and seldom-seen rarities from Frameline’s history. Expected guests: Jenni Olson and […]

Lilia (newcomer Eya Bouteraa) returns home to Tunisia following the sudden death of her uncle. Accompanying her is her girlfriend Alice, whom she keeps […]

At the epicenter of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood — proud home to the newly-created Transgender District as well as the reluctant symbol of the […]

For even longer than Frameline has been around, queer filmmakers have been depicting Bay Area life on their own terms and telling their own […]

In her second feature film, Avalon Fast (who collaborated with Alice Maio Mackay in The Serpent’s Skin and Louise Weard in Castration Movie i […]

As rain falls in São Paulo, in an unassuming apartment building a random Grindr hookup is multiplying into a frenzied orgy. Over the course […]

This shorts block centers on queer folks grappling with life-altering decisions, both big and small. Short films showing in this program: Black Shawl (Kamila […]

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This line from a poem by Mary Oliver […]

One of the best and most literate movies from the great days of horror, The Most Dangerous Game stars Leslie Banks as a big-game hunter with […]

With its candy-coated color palette, Rodina Singh effortlessly blends the visual styles of impressionistic horror — think I Saw the TV Glow and Mandy […]

Meet Mickey Squires, legendary porn star and notorious alter ego to Richard Bernstein. Diving into the colorful history of gay adult cinema, this intimate […]

With arresting cinematography, 10s Across the Borders delivers a long-overdue snapshot of ballroom culture in Southeast Asia through the art and work of three […]

As the story goes, the production and release of William Friedkin’s Cruising in 1980 was met with outrage and protests from members of the […]

Still as provocative and controversial as it was when it hit theatres in 1980, William Friedkin’s lurid thriller Cruising stars Al Pacino in one […]

In the mythical seaside town of Leisure, Elvira (Claire Wilbur) and Jack (Gerald Grant) are a happily married couple whose favorite pastime is playing […]

Set in the world of amateur bodybuilding, Test follows small town dreamer Eddie (Brock Yurich, also delivering his feature screenwriting debut) as he pursues […]

Carole Pope is a music legend who set Canada’s punk and new wave scenes on fire in the 1970s and 1980s. As the frontwoman […]

Guided by Godard, styled like Araki, yet uniquely its own, Sparks is a wonderfully eccentric first feature about a bohemian group of misfits looking […]

Malou is an androgynous teen living in a small town who excels at rowing and is especially close to her older brother, Max. She […]

A typical star student who’s navigating high expectations at her elite all-girls boarding school, Luthando is a proud nerd who isn’t afraid to be […]

Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol IN PERSON after the June 27 show! “So why didn’t she come forward earlier about the assault? Why would she keep […]

Director Mark Jenkin in person, in conversation with SFFilm Associate Director of Programming, Mr. Rod Armstrong, for the 6/16 preview screening! Three decades ago, […]

Including docs and narratives, this collection celebrates the works of queer filmmakers rooted in the Bay Area and Frameline herstory. Expected Guests: Matthew Puccini, […]

This laugh-out-loud shorts package has it all: dysfunctional families, Horny Hell, and Chucky (yes, that Chucky). Short films showing in this program: Flight Risk […]

A group of tangentially-connected gay teenagers in the remote coastal town of Geraldton encounter the thrills and devastations of first love and sexual discovery […]

Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol IN PERSON after the June 27 show! “So why didn’t she come forward earlier about the assault? Why would she keep […]

Director Mark Jenkin in person, in conversation with SFFilm Associate Director of Programming, Mr. Rod Armstrong, for the 6/16 preview screening! Three decades ago, […]

Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s final film is a deliriously stylized tale of hothouse lust and simmering violence. Set amid an expressionistic soundstage vision of […]

Presented by Frameline! Encore screening featuring a Q&A with Director Brydie O’Connor! Pioneering lesbian filmmaker, former San Franciscan, and Frameline Award winner Barbara Hammer […]

Director Mark Jenkin in person, in conversation with SFFilm Associate Director of Programming, Mr. Rod Armstrong, for the 6/16 preview screening! Three decades ago, […]

Gabby’s Staff Pick! Frances (Greta Gerwig) lives in New York, but she doesn’t really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance […]