Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.

Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.

Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.

Essential SF: Karen Larsen

Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.

Essential SF: Karen Larsen

Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.

Essential SF: Karen Larsen

Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.

Joshua Moore, on Location

Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’

Joshua Moore, on Location

Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’

Joshua Moore, on Location

Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’

NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'

The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'

NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'

The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'

NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'

The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'

Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

Kelly, Pickert Interpret ‘Cherokee’ Words

A film on Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller bucks biopic formula and concentrates on a pivotal moment in the leader's life.

Kelly, Pickert Interpret ‘Cherokee’ Words

A film on Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller bucks biopic formula and concentrates on a pivotal moment in the leader's life.

Kelly, Pickert Interpret ‘Cherokee’ Words

A film on Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller bucks biopic formula and concentrates on a pivotal moment in the leader's life.

‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas

Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.

‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas

Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.

‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas

Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.

Goldmacher IDs Perps Behind Financial Crisis

An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Goldmacher IDs Perps Behind Financial Crisis

An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Goldmacher IDs Perps Behind Financial Crisis

An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Slade Channels Broughton’s ‘Big Joy’

Artistic integrity is always in short supply, which makes Broughton an inspiration for every successive generation of poets and filmmakers.

Slade Channels Broughton’s ‘Big Joy’

Artistic integrity is always in short supply, which makes Broughton an inspiration for every successive generation of poets and filmmakers.

Slade Channels Broughton’s ‘Big Joy’

Artistic integrity is always in short supply, which makes Broughton an inspiration for every successive generation of poets and filmmakers.

Weimberg, Ryan Pick Berkeley ‘Brain’

Two Berkeley filmmakers tap vitality of 84-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.

Weimberg, Ryan Pick Berkeley ‘Brain’

Two Berkeley filmmakers tap vitality of 84-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.

Weimberg, Ryan Pick Berkeley ‘Brain’

Two Berkeley filmmakers tap vitality of 84-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.

Kuchar, Belson Bid Adieu

San Francisco loses two of its cinema icons, pioneering 'camp humorist' George Kuchar and seminal experimental filmmaker Jordan Belson. George Kuchar, the beloved San Francisco filmmaker, teacher, mentor and friend, died Tuesday night, September 6, at the age of 69. He passed away at Coming Home Hospice in the Castro, where he resided for the last month. Kuchar had been diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago, but the sad news was not conveyed beyond a circle of close friends until recently. Kuchar and his twin brother, Mike, began making movies in their teens in their Bronx neighborhood in the late ’50s. Inspired by the florid emotions of Hollywood melodramas, they made 8mm narratives that were funny...

Kuchar, Belson Bid Adieu

San Francisco loses two of its cinema icons, pioneering 'camp humorist' George Kuchar and seminal experimental filmmaker Jordan Belson. George Kuchar, the beloved San Francisco filmmaker, teacher, mentor and friend, died Tuesday night, September 6, at the age of 69. He passed away at Coming Home Hospice in the Castro, where he resided for the last month. Kuchar had been diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago, but the sad news was not conveyed beyond a circle of close friends until recently. Kuchar and his twin brother, Mike, began making movies in their teens in their Bronx neighborhood in the late ’50s. Inspired by the florid emotions of Hollywood melodramas, they made 8mm narratives that were funny...

Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

ITVS Celebrates 20th Tuned to Multi-Platform World

Powerfully positioned San Francisco-based champion of independent docs and dramas for television begins to navigate its third decade.

ITVS Celebrates 20th Tuned to Multi-Platform World

Powerfully positioned San Francisco-based champion of independent docs and dramas for television begins to navigate its third decade.

ITVS Celebrates 20th Tuned to Multi-Platform World

Powerfully positioned San Francisco-based champion of independent docs and dramas for television begins to navigate its third decade.

'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms

Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...

'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms

Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...

'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms

Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...

'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms

Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...

‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister

A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.

‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister

A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.

‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister

A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.

Field Shoots ‘MLK in Palestine’ on the Fly

Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.

Field Shoots ‘MLK in Palestine’ on the Fly

Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.

Field Shoots ‘MLK in Palestine’ on the Fly

Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.

Minott Tracks ‘Illness’ to Guam

Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.

Minott Tracks ‘Illness’ to Guam

Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.

Minott Tracks ‘Illness’ to Guam

Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.

Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’

The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.

Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’

The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.

Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’

The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.

Voices Converge at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

SFJFF covers broad geographic, political terrain.

Voices Converge at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

SFJFF covers broad geographic, political terrain.

Voices Converge at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

SFJFF covers broad geographic, political terrain.

Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’

Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.

Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’

Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.

Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’

Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.

Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’

Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.

Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’

Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.

Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’

Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.

Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory

Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.

Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory

Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.

Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory

Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.

Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

Percifield Runs with Board of Supes Candidate

First-time doc-maker Dain Percifield offers notes on capturing the highs and lows of drag queen Anna Conda's 2010 run for S.F. Supervisor.

Percifield Runs with Board of Supes Candidate

First-time doc-maker Dain Percifield offers notes on capturing the highs and lows of drag queen Anna Conda's 2010 run for S.F. Supervisor.

Percifield Runs with Board of Supes Candidate

First-time doc-maker Dain Percifield offers notes on capturing the highs and lows of drag queen Anna Conda's 2010 run for S.F. Supervisor.

Percifield Runs with Board of Supes Candidate

First-time doc-maker Dain Percifield offers notes on capturing the highs and lows of drag queen Anna Conda's 2010 run for S.F. Supervisor.

Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’

An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.

Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’

An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.

Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’

An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.

Richardson Wraps Circus ‘Net’

A filmmaker finds the rigors of circus life match the rigors of growing up in poverty in Brazil.

Richardson Wraps Circus ‘Net’

A filmmaker finds the rigors of circus life match the rigors of growing up in poverty in Brazil.

Richardson Wraps Circus ‘Net’

A filmmaker finds the rigors of circus life match the rigors of growing up in poverty in Brazil.

‘Kiss the Cook’ Sparks Weidlinger’s Appetite

Tom Weidlinger creates a cooking show that offers surprises for the slow-foodie.

‘Kiss the Cook’ Sparks Weidlinger’s Appetite

Tom Weidlinger creates a cooking show that offers surprises for the slow-foodie.

‘Kiss the Cook’ Sparks Weidlinger’s Appetite

Tom Weidlinger creates a cooking show that offers surprises for the slow-foodie.

New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie

The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.

New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie

The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.

New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie

The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.

Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’

S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.

Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’

S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.

Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’

S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.

Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’

John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.

Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’

John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.

Frank Pierson, 'These Amazing Shadows' Offer Inspiration

Screenwriter Frank Pierson talks production at SFIFF54; Bay Area-made 'These Amazing Shadows' screens after the Festival closes.

Frank Pierson, 'These Amazing Shadows' Offer Inspiration

Screenwriter Frank Pierson talks production at SFIFF54; Bay Area-made 'These Amazing Shadows' screens after the Festival closes.

Frank Pierson, 'These Amazing Shadows' Offer Inspiration

Screenwriter Frank Pierson talks production at SFIFF54; Bay Area-made 'These Amazing Shadows' screens after the Festival closes.

Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future

The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.

Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future

The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.

Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future

The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols

Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols

Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols

Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.

Production Values: Debbie Brubaker

A veteran producer talks about the art, craft and industry behind her work.

Production Values: Debbie Brubaker

A veteran producer talks about the art, craft and industry behind her work.

Production Values: Debbie Brubaker

A veteran producer talks about the art, craft and industry behind her work.

Film Globally, Screen Locally

Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Film Globally, Screen Locally

Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Film Globally, Screen Locally

Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Journalist-Activist Chakarova Exposes ‘Price of Sex’

Mimi Chakarova gains a new perspective on journalism as well as international crime in investigating 'The Price of Sex.'

Journalist-Activist Chakarova Exposes ‘Price of Sex’

Mimi Chakarova gains a new perspective on journalism as well as international crime in investigating 'The Price of Sex.'

Journalist-Activist Chakarova Exposes ‘Price of Sex’

Mimi Chakarova gains a new perspective on journalism as well as international crime in investigating 'The Price of Sex.'

Juelich Rides ‘Neon’ Roller Coaster

Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.

Juelich Rides ‘Neon’ Roller Coaster

Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.

Juelich Rides ‘Neon’ Roller Coaster

Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.

Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’

A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.

Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’

A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.

Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’

A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.

Good’s ‘Vigilante’ Tags Graffiti Showdown

A nonfiction tagging doc takes a novel approach, looking at those who erase graffiti as opposed to those who make it.

Good’s ‘Vigilante’ Tags Graffiti Showdown

A nonfiction tagging doc takes a novel approach, looking at those who erase graffiti as opposed to those who make it.

Good’s ‘Vigilante’ Tags Graffiti Showdown

A nonfiction tagging doc takes a novel approach, looking at those who erase graffiti as opposed to those who make it.

Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’

Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.

Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’

Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.

Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’

Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.

Merk Mixes ‘Cocktails’ for Television

Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.

Merk Mixes ‘Cocktails’ for Television

Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.

Merk Mixes ‘Cocktails’ for Television

Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.

Seely Treks Long Distances for Shorts

Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.

Seely Treks Long Distances for Shorts

Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.

Seely Treks Long Distances for Shorts

Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.

Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy

Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.

Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy

Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.

Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy

Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.

Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival

An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.

Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival

An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.

Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival

An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.

Ehrlich Clicks with Icelandic ‘Mouse’

After her own Assange story broke big, a Bay Area filmmaker followed another lead...to Iceland.

Ehrlich Clicks with Icelandic ‘Mouse’

After her own Assange story broke big, a Bay Area filmmaker followed another lead...to Iceland.

Ehrlich Clicks with Icelandic ‘Mouse’

After her own Assange story broke big, a Bay Area filmmaker followed another lead...to Iceland.

Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman

Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'

Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman

Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'

Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman

Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'

Silent Film Festival Is in the Money

SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.

Silent Film Festival Is in the Money

SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.

Silent Film Festival Is in the Money

SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.

Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace

Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.

Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace

Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.

Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace

Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.

Mostly British Looks Beyond Speechifying Kings

Australian films comprise fully a third of the Mostly British Film Festival lineup.

Mostly British Looks Beyond Speechifying Kings

Australian films comprise fully a third of the Mostly British Film Festival lineup.

Mostly British Looks Beyond Speechifying Kings

Australian films comprise fully a third of the Mostly British Film Festival lineup.

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba

Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba

Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba

Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.

Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat

Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'

Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat

Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'

Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat

Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts

Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts

Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts

Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts

Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.

Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures

Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.

Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures

Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.

Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures

Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.

German Gems Program Shines

The German Gems series moves beyond Berlin in bringing attention to worthy new work out of Germany.

German Gems Program Shines

The German Gems series moves beyond Berlin in bringing attention to worthy new work out of Germany.

German Gems Program Shines

The German Gems series moves beyond Berlin in bringing attention to worthy new work out of Germany.

Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director

Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director

Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director

Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.

Rudolf Frieling Looks to Technologies New, Old for SFMOMA's Screens

SFMOMA's Rudolf Frieling talks about media arts, chance encounters and low/high-tech transformations.

Rudolf Frieling Looks to Technologies New, Old for SFMOMA's Screens

SFMOMA's Rudolf Frieling talks about media arts, chance encounters and low/high-tech transformations.

Rudolf Frieling Looks to Technologies New, Old for SFMOMA's Screens

SFMOMA's Rudolf Frieling talks about media arts, chance encounters and low/high-tech transformations.

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes

Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes

Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes

Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes

Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.

Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought

Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought

Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought

Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.

Manning’s ‘Al Capp’ Sketches Grandpa

Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.

Manning’s ‘Al Capp’ Sketches Grandpa

Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.

Manning’s ‘Al Capp’ Sketches Grandpa

Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.

Essential SF: Les Blank

Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

Essential SF: Les Blank

Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

Essential SF: Les Blank

Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

Essential SF: Les Blank

Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

The View from Here

San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay festival puts the focus on locals.

The View from Here

San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay festival puts the focus on locals.

The View from Here

San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay festival puts the focus on locals.

Essential SF: Gail Silva

Former Film Arts Foundation head Gail Silva continues to catalyze the film community. It would be a simple matter to collect testimonies to Gail Silva’s extraordinary impact and influence on the Bay Area film community—and beyond—from the countless artists and novices she has counseled, coached, prodded and pushed in the last 30-plus years and counting. But an extensive public appreciation already exists, you see, in the hundreds and hundreds of films, long and short, that prominently acknowledged her contribution in the end credits. The longtime executive director of Film Arts Foundation (of blessed memory) and creative and strategic consultant for a host of individual clients, Silva is deservedly included in the inaugural class of Essential SF honorees.

