Welcome to SF360

Nov 15, 2011

SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.

Welcome to SF360

Nov 15, 2011

SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.

Essential SF: Nov. 6

Nov 6, 2011

Essential SF shines a light on the Bay Area’s legendary, idiosyncratic and multifaceted contributions to the filmmaking world at SF Film Society | New People Cinema, 7:00 pm. An outgrowth of SF360.org’s Essential SF column, the event this year also pays tribute to the half-decade-plus SF360.org project.

Essential SF: Nov. 6

Nov 6, 2011

Essential SF shines a light on the Bay Area’s legendary, idiosyncratic and multifaceted contributions to the filmmaking world at SF Film Society | New People Cinema, 7:00 pm. An outgrowth of SF360.org’s Essential SF column, the event this year also pays tribute to the half-decade-plus SF360.org project.

Essential SF: Nov. 6

Nov 6, 2011

Essential SF shines a light on the Bay Area’s legendary, idiosyncratic and multifaceted contributions to the filmmaking world at SF Film Society | New People Cinema, 7:00 pm. An outgrowth of SF360.org’s Essential SF column, the event this year also pays tribute to the half-decade-plus SF360.org project.

Essential SF: Susan Gerhard

Johnny Ray Huston
Nov 2, 2011

Susan Gerhard talks copy, critics and the 'there' we have here.

Essential SF: Susan Gerhard

Johnny Ray Huston
Nov 2, 2011

Susan Gerhard talks copy, critics and the 'there' we have here.

Essential SF: Susan Gerhard

Johnny Ray Huston
Nov 2, 2011

Susan Gerhard talks copy, critics and the 'there' we have here.

Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall

Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011

Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.

Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall

Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011

Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.

Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall

Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011

Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.

Iranian Teenage Love Sparks ‘Circumstance’

Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2011

Director, producer speak of challenges, inspirations behind a story of the urban Iranian underground.

Iranian Teenage Love Sparks ‘Circumstance’

Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2011

Director, producer speak of challenges, inspirations behind a story of the urban Iranian underground.

Iranian Teenage Love Sparks ‘Circumstance’

Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2011

Director, producer speak of challenges, inspirations behind a story of the urban Iranian underground.

Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember

Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011

When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.

Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember

Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011

When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.

Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember

Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011

When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.

Graham Leggat and a Film Society Transformed

Susan Gerhard
Aug 26, 2011

Leggat’s eventful six-year tenure with the San Francisco Film Society changed an institution as well as the filmmaking landscape in the Bay Area and beyond.

Graham Leggat and a Film Society Transformed

Susan Gerhard
Aug 26, 2011

Leggat’s eventful six-year tenure with the San Francisco Film Society changed an institution as well as the filmmaking landscape in the Bay Area and beyond.

Graham Leggat and a Film Society Transformed

Susan Gerhard
Aug 26, 2011

Leggat’s eventful six-year tenure with the San Francisco Film Society changed an institution as well as the filmmaking landscape in the Bay Area and beyond.

Graham Leggat, 1960-2011

Susan Gerhard
Aug 25, 2011

Graham Leggat (b. March 12, 1960), executive director of the San Francisco Film Society, died at his San Francisco home on August 25, 2011, after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 51.

Graham Leggat, 1960-2011

Susan Gerhard
Aug 25, 2011

Graham Leggat (b. March 12, 1960), executive director of the San Francisco Film Society, died at his San Francisco home on August 25, 2011, after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 51.

Graham Leggat, 1960-2011

Susan Gerhard
Aug 25, 2011

Graham Leggat (b. March 12, 1960), executive director of the San Francisco Film Society, died at his San Francisco home on August 25, 2011, after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 51.

Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’

Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011

A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.

Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’

Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011

A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.

Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’

Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011

A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.

'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox

Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011

Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.

'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox

Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011

Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.

'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox

Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011

Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011

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

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011

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

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011

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

SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced

Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2011

Cash prizes, recognition showered on the winning filmmakers of 2011 San Francisco International. The San Francisco International Film Festival presented its 2011 Golden Gate Awards to filmmakers Wednesday night at Temple Nightclub/Prana Restaurant. Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's Better This World won both Documentary Feature and Bay Area Documentary awards. Yoav Potash's Crime After Crime received the Investigative Documentary prize. Park Jung-bum's The Journals of Musan won the New Directors award. A complete list...

SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced

Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2011

Cash prizes, recognition showered on the winning filmmakers of 2011 San Francisco International. The San Francisco International Film Festival presented its 2011 Golden Gate Awards to filmmakers Wednesday night at Temple Nightclub/Prana Restaurant. Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's Better This World won both Documentary Feature and Bay Area Documentary awards. Yoav Potash's Crime After Crime received the Investigative Documentary prize. Park Jung-bum's The Journals of Musan won the New Directors award. A complete list...

Film Society Awards Night Shines Light on ’70s, City

Susan Gerhard
Apr 29, 2011

Beginnings, endings and the dazzling cinema in between honored in SFFS's annual awards show.

Film Society Awards Night Shines Light on ’70s, City

Susan Gerhard
Apr 29, 2011

Beginnings, endings and the dazzling cinema in between honored in SFFS's annual awards show.

Film Society Awards Night Shines Light on ’70s, City

Susan Gerhard
Apr 29, 2011

Beginnings, endings and the dazzling cinema in between honored in SFFS's annual awards show.

SFIFF54's 'Beginners' Brings Surprises

Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2011

Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor lit up the Castro on San Francisco International's opening night.

SFIFF54's 'Beginners' Brings Surprises

Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2011

Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor lit up the Castro on San Francisco International's opening night.

SFIFF54's 'Beginners' Brings Surprises

Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2011

Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor lit up the Castro on San Francisco International's opening night.

Getting Behind 'Bill Cunningham'

Susan Gerhard
Apr 8, 2011

Richard Press and Philip Gefter pay tribute to a worker's devotion in making 'Bill Cunningham New York.'

Getting Behind 'Bill Cunningham'

Susan Gerhard
Apr 8, 2011

Richard Press and Philip Gefter pay tribute to a worker's devotion in making 'Bill Cunningham New York.'

Getting Behind 'Bill Cunningham'

Susan Gerhard
Apr 8, 2011

Richard Press and Philip Gefter pay tribute to a worker's devotion in making 'Bill Cunningham New York.'

SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events

Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011

SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.

SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events

Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011

SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.

SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events

Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011

SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.

Stone Tour Cultivates the City

Susan Gerhard
Feb 14, 2011

Film professor and farmer Melinda Stone tours San Francisco community centers with film and food for thought.

Stone Tour Cultivates the City

Susan Gerhard
Feb 14, 2011

Film professor and farmer Melinda Stone tours San Francisco community centers with film and food for thought.

Stone Tour Cultivates the City

Susan Gerhard
Feb 14, 2011

Film professor and farmer Melinda Stone tours San Francisco community centers with film and food for thought.

Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011

Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011

Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011

Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011

Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

SF360 Live at Sundance: 285 Steps

Susan Gerhard
Jan 28, 2011

Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.

SF360 Live at Sundance: 285 Steps

Susan Gerhard
Jan 28, 2011

Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.

SF360 Live at Sundance: 285 Steps

Susan Gerhard
Jan 28, 2011

Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.

SF360 Live at Sundance: 285 Steps

Susan Gerhard
Jan 28, 2011

Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.

Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010

The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010

The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010

The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010

The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

Film 2010: Top Tens

Susan Gerhard
Dec 23, 2010

Film fans and makers agree to disagree on the best films of 2010 in SF360.org's annual Year in Film poll.

Film 2010: Top Tens

Susan Gerhard
Dec 23, 2010

Film fans and makers agree to disagree on the best films of 2010 in SF360.org's annual Year in Film poll.

Film 2010: Top Tens

Susan Gerhard
Dec 23, 2010

Film fans and makers agree to disagree on the best films of 2010 in SF360.org's annual Year in Film poll.

Film 2010: Top Tens

Susan Gerhard
Dec 23, 2010

Film fans and makers agree to disagree on the best films of 2010 in SF360.org's annual Year in Film poll.

Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube

Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010

Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?

Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube

Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010

Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?

Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube

Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010

Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?

Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube

Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010

Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?

'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost

Susan Gerhard
Dec 13, 2010

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.

'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost

Susan Gerhard
Dec 13, 2010

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.

'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost

Susan Gerhard
Dec 13, 2010

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.

Sundance Announces Films in Competition

Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010

Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.

Sundance Announces Films in Competition

Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010

Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.

Sundance Announces Films in Competition

Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010

Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.

Sundance Announces Films in Competition

Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010

Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.

Essential SF

Susan Gerhard, Editor
Nov 5, 2010

SF360.org profiles the 2011 roster of Essential SF, an ongoing compendium of the film community’s vital figures and institutions.

