SF DocFest 2025: Flamingo Camp & Salvation Mountain

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 queer and trans people create a thriving safe space called Flamingo Camp. Under the leadership of their founder, Nova, the camp flourishes through the winter months. When Nova departs, summer’s brutal heat sets in with an unthinkable tragedy that fractures their once close-knit chosen family. Directed by Chris Coats.

Salvation Mountain Leonard Knight:
A portrait of outsider artist Leonard Knight and his visionary monument, Salvation Mountain, located next to the Salton Sea. Painted with 18 coats of donated latex paint, Salvation Mountain, was created over many years, and this charming film by Harrod Blank shows how one man’s determination and faith can make for quite a majestic achievement. Directed by Harrod Blank.