Essential SF: Gail Silva

Former Film Arts Foundation head Gail Silva continues to catalyze the film community. It would be a simple matter to collect testimonies to Gail Silva’s extraordinary impact and influence on the Bay Area film community—and beyond—from the countless artists and novices she has counseled, coached, prodded and pushed in the last 30-plus years and counting. But an extensive public appreciation already exists, you see, in the hundreds and hundreds of films, long and short, that prominently acknowledged her contribution in the end credits. The longtime executive director of Film Arts Foundation (of blessed memory) and creative and strategic consultant for a host of individual clients, Silva is deservedly included in the inaugural class of Essential SF honorees.

Brown Follows Injuries in ‘Going the Distance’

David L. Brown explores traumatic brain injuries with 'Going the Distance.' When ABC’s Bob Woodruff and his cameraman were badly injured by an IED in Iraq in January of 2006, it was the top story for days. We may not know any of the estimated 320,000 soldiers who’ve returned home with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), but we do remember the co-anchor of World News Tonight. To his credit, he and his family created the Bob Woodruff Foundation to advocate for and raise money for veterans with head injuries, and to educate the public. Longtime Brisbane documentary maker David L. Brown was at one of those benefits, a 22-mile traverse....

Brown Follows Injuries in ‘Going the Distance’

David L. Brown explores traumatic brain injuries with 'Going the Distance.' When ABC’s Bob Woodruff and his cameraman were badly injured by an IED in Iraq in January of 2006, it was the top story for days. We may not know any of the estimated 320,000 soldiers who’ve returned home with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), but we do remember the co-anchor of World News Tonight. To his credit, he and his family created the Bob Woodruff Foundation to advocate for and raise money for veterans with head injuries, and to educate the public. Longtime Brisbane documentary maker David L. Brown was at one of those benefits, a 22-mile traverse....

Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’

Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'

Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’

Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'

Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’

Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'

'Better This World' Takes a Look at Criminal Injustice

Two filmmakers examine the justice system in the U.S. post-Sept. 11.

'Better This World' Takes a Look at Criminal Injustice

Two filmmakers examine the justice system in the U.S. post-Sept. 11.

Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley

Bay Area filmmakers find a platform at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley

Bay Area filmmakers find a platform at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley

Bay Area filmmakers find a platform at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans

Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.

Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans

Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.

Cinemalit: 'Love Affair'

The CinemaLit Film Series, curated by film critic and SF360.org contributor Michael Fox, presents Leo McCarey's 'Love Affair' at the Mechanics' Institute.

Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'

A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.

Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'

A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.

Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'

A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain

A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain

A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain

A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.

Going McCarey's Way

A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.

Going McCarey's Way

A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.

Going McCarey's Way

A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.

'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc

Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.

'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc

Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.

'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc

Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’

Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’

Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’

Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.

Kirschenbaum’s ‘Looking’ Provides Alzheimer’s Patient P.O.V.

Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.

Kirschenbaum’s ‘Looking’ Provides Alzheimer’s Patient P.O.V.

Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.

Kirschenbaum’s ‘Looking’ Provides Alzheimer’s Patient P.O.V.

Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.

Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'

Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.

Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'

Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.

Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'

Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.

Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'

Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.

SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.

SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.

Wilson-Shepard Doc Blooms in AIDS Grove

Tom Shepard and Andy Abrahams Wilson are redefining activist filmmaking with educational films, such as their documentary on the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park.

Wilson-Shepard Doc Blooms in AIDS Grove

Tom Shepard and Andy Abrahams Wilson are redefining activist filmmaking with educational films, such as their documentary on the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park.

Wilson-Shepard Doc Blooms in AIDS Grove

Tom Shepard and Andy Abrahams Wilson are redefining activist filmmaking with educational films, such as their documentary on the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park.

Reeling in the Years with the Red Vic

Look back in (anything but) anger: Members of the Red Vic Collective wax nostalgic on wild times, amazing meals and surprise visits from the theater's biggest fan, Danny Glover.

Reeling in the Years with the Red Vic

Look back in (anything but) anger: Members of the Red Vic Collective wax nostalgic on wild times, amazing meals and surprise visits from the theater's biggest fan, Danny Glover.

Reeling in the Years with the Red Vic

Look back in (anything but) anger: Members of the Red Vic Collective wax nostalgic on wild times, amazing meals and surprise visits from the theater's biggest fan, Danny Glover.

Koons Garcia Runs Fingers Through 'Soil'

Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.

Koons Garcia Runs Fingers Through 'Soil'

Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.

Perkins Places 'Trust' in Convicts and Parolees

Tamara Perkins' The Trust is intended to provide a rare lens into the lives of incarcerated men and their families.

Perkins Places 'Trust' in Convicts and Parolees

Tamara Perkins' The Trust is intended to provide a rare lens into the lives of incarcerated men and their families.

Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'

East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.

Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'

East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.

Polk Street Lures Boswell's 'Stranger'

Scott Boswell’s marvelous debut feature, The Stranger In Us, plays out on Polk Street and in the Tenderloin, far from the oft-photographed glamour spots of San Francisco.

On the Road with 'Joan,' Stern and Sundberg Talk Big Picture

The makers of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work speak about their latest, as well as the state of documentary filmmaking.

San Francisco Habitue John Waters Offers Role Models

With a new book, gallery exhibition, appearances on local radio and stages, John Waters is quickly becoming a Bay Area fixture, a welcome addition to the film and cultural landscape.

Koppelman Maps International Cybercrime, Cuban Opera

Charles Koppelman's documentary in progress, Zero Day, exposes each of three threats to the Internet: cybercrime, cyberespionage and cyberwarfare.

Bowden Exposes San Francisco in Full Picture

San Francisco filmmaker Jon Bowden brings a second comic feature, The Full Picture, to screens.

Field's Anti-Apartheid Series Returns to Bay Area

By any measure, the long-awaited release of Have You Heard from Johannesburg? shapes up to be one of the major documentary events of 2010.

Breaux Leads Search Party Through Southwestern Country

Maria Breaux, deep in the heart of production on Mother Country talks about politics, process and her existential road movie.

Omori, Hardy Conspire to Tattoo the World

Emiko Omori s upcoming documentary, Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World, a collaboration of sorts between the two artists, grew out of a friendship that dates to 1974.

Judge's Crude Behavior Infuriates Documentary Makers

From chilling to dangerous to horrendous, local reactions to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan s ruling in favor of Chevron in New York on May 6 ran an unsurprisingly narrow gamut.