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade

Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010

A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade

Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010

A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade

Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010

A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.

'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present

Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010

Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.

'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present

Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010

Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.

'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present

Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010

Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.

Rwanda Moves Forward in New Documentary

Susan Gerhard
Sep 30, 2010

The latest Deborah Scranton film takes another look at the Rwandan genocide.

Rwanda Moves Forward in New Documentary

Susan Gerhard
Sep 30, 2010

The latest Deborah Scranton film takes another look at the Rwandan genocide.

Rwanda Moves Forward in New Documentary

Susan Gerhard
Sep 30, 2010

The latest Deborah Scranton film takes another look at the Rwandan genocide.

Bar-Lev on the True 'Tillman Story'

Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2010

Amir Bar-Lev follows a family's continuing fight in 'The Tillman Story.'

Bar-Lev on the True 'Tillman Story'

Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2010

Amir Bar-Lev follows a family's continuing fight in 'The Tillman Story.'

Bar-Lev on the True 'Tillman Story'

Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2010

Amir Bar-Lev follows a family's continuing fight in 'The Tillman Story.'

Two Zimbalists and 'Two Escobars'

Susan Gerhard
Aug 27, 2010

The stories of an assassinated soccer star and the nation's most notorious criminal merge in a portrait of '80s-'90s Colombia.

Two Zimbalists and 'Two Escobars'

Susan Gerhard
Aug 27, 2010

The stories of an assassinated soccer star and the nation's most notorious criminal merge in a portrait of '80s-'90s Colombia.

Two Zimbalists and 'Two Escobars'

Susan Gerhard
Aug 27, 2010

The stories of an assassinated soccer star and the nation's most notorious criminal merge in a portrait of '80s-'90s Colombia.

'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road

Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010

Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.

'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road

Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010

Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.

'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road

Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010

Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.

SFIFF53: Golden Gate Awards and Juried Prizes/Grants Announced

Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2010

Cash prizes totaling nearly $300,000 for filmmakers highlighted the San Francisco International Film Festival s Golden Gate Awards Wednesday night.

SFIFF53 Reports: California Dreamin' at Film Society Awards Night

Susan Gerhard
Apr 30, 2010

San Francisco itself took a lead role at Film Society Awards Night, the dinner and awards program benefiting the Film Society s year-round Youth Education initiative.

'Utopia' in San Francisco

Susan Gerhard
Apr 18, 2010

I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.

San Francisco International Film Festival's 53rd Edition

Susan Gerhard
Mar 30, 2010

Director of Programming Rachel Rosen and programmers Rod Armstrong, Audrey Chang and Sean Uyehara shared thoughts on 177 films from 46 countries.

Bay Area's Strong Presence at 82nd Oscars

Susan Gerhard
Feb 3, 2010

Films with Bay Area connections featured prominently in the 82nd Academy Award nominations announced yesterday.

Sam Green's 'Utopia' at Sundance

Susan Gerhard
Jan 31, 2010

I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.

The Greatest Finds of My Generation

Susan Gerhard
Jan 26, 2010

The harsh glare of the spotlight that brought Howl mixed reviews from critics on opening night of Sundance had melted into a warm glow by Saturday.

Top 10s of the 2000s

Susan Gerhard
Dec 30, 2009

Not surprisingly, Bay Area critics, fans, exhibitors and filmmakers did not arrive at a consensus on the best films of the decade.

Top 10s of 2009: Insiders and Fans

Susan Gerhard
Dec 29, 2009

It was a big year for 3D, but Bay Area critics and film-industry folk found many other dimensions in the cinema of 2009.

Frazer Bradshaw on "Everything Strange and New"

Susan Gerhard
Nov 23, 2009

Susan Gerhard caught up with the director of an Oakland-shot domestic drama whose first-time feature was chosen for Sundance.

Gerald Peary on the Rise and Fall of the Film Critic

Susan Gerhard
Nov 14, 2009

Boston Phoenix film critic Gerald Peary's film tours the rise, fall and reorientation of film criticism in the United States.

The Impact of Joe Berlinger's 'Crude'

Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2009

Joe Berlinger speaks about the making of an environmental disaster in the Amazon, as seen in his new film, Crude.

'Lion's Den' and '24 City'

Susan Gerhard
Jul 31, 2009

Veteran filmmakers Pablo Trapero and Jia Zhang-ke complicate their genres with Lion's Den and 24 City.