Griffin and Jordan Getting Nails Done

Today s fun fact: San Francisco has more nail salons per capita than any city in the country.

San Francisco International's Local Filmmakers Next Step

We caught up with several Bay Area makers, fresh off their high-energy screenings at SFIFF53 and primed to keep the momentum rolling.

New York-set Charlie Barker's Big S.F. Break

Along with selfless sacrifices and random luck, low-budget independent films often depend on the timely intervention of an angel.

Local Filmmakers In SFIFF Spotlight

Leland Orser saw his first movie at the Alexandria, and Joshua Grannell initially established himself as a S.F. character via his alter ego Peaches Christ.

Hernandez's Guilty Verdict

If there's a sure-fire crowd-pleaser in this year's San Francisco International Film Festival, it s Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith's Presumed Guilty.

SFIFF s Porchlight On For Guests

Ch‚ Sandoval of Chile, Kaspar Astrup Schroder of Denmark, Pedro Gonzal‚z-Rubio of Mexico, John Herschend and Claudia Gonson don t have much in common except stories to tell.

The Roxie's New Leadership

The Statton era has begun. Kate and Chris Statton have officially assumed the positions of co-executive directors of the venerable Mission District cinema.

Rajendra Serber's Confident Steps into Film

From Michael Powell to Carlos Saura to Sally Potter, a stratum of directors has progressively reimagined the relationship between dance and film.

Christina Yao's solid Empire of Silver

First-time filmmaker Christina Yao is soft-spoken and exceedingly polite, but it s apparent that very little intimidates her.

Living on Default line in Bakalian Doc

The new law reforming the Federal student loan program will save billions and help millions. But it won t make Serge Bakalian s debt expos‚ superfluous.

Rosen's Insights into 53rd San Francisco International

With opening night approaching, Rachel Rosen talked about her L.A. Rolodex, the function of festivals in a broadband world and her favorites in the festival.

Nuclear Family Secrets in Silvia's Atomic Mom

One of the oldest points of contention in documentary is whether the camera s presence alters the subject s behavior.

Riffe's Raw Milk Germ

There's so much about this product called milk that we think we know everything about, declares Jed Riffe with his usual blend of enthusiasm and amazement.

Hiler and Brown's Visionary Music

The culture war is over, and the reactionaries have won. In this climate, Jerome Hiler and Owsley Brown III s Music Makes a City is a revelation,

Borshay Liem's Double Exposure of Korean Adoptions

Deann Borshay Liem's 1999 doc First Person Plural recounted her experience as an orphaned Korean adoptee raised in an East Bay suburb.

Pixar's Latest Oscar High

Cementing its status as the preeminent animation company of the 00s, Pixar won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for the third time in seven years.

Reed's Promise of Prodigal Sons

If Kimberly Reed took a not particularly unique path into filmmaking, she certainly took an interesting road out of it.

Laotian Tourists Focus Murray's Camera

When Laos revised its visa structure to allow visitors to stay for more than one week, Westerners with digital cameras surged over the border.

Sid Ganis on Hollywood South and North

From his modest start as a staff writer at 20th Century Fox, Sid Ganis has built an uncommonly long and successful career in Hollywood.

Beyond 'Berlin,' Eggers' New German Gems

The moving arrow anoints a new hot spot of contemporary cinema every few years, and then moves on. Yet Germany never makes the cool list.

Cohen and Lipman's Recovering Friend in Forest

Injured in a crash on the Golden Gate Bridge, Dr. Grace Dammann spent 45 days in a coma and 13 months in the hospital.

Final Chapter in Kelly and Yamamoto's Art Trilogy

Transformation, of any kind, an ephemeral, elusive thing to capture on film. One advisor told Nancy Kelly she'd never do it. Difficult, sure, but impossible?

Ehrlich, Goldsmith on Pentagon Papers

The Oscar nomination for The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is a validation of the doc's right-now relevance.

Wendy Slick's 'Virtuoso' Turn

Olga Samaroff, the path-breaking 20th-century concert pianist, critic and teacher, was born Lucy Hickenlooper in San Antonio, Texas. That's right, she reinvented herself.

Joe Graham's Soulful 'Strapped'

"I wish gay cinema would die", Joe Graham declares. It s not queer movies the San Francisco filmmaker hates, but categories and pigeonholing.

Connie Field's Magnum Opus on Anti-Apartheid Movement

By any measure, the long-awaited release of Have You Heard from Johannesburg? shapes up to be one of the major documentary events of 2010.

Animal-Rescue Mine In Katrina's Emotional Aftermath

Geralyn Pezanoski s doc about the separation and occasional reunion of pets and owners in post-Katrina New Orleans beat the shelf-life odds.

Nani Walker's 'Other Nature' At 15,000 Feet

Nani Sahra Walker went to Nepal for seven months, and returned with a one-hour documentary. OK, a rough cut. No big deal? Enlightenment guaranteed, indeed.

George Csicsery's Hard Problems

With more than 25 documentaries to his credit, many on mathematicians and scientists, George Csicsery is arguably the most prolific filmmaker in the Bay Area.

Bay Area Narrative Filmmakers Thriving in Doc Capital

Michael Fox shows independent filmmakers who are thriving in the Bay Area.

Filmmakers Stuff 'Bag!' With Self-Distribution Dreams

Filmmakers Justine Jacob And Alex da Silva release the documentary Ready, Set, Bag!, which follows competitive grocery baggers from across the country.

David Thomson Revisits 'Psycho's' Critical Moment

David Thomson's new book commemorates the golden anniversary of Hitchcock's "Psycho."

Legal Eagle Eye Kristine Enea Zooms 'Off the Grid'

Kristine Enea's documentary shows The EcoCenter, a San Francisco environmental educational facility that treats and recycles wastewater and generates its own solar power.

Catherine Galasso's 'Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice'

Catherine Galasso talks about her performance piece Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice, which features dance, theater and projected video.

Workin' It: 'La Danse" and "Everything Strange and New'

Frederick Wiseman documents the frantic routine of choreographers for the Paris Opera Ballet as Frazer Bradshaw gives a more familiar portrayal of workplace satisfaction.

Antonelli's 'Crossing Over' and Cooke's Soulful Genius

Marin County filmmaker John Antonelli talks about his documentary on influential late singer-songwriter Sam Cooke for PBS's "American Masters" series.