SFIFF52: Golden Gate Awards Uncorked, SFFS/KRF Grant Winner Announced

Susan Gerhard
May 7, 2009

SFIFF handed out approximately $100,000 and announced the winner San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grant during its Golden Gate Awards.

Film Society Awards: Ballard, Coppola, Redford and Toback

Susan Gerhard
May 1, 2009

The San Francisco Film Society honored Francis Ford Coppola, Carroll Ballard, Robert Redford and James Toback. Coppola surprised the audience by turning over the Founder's Directing Award he received to longtime colleague Carroll Ballard.

SFIFF52: Jarmel and Schneider's "Speaking in Tongues"

Susan Gerhard
Apr 25, 2009

Jarmel and Schneider's Speaking in Tongues follows the stories of four public school children studying Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish along with their English.

SFIFF52: Peter Bratt's "La Mission"

Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2009

Peter Bratt's La Mission focuses on conflict within a family and a neighborhood, exploring what happens when a single father named Che learns a secret about his son that tests his love for his family and his community's love for him.

SF International Film Festival Lineup

Susan Gerhard
Mar 31, 2009

The two weeks of programs offers 151 films from 55 countries, awards and prices, and a wide array of San Francisco talent, from legendary names to the fledgling artists.

Michael Jacobs 'Audience of One' at the Roxie

Susan Gerhard
Mar 30, 2009

Michael Jacobs talks about his documentary, which follows Pentecostal Pastor Richard Gazowsky engaged in the creation of an ambitious, multi-million dollar sci-fi-feature on God.

SF Cinematheque: New Year, New Direction

Susan Gerhard
Feb 2, 2009

SF360.org joined in on a conversation about Cinematheque's past and present when Steven Jenkins lunched with Jonathan Marlow at Caffe Centro.

Social Justice Filmmaking Grants Announced

Susan Gerhard
Jan 28, 2009

Grants totaling $3 million for narrative feature films made in the Bay Area will be distributed by the SFFS and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.

Sundance '09: Award-Winners, Bloggers, and More

Susan Gerhard
Jan 26, 2009

Susie Gerhard gives an overview of a festival moving back to the basics of art-making.

Sundance Blogs: 'Everything Strange and New' and 'La Mission'

Susan Gerhard
Jan 22, 2009

Susan Gerhard blogs on what is strange and new about watching movies in these particular mountains.

Sundance Blogs: 'Everything Strange and New' and 'La Mission'

Susan Gerhard
Jan 22, 2009

Susan Gerhard blogs on what is strange and new about watching movies in these particular mountains.

Sundance Blog: Urban Hiker's Guide

Susan Gerhard
Jan 20, 2009

Susan Gerhard reports on film and physique highlights at Sundance 2009.

Sundance Blog: Urban Hiker's Guide

Susan Gerhard
Jan 20, 2009

Susan Gerhard reports on film and physique highlights at Sundance 2009.

Wendy Levy on the Politics of Participation

Susan Gerhard
Jan 12, 2009

Levy offers thoughts on the program she's presenting at Sundance and what's being called the "New Documentary Movement."

The Year in Film, 2008: Top Unreleased Films

Susan Gerhard
Dec 30, 2008

Bay Area filmmakers, critics and industry pros list their favorite unreleased films of 2008.

7th SF DocFest Program

Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2008

The seventh San Francisco International Documentary Film Festival has the potential to be every bit as raucous as the other festivals under the organization's umbrella.

Mill Valley's 31st Program

Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2008

This year's Mill Valley Film Festival shows healthy signs of life for the independent film business.

Exhuming History with "The Judge and the General"

Susan Gerhard
Aug 11, 2008

SF360.org asked Bay Area filmmaker Elizabeth Farnsworth about her film, which follows Judge Juan Guzmán as he investigates General Pinochet's crimes.

Frameline's 32nd SFLGBT Festival Program

Susan Gerhard
May 20, 2008

The historic Castro Theatre, its marquee recently revamped for the Milk biopic shoot, hosted Frameline's announcement of its 2008 festival.

SF International's Golden Gate Awards: Alive and Cooking

Susan Gerhard
May 8, 2008

Food scents and film sensibilities mingled in a pungent party atmosphere at the California Culinary Academy.

Cinemania at the SF International

Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2008

The Jules Feiffer quote at the bottom of festival superfan Sue Jean Halvorsen's email reads, "Movies are better than real life."

Nights on the Towne: Film Society Awards Night

Susan Gerhard
May 4, 2008

You know a festival is working its way into your brain when, in a landscape of intersecting ideas, you begin to witness the collisions.

SFIFF51: The Miller Brothers on writing, pitching, acting, directing, and hitting one out of the ballpark

Susan Gerhard
Apr 16, 2008

Touching Home by Bay Area-raised identical twins Logan and Noah Miller is a largely autobiographical coming-of-age film that radiates sincerity.

SFIFF51: Dawn Logsdon, on new hope in an old neighborhood, "Faubourg TremŽ"

Susan Gerhard
Apr 15, 2008

Dawn Logsdon and Lolis Eric Elie dig through the rubble of Hurricane Katrina to tell the story of Faubourg TremŽ, which was home to African Americans and fertile ground for political activism, music and literary life.

SF Int'l announces its 51st program and year-round screen

Susan Gerhard
Apr 1, 2008

The SFIFF announced its 2008 program and the June 13 launch of its year-round programming on one screen at the Sundance Kabuki

SFIAAFF's winners

Susan Gerhard
Mar 21, 2008

Two top winners at the SFIAAFF focused on breakadancing, an art form taken up with vengeance by Asians, with Koran teams a particularly dominant force.

Ten SFIAAFF Picks From Judy Stone

Susan Gerhard
Mar 13, 2008

Longtime San Francisco Chronicle film critic Judy Stone offers her top ten picks from the 2008 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

"Girls Rock" with Arne Johnson & Shane King

Susan Gerhard
Mar 2, 2008

Girls Rock watches a few select 8-18 -year-olds overcome the obstacles to claim their rightful place on Earth and wail away.

Emiko Omori and Wendy Slick's "Passion & Power"

Susan Gerhard
Feb 18, 2008

“Passion & Power, the Technology of Orgasm” gives Rachel Maines’ entertaining academic book on the subject a new life onscreen.

Location Scouting at Sundance

Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2008

Susan Gerhard reflects on Sundance's program with particular attention to sense of place.

Gail Silva's Sundance Primer

Susan Gerhard
Jan 14, 2008

As filmmakers, fans, and skiers get zipped up to head off to Parka City for the annual Sundance Festival this week, SF360.org checked in with Gail Silva.

'Be Kind Rewind' Brings Michel Gondry to SF

Susan Gerhard
Jan 7, 2008

Susan Gerhard enjoys an hour or so inside the wilds of Gondry's brain at the Apple Store, SF.

'Her Name is Sabine' With SF360 Movie Night

Susan Gerhard
Nov 29, 2007

The entire Bay Area is invited to watch a film simultaneously in the comfort of home, and the selection is a delicate and heartfelt depiction of the director's autistic sister.

The Short Films of Big Ugly Review

Susan Gerhard
Nov 16, 2007

The List: We take the opportunity to link you to four short films from the Big Ugly Review, an online publication that includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more.

Second S.F. International Animation Festival

Susan Gerhard
Nov 12, 2007

The S.F. International Animation Festival experienced a major bounce, with a number of sold-out shows in its venue at the Embarcadero Center Cinema.

Shooting People's Ingrid Kopp

Susan Gerhard
Oct 22, 2007

Kopp's organization is helping filmmakers collaborate by accessing virtual communities, facilitating live gatherings, expanding into book publishing, and more.

Robert Arnold, in "The Key of G"

Susan Gerhard
Oct 19, 2007

We spoke with the filmmaker about his own intersections with his award-winning film on a young man with Mowat-Wilson syndrome.

Your Al Gore, and More

Susan Gerhard
Oct 12, 2007

The List: SF360.org has compiled a short list of environmental filmmakers we hope will one day find a Peace Prize coming their way, too.

Anywhere Road's Robert Ogden Barnum

Susan Gerhard
Oct 1, 2007

SF360.org spoke with Robert Ogden Barnum on guiding four future pop stars onto the big screen in Antonia and his new distribution company.

A Sean Penn Top 10

Susan Gerhard
Sep 28, 2007

Let SF360 count the ways Penn can take on the President, the paparazzi, and the possibilities for peace in our time.

Ariella Ben-Dov, Madcat Mastermind

Susan Gerhard
Sep 24, 2007

As the Madcat Women's International Film Festival heads into its final stretch this coming week in San Francisco, SF360.org felt it was important to catch up with its chief curator, Ariella Ben-Dov.