David Sherman and Wasteland Utopias

In town for the premiere of Wasteland Utopias, the artist, curator and administrative director of Canyon Cinema gives us the scoop on Wilhelm Reich and other shadowy figures.

New Social Issue Dramas from Rainin Grant-Winners

The scoop on the projects of the inaugural class for the SFFS/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants, which support lively, intelligent social-issue narrative films.

Shamir's 'Defamation' a Vintage Documentary Dust-up

Reminiscent of Marcel Ophuls' fearless provocations in Hotel Terminus (1988), Yoav Shamir breaks every rule of polite documentary filmmaking in Defamation.

Daven Gee Docs on the New American Family

Two films from Oakland filmmakers, Dhana & Indra and Family 2469, illuminate the changing face of the country as the 21st Century unfolds.

On the Road Before 'The Recess Ends'

Shot in depressed burgs and 'burbs across the country, this documentary looks at the U.S. at its lowest economic ebb in generations.

Marissa Aroy Unearths Forgotten California history

Aroy's film excavates the history and contributions of Filipino farmworkers in the Golden State since the 1920s.

Don't Criticize it: 'Holding On to Jah'

It’s hard to imagine a venue where the new documentary Holding On to Jah will sound better than it did at Mezzanine last Wednesday night.

'Sorry, Thanks' Lavishes Love on the Mission

From the steep slope of 22nd Street down to La Taqueria, from the Attic to Boogaloos, this droll feature showcases the Mission to glowing advantage.

Anne, Anne, Anne: McGuire Comes Alive

Anne McGuire finds the beauty in the strange, and the strangeness in the beautiful. That's not perversity, people; that's poetry.

Christopher Upham Back to 'Dakto,' Vietnam

The writer has had ample opportunity in the last 40 years to come to terms with his stint as an ambulance driver and medic.

Montalbano's "The Recondite Heart"

East Bay filmmaker Miles Montalbano is in preproduction on dark coming-of-age story The Recondite Heart, his followup to his lauded debut, Revolution Summer.

Simon and Gosling Play Strachwitz's Tunes

Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling's documentary-in-progress, tentatively titled No Mouse Music! The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records, pays tribute to an underappreciated artist.

Telles charts 'Storm' of Mexican Revolution

Ray Telles's ambitious two-hour film, The Storm that Swept Mexico, with a budget north of $1.2 million, reaches out to the world.

Foraging for 'Swamp Cabbage'

Miami-born Julia Kahn offers strange revelations about the South in the long-gestating, cliche-crunching documentary Swamp Cabbage.

War Vets as Stars in 'Common Sky'

Five years ago, Common Sky director Kathy Carlson committed herself to the task of bridging the gulf between those who've fought in battle and the rest of us.

E-news You Can Use

The rapid adoption of e-newsletters by documentary filmmakers is the latest example of resourcefulness and efficiency among contemporary independents.

Ellen Schneider's Active Voice

Ellen Schneider speaks on the impact of social-issue documentaries and her San Francisco-based strategic communications company Active Voice.

Hess, Janos and the Volunteers of America

With in-process Volunteer Nation: Stories of Service, veteran producer-directors Ben Hess and Dan Janos are mobilizing the millennials.

Pete Nicks Impatient in 'Waiting Room'

East Bay documentary producer Pete Nicks places interactive storytelling booths in hospital waiting rooms.

Dina Ciraulo's 'Opal'

Dina Ciraulo's debut feature reconsiders the curious case of nature writer Opal Whiteley, who burst to prominence—and controversy— in the 1920s.

Seiji Horibuchi on VIZ Cinema

Seiji Horibuchi, founder and chairman of VIZ Media, speaks about VIZ Cinema, a built-from-scratch venue located in the New People building in Japantown.

Swedish Muckrakers Enlist Local Help

Oakland attorney Richard Lee speaks on the legal case surrounding the Swedish filmmakers of the hot-button documentary Bananas!.

'Howl' is Poetry in Post

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman combine live-action period drama and animation in retelling of Ginsburg's Howl

Social Justice and the S.F. Jewish Film Festival

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival arrives with an expansive program spotlighting the Jewish tradition of social justice and human rights.

'Why Isn't Chris von Sneidern Famous?'

A revealing portrait of veteran local singer-songwriter-guitarist with a cult following investigates existential questions about fame with respect, empathy and self-reflection.

J.P. Allen and the Landscape of Love

J.P. Allen and Janis DeLucia Allen's latest imagining, Sex and Imagining, is a two-character piece thick with dialogue and psychological undercurrents.

Weissman's 'Heartbreak and Heroism'

David Weissman speaks on his new project, Heartbreak and Heroism, revisiting the early years of the AIDS outbreak in San Francisco.

Kutner and Goldstein on 'The Snake'

Adam Goldstein and Eric Kutner discuss their debut, The Snake, an unapologetically impertinent, made-in-S.F, comedy that marks its creators as resourceful wiseguys.

The horror, the horror: 'Tweaker With an Axe'

An interview with Flynn Witmeyer about his debut feature Tweaker With an Axe, and the desire to make genre films—horror or sci-fi or fantasy—that incorporate gay and lesbian characters.

Tejada-Flores on "Road" for a Change

When Rick Tejada-Flores decided to explore his family's checkered Bolivian past, he accepted that he had to be a character.

Cronenwett's 'Maggots and Men' at Frameline

A case could be made that Cary Cronenwett's Maggots and Men isn't just the most unique work in Frameline33, but of any festival all year.

'All About Evil'-doer Joshua Grannell in post

Blood-soaked, darkly comic All About Evil has writer-director Joshua Grannell and editor Rick LeCompte on an express-train schedule rare for an independent feature.

'All About Evil'-doer Joshua Grannell in post

Blood-soaked, darkly comic All About Evil has writer-director Joshua Grannell and editor Rick LeCompte on an express-train schedule rare for an independent feature.

Tom Shepard's 'Whiz Kids' Blinding with Science

Tom Shepard revisits the overachieving, hyper-ambitious world of science-obsessed high school seniors in his new film, Whiz Kids.

Nutritious eating on the cheap for Potash film

Like most social-issue documentaries, Food Stamped sprang from an activist impulse for Shira and Yoav Potash.

Miller Brothers Touch Home at AT&T Park

The Miller brothers take their memoir-release to the local ballpark.

Cyrus Omoomian's 'Democracy': From Iran to Chile

Iranian filmmaker Cyrus Omoomian documents post-Pinochet Chile in work-in-progress Pushing Towards Democracy.

Dinner and a Movie Discussion: Igor Sinyak

Michael Fox interviews Igor Sinyak, founder of Subtitles & Subtleties, about his dinner and a movie discussion forum.

'In-World War:' Brant Smith's Directorial Debut

Michael Fox reviews Brant Smith's In-World War, a dark sci-fi comedy about a beta tester trapped in a futuristic war on terror.

Recession-Proof Theaters, to a Point

Arthouse theaters like The Roxie, Red Vic and The Balboa resist the economic downturn and adjust calendars to meet audience demands.

Kaufman and Snitow: New Jewish Identity

Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow explore the customs and modernity of the next generation of Jews in their documentary Dis-Continuity.

Local Makers Line Up Next Shot after SFIFF

The 2009 SFIFF has been a launching pad for the numerous Bay Area filmmaker

SFIFF52: 'The Professionals' Unites Filmmakers

The Professionals an ambitious array of panels, case studies and discussions, makes its debut as a forum for encouraging Bay Area moviemakers to engage with guests and colleagues.

SFIFF52: New Narrative Trend for Bay Area Cinema

Four independent narratives - La Mission, My Suicide, Everything Strange and New and (Untitled) - are adding to the Bay Area's repertoire, historically regarded as a breeding ground for documentary filmmakers.

Holtzman: Psychedelic Cambodian Rock in 'Dengue Fever'

Zac Holtzman scores The Lost World with Dengue Fever, creating a sound that has been described as a psychedelic version of vintage Cambodian rock'n'roll, fueled by Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol's vocal stylings and Ethan Holtzman's organ and accordion shadings.

Walsh sets off on Rainer's parade

Bringing Rainer's work to a larger audience: Feelings Are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer, a feature-length documentary about the choreographer and experimental filmmaker.

Box set "Treasures" unearths buried avant-garde

National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986, is a splendid package of 26 films, drawn from New York and San Francisco.

Kitchell on Another Hot Topic with Environmental Movement Doc

Mark Kitchell current project is an ambitious summation of the environmental movement, from the protests of the 1960s, the '70s focus on pollution, the Greenpeace campaigns and the global climate change.

Sam Green's Utopian Experiment

Sam Green talks about his latest project, an experimental documentary where the stories tease out, in more of an emotional way, ideas about hope and imagination of the future

Sam Green's Utopian Experiment

Sam Green talks about his latest project, an experimental documentary where the stories tease out, in more of an emotional way, ideas about hope and imagination of the future

On the Road, in Search of a Film

Caroline Kraus is embarking on a project with a rough outline, a firm destination, little money and no ending, but with a unifying theme: underdogs, and our notions of success, failure and disappointment.

'Medicine for Melancholy' in the City it Re-discovered

Barry Jenkins talks abut his background, making movies in San Francisco and the issues of black identity, assimilation and gentrification, which are at the heart of his film.

Peled's Globalization Trilogy in India's Cotton Fields

The throughline of Micha Peled's film is a farmer in a village in Vibharba, in central India's cotton belt, over a farming season.

Epps Unearths Buried Alcatraz History

The Black Rock focuses on the African American prisoners and guards who lived on the island when it was a federal penitentiary.

Leban and Szajko's Gay Marriage Doc

The tentatively titled Winter of Love uses Prop. 8 as a framework for a look at the increasing acceptance of gay marriage.

Intersections of 'Harrison Montgomery' with Daniel Davila

SF360.org interviews Davila on his film about a bottom-rung Tenderloin drug dealer with aspirations of becoming an artist.

Ellen Lake's Miniatures Fit Right In

When we're finally all watching movies on the most expedient of platforms–our mobile phone–Ellen Lake will be at the head of the parade.

'Strand' Follows Thread to Rep Cinema's Glory Days

In Strand: A Natural History of Cinema, Christian Bruno pays homage to the pivotal and shifting role of movie theaters in San Francisco's cultural life.

Veteran Berkeley Filmmaker's Baseball Doc

While ballplayers were relaxing in the off-season, Eugene Corr plowed ahead with his baseball documentary From Ghost Town to Havana.

A Composer Almost Ready for His Close-Up

Michael Fox looks behind the scenes of a film on the maverick Seattle composer-performer-inventor Trimpin.

'Tongues' Cracks the Language Barrier

The forthcoming film Speaking in Tongues follows four diverse local public-school students enrolled in language-immersion programs.

'Che: The Roadshow' reclaims a legend

Steven Soderbergh's fascinating portrait of legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is willfully disinterested in the conventions of mainstream movies.

Elizabeth Pepin's 'Wasted!'

If you've been waiting for a punk-rock doc about sewage and wastewater treatment–admit it–it's in the pipeline and heading your way by year's end.

Tom E. Brown on 'Pushing Dead' and Stayin' Alive

Tom E. Brown talks about producing and funding Pushing Dead, a film about an HIV-positive writer forced to give up his daily drug regimen.

Pamela Harris, GFEM, and Filmmaker Funding

Oakland's Pamela Harris and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media are connecting media makers with financial resources.

Reading Between the Frames: Fleming and Sturges

Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master and Glenn Lovell's Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges are splendid biographies by critics with local ties.

Sundance Harvests an Eclectic Crop of Local Films

Bay Area filmmakers represented at Sundance.

New at Frameline: K.C. Price

Frameline's new executive director discusses his non-profit background and graduate school pipe dream of being a novelist.

Sragow on 'An American Movie Master'

Former San Francisco Examiner film critic Michael Sragow talks about his newly released book Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master.

Kroot's Planet Kuchar

Bay Area filmmaker Jennifer Kroot talks about her inspiration to make a documentary on legendary, underground filmmaking twins George and Mike Kuchar.

Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black on 'Milk'

Michael Fox chats with Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on the eve of Milk's much-anticipated theatrical release.

Scott MacDonald's 'Canyon Cinema' Book--Both History and How-to

Scott McDonald's Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor, details the formation of the revered Bay Area artists' collective in the early 1960s.

David Thomson and 1,000 Unusual Suspects

Film historian and essayist David Thomson talks to SF360 about his new book, Have You Seen . . . ? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films.

A Documentary on Death and Survival in Paradise

A husband and wife filmmaking pair are in the midst of a documentary on mysterious disappearances in the Galapagos.

Susan Oxtoby and the Pacific Film Archive

The PFA senior curator talks about her cinematic influences, curating in Canada and the U.S., and recent additions to the world of film.

Making 'Howl' and 'Babnik'

Epstein and Friedman bring a poem to the screen, while a South Bay director goes Russian.

A Talk With Arab Film Festival's Executive Director

We sat down with Michel Shehadeh, who joined the festival earlier this year, for a wide-ranging interview on Arab film.

Documenting the Lyme Epidemic

Andy Abrahams Wilson talks about Under Our Skin, his elegantly crafted film on the underreported epidemic of Lyme disease.

MVFF: Mulford and Cruz On Chile's Dark Past

Marilyn Mulford collaborated with Quique Cruz on the pensive, humanistic, and inspiring Archaeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi.

Straight and Not So Narrow 'Crooked Beauty' In Production

In 'Crooked Beauty,' mental health is re-imagined and redefined.

James Savoca's 'Around June' Casts Spell Around Potrero Hill

It used to be standard for San Francisco to be portrayed in movies as a magical, mythical, and slightly mysterious catalyst for transformation.

Mendocino's Swine Country

"Horror films can hold a lot of crazy ideas and political ideas and no one blinks," says Pig Hunt writer and producer Robert Mailer Anderson, "and that serves our purposes."

Jerusalem's Lone Gay Bar

Yun Suh's film City of Borders documents group dynamics and conflict through the doors of a Jerusalem's only gay bar: a locale where anyone can, "come, be themselves, and be accepted."

Room for Thought at SFMOMA

A film in a darkened theater commands our undivided attention, but a video installation in a museum doesn't have the same effect.

Scott Crocker's 'Ghost Bird' Phenomenon

Scott Crocker's documentary brings the truth behind the "Lord God" bird phenomenon out of the bushes.

Educational 'Split' Helps Troubled Children of Divorce

There is little question that so-called educational films with specific social-welfare goals don’t get much respect as examples of craft or art.

Chris Marker Comes Home, At Last

I confess that for a long while I had the misperception, based on almost no exposure to his work, that French essayist Chris Marker made dense, dry films steeped in political theory and inaccessible to anyone but a narrow strata of irrelevant European intellectuals.

Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy

Film Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed by 15 independent filmmakers in 1976, joins forces with SFFS.

Stephen Olsson and Link TV

SF360.org talks to the senior director of original programming at Link TV, which provides an antidote to the standard television news mix.

Saluting the Ultimate Whistleblower

SF360.org looks at the making of a documentary about the controversial leak of the Pentagon papers.

Saluting the Ultimate Whistleblower

SF360.org looks at the making of a documentary about the controversial leak of the Pentagon papers.

Not About Royalty

Empress Hotel looks at residents of a hotel turned homeless people's residence through San Francisco's Access to Housing program.

Riffling through '1000 Journals' with Someguy

Andrea Kreuzhage speaks about her documentary, 1000 Journals, which raises a host of fascinating questions about creativity, collaboration, community, and communication.

Beard world and Swenson's Salton Sea

The first of SF360.org's In Production columns looks at two works-in-progress: Laura Lukitsch's film about beards and Lise Swenson's Salton Sea pic.

Beard world and Swenson's Salton Sea

The first of SF360.org's In Production columns looks at two works-in-progress: Laura Lukitsch's film about beards and Lise Swenson's Salton Sea pic.

S.F. Jewish Film Festival's Stein and Fishman

Programmers for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Peter Stein and Nancy Fishman, speak about never taking the path of least resistance.

Catherine Breillat's 'The Last Mistress'

French author and director Catherine Breillat speaks about the fierce passion play of her latest, The Last Mistress.

SFIFF51: Barry Jenkins' San Francisco Story

Medicine for Melancholy is a graceful and poignant film about fleeting urban connections, black identity and invisibility, cultural adventures and this gentrified city's lost soul.

SFIFF51: Craig Baldwin Shoots the Moon, and the Desert

The Mission filmmaker has slaved in the underground for some three decades, a guide and shaman for other artists working on the fringes.

SFIFF51: Renee Tajima- Pe–a's trip down “Calavera Highway'

If making a movie about one’s family could be equated with a fire-walk in August, then making a documentary about one’s partner’s family might be akin to a midsummer sauna. Yet veteran L.A. filmmaker Renee Tajima-Pe–a (Who Killed Vincent Chin?) signed on to a road trip with her husband from L.A. to Washington state to Texas in search of "la verdad" about the father that abandoned Armando’s mother Rosa and his six brothers several decades ago. An intimate and elegantly crafted work of cinema verita, Calavera Highway encompasses universal familial tensions, Mexican-American identity, the responsibilities of fathers (and sons) and the psychic malleability of map-drawn borders.

Tajima-Pe–a, who’s an associate professor at UC Santa Cruz, will receive the Golden Gate Award for long-form television documentary at the S.F. International Film Festival, where Calavera Highway screens three times in early May. Via email, she talked about searching for "Calaveras" hidden in closets and elsewhere.

Johnny Symons and "Ask Not"

East Bay filmmaker Johnny Symons' documentary "Ask Not" moves beyond stereotypes to examine what experience is really like for gays and lesbians in the military.

'Thrillville' turns 11

Will "the Thrill" Viahro, impresario of East Bay cult movie extravaganza "Thrillville," discusses the difference between "trash" and "garbage" in film.

Thomas Beard exposes "Live Cinema"

Bodies of work have emerged from the intersections of performance, film and electronic art. Cinematograph 7ÑLive Cinema: A Contemporary Reader, edited by Thomas Beard's provides thoughtful writing on the subject.

"Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick"

Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick: 10 short comic narratives are exemplars of an unpolished, unpretentious school of moviemaking that aims at every moment to be audience-friendly.

Cinema, Israeli Style

Even as the country has become a typically affluent Western society, its cinema has retained its status as a crucial component of the national dialogue.

Carl D. Brown and Erin Beach of "2nd Verse"

The unassuming young director and producer spent five years on their optimistic yet unsentimental doc spotlighting four teenagers from the S.F.-based Youth Speaks project.

SF Indiefest at 10

Way back in 1998, Jeff Ross founded the San Francisco Independent Film Festival to showcase iconoclastic, grassroots moviemakers locked out of the standard channels of distribution. As the 10th SF Indiefest kicks off tonight, Ross and his rotating cast of programmers remain as idealistic as ever, but the indie landscape has largely changed for the worse.

Paradjanov and Godard on DVD

Michael Fox reviews the release of a Sergei Paradjanov DVD boxed set and the arrival of a Jean-Luc Godard box spotlighting his underrated mid-'80s work.

Alan K. Rode on Noir and Charles McGraw

Alan K. Rode, a cofounder of the Film Noir Foundation, sang the praises of San Francisco movie audiences on the horn from L.A., then got down to brass tacks.

Berlin & Beyond at 13

The Goethe-Institut's festival offers a pointed reminder that Germany, Austria and Switzerland aren't just in the center of Europe, but in the middle of international cinema.

Jamie Meltzer on "Welcome to Nollywood"

Jamie Meltzer talks about his new film on Nigeria, where the digital revolution enables entrepreneurs to churn out movies quickly and inexpensively.

Lynn Hershman Leeson's "Culture" war

Lynn Hershman Leeson discusses her new project, ÔStrange Culture'.

George Kuchar, Neither Boil nor Blister

Michael Fox interviews director and Mission District icon George Kuchar

"Revolution Summer"

Miles Matthew Montalbano's evocative and empathetic portrait of Bush-era dissatisfaction among the post-collegiate set.

Telluride in Transition

An intimate four-day buffet of tributes, premieres, restorations, and revivals laid out in the Colorado mountains, Telluride is an oasis for film lovers.

"2 Days in Paris" with Julie Delpy

Delpy, who studied film at NYU in the early '90s, spoke fluent, rapid-fire English during a late-July visit to San Francisco.

Jewish Humor, After Woody

Although it's too early to write Allen off, it's also clear that he hasn't connected with younger audiences in a long time, so who's the next Woody Allen?

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Savvy moviegoers outside the target demographic have learned to scout the niche fests' programs for films that premiered to raves at Berlin or Cannes.

Jasmine Dellal on her "Gypsy Caravan"

Jasmine Dellal's affinity for Roma (or Gypsy) and new film, Gypsy Caravan is a spectacular portrait of five top-drawer Roma acts.

Digital Festival

Movies are shifting at mach speed from the theater to the home. The future is at hand.

Jon Else On Acts of Creation

Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic blends World War II history with composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars’ staging of a new opera on the subject.

Mike White's Alter Egos

White's heroes and heroines are content with their mundane lives until some uninvited intruder or unforeseen event exposes their frustration and complacency.

Phillip Haas on "The Situation"

An interview with documentary and narrative filmmaker Philip Haas upon the release of his latest film, The Situation.

Video-Diary Pioneer Spencer Nakasako

Spencer Nakasako gets the credit for starting the still-cresting wave of first-person camcorder documentaries back in 1995, but he claims it was largely an accident.

Reviews: "Family Law"; "Amazing Grace"

Daniel Burman's smartest play was casting Daniel Hendler as his onscreen alter ego. Michael Apted's worthy Grace, reminds that period pieces make effective message movies.

Rory Kennedy and 'The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy talks about her process and approach with making her new chilling documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.

Tom Tykwer and the scent of a serial killer

The director talks about his movie Perfume and his perspective as a filmmaker and artist.

Nathaniel Dorsky's Secret World

Song and Solitude, is a twilight sojourn to a secret world much like our own, rendered with profound patience and a hint of wistfulness.

Cinema, New Italian Style

The relationship between intellectualism and passion, a distinctly Italian concern, propels the 2006 edition of New Italian Cinema.

Arnold On the Auction Block

Make a bid on Schwarzenegger's low-budget 1970 travesty, Hercules in New York.

Crossing That Bridge

Eric Steel's disturbing, controversial documentary, The Bridge, focuses on people who end their lives at the famous landmark at the edge of the continent.

Joseph McBride: All is Welles

Joseph McBride's What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of An Independent Career catalogs the director's amazingly prolific final 15 years.

Jack Stevenson's vault of vice

The expat archivist and writer makes his near-annual pilgrimage to San Francisco with a flurry of shows teeming with goodies from his personal collection.

The "remake," re-made

Why do updates of Jerry Lewis flicks get more slack from critics than Zailian's "All the King's Men" and Demme's "The Manchurian Candidate?"

Global Lens 2006

The annual series of films from countries with less developed or out-of-favor national cinemas has several winners.

MPAA in Sights of This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Filmmaker Kirby Dick talks about censorship, and discrimination against independent films.

David Thomson on Nicole Kidman

The renowned local critic and historian talks about his book about the iconic Hollywood beauty.

Stephen Parr In the Home-Movie Archives

The San Francisco Media Archive director talks about the weirdness and normality revealed on Home Movie Day.

Amos Gitai's Reality

The veteran Israeli filmmaker, in town for the Jewish Film Festival, talks about radical art and Free Zone.

Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, from the Salton Sea to San Francisco

Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer talk about their acclaimed debut Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea, their influences, and making films in San Francisco.

Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga on the Weight of Words

Arriaga, who authored Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, discusses working in collaboration and across mediums.

Overview of the S.F. Jewish Film Festival

The sudden climate change in the Middle East has had a tone-altering effect on the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, where the war will be Topic A.

Army of Shadows and France's Soul

Jean-Pierre Melville's remarkable 1969 nail biter is on a different plane than contemporary spy thrillers.

New Executive Director of S.F. Cinematheque on Experimental Film

Newly appointed S.F. Cinematheque executive director Caroline Savage discusses the state of experimental film.

Terry Zwigoff, "Confidential" and Uncensored

San Francisco filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, a former curmudgeon softened by success, discusses Art School Confidential.

Addictive TV's VJ-style "Eye of the Pilot" at the Kabuki

An intimate group caught Addictive TV's VJ-style show of ÔEye of the Pilot' at the Kabuki, and stayed late for an enthusiastic Q&A.

Words on work with Michael Glawogger

A conversation with director Michael Glawogger on his film, Workingman's Death, which screens at the 2006 SFIFF.

"Full Grown Men" On the Road

David Munro and Xandra Castleton speak about making their indie Full Grown Men and taking it to the Tribeca Film Festival.

David Kipen Posits New Auteur Theory

A conversation with David Kipen about his book, The Schreiber Theory, which reclaims the contribution of screenwriters to motion pictures.

Delicious 'All About Evil' In Production

Michael Fox goes behind the scenes on Peaches Christs' slice-'em-up.