Five from Madcat

Susan Gerhard
Sep 14, 2007

Here are a few quick takes on programs that look particularly worthwhile at Madcat.

Finn Taylor on Natural Selection and "The Darwin Awards"

Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2007

SF360.org spoke with director Finn Taylor about ÔThe Darwin Awards' and all the films he's directed in a Bay Area that's offered him years of inspiration.

Marc Huestis on the Runway

Michael Guillen
Jul 30, 2007

SF360.org talks to Marc Huestis, who exhibits a playful flair to his showmanship, putting the "imp" back in impresario.

A Frozen Film Festival five

Claire Faggioli
Jul 13, 2007

The List: Frozen Film Festival is a small festival that hopes to capitalize on the fact that San Franciscans like to stay indoors in the summer.

"SiCKO"-time

Susan Gerhard
Jun 28, 2007

Sicko's story of the mismanagement of U.S. healthcare takes Michael Moore from the U.S. to Canada to Europe, and most notably, to Cuba.

Movies and Martinis, A Movement

Susan Gerhard
Jun 15, 2007

For some movies, Sprite and popcorn aren't enough. You need gin and vodka and a room of unruly bodies shouting when they're not supposed to,

Lumpkin and Morris on Frameline's Big Picture

Susan Gerhard
Jun 11, 2007

Frameline directors Michael Lumpkin and Jennifer Morris speak about the programming, controversy and the landscape of LGBT films.

Liane Yasumoto and Superfest International Disability Film Festival

Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2007

A week before the 27th festival, SF360.org spoke with the executive director on what Superfest gets about disability that the rest of the filmmaking world doesn't.

Frameline Announces 31st Program

Susan Gerhard
May 23, 2007

The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival lineup includes several world premieres and international features from Korea, Argentina, and Cuba.

"Zidane: A 21st-Century Portrait"

Susan Gerhard
May 17, 2007

Not even widely released yet in the States, Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon's "ZidaneÉ" has already been considered a portrait of the century.

SFIFF50-philes

Susan Gerhard
Apr 11, 2007



Just a week out of the SFIFF50 press conference at the Westin St. Francis, and the buzz has already had a chance to build. SF360.org checked in with a few friends in the San Francisco filmmaking scene to see what they’re looking forward to in the 50th edition of the SF International Film Festival. Big winners: Guy Maddin’s “Brand Upon the Brain!” and, of course, the live and in-person tribute to Spike Lee, who — as Strand Releasing’s Marcus Hu reminds us — returns to the Bay Area to receive his Film Society Directing Award in spite of the fact the projector broke during the premiere of “She’s Gotta Have It” at the SFIFF more than 20 years ago.



I’m eager to see Camila Guzman Urzula’s documentary “The Sugar Curtain” for perspectives on life in Cuba from those in their twenties and thirties. I’m curious about how a savvy film critic like Wesley Morris will interview Spike Lee. It will be a welcome occurrence to see two Black men talking on a US festival stage about film.
Cornelius Moore
California Newsreel



“Audience of One:” I know this year the festival is honoring Lucas and Coppola and those guys as local heroes, but really. Hollywood North? What happened? Now here is a group of makers, Pentacostals no less, working on a gargantuan bible epic right down on Ocean Avenue in the old El Rey Theatre. Now that’s hot!
Christian Bruno
Strand, A Natural History of Cinema



Although I’ve already seen it, I look forward to attending the one-off screening of Guy Maddin’s “Brand Upon the Brain!” since each live performance, by design, differs somewhat from the last. No self-respecting (or, for that matter, self-deprecating) cineaste should miss it. Beyond that, I’m particularly interested in Alain Resnais’ latest, “Coeurs” (i.e., “Private Fears in Public Places,” which, due to timing conflicts, I missed in Toronto), reuniting the director with the exceptional playwright Alan Ayckbourn. I remain quite fond of his recent films even if most folks in this country seem to disregard his work after “Mon oncle d’Amerique,” released over a quarter-century ago.
Jonathan Marlow
GreenCine



I love that SFIFF is honoring Spike Lee, I saw “She’s Gotta Have It” when it had its world premiere at SFIFF and remembered what an amazing experience that was when the projector broke!
Marcus Hu
Strand Releasing



I first started attending SFIFF in 1964 while still in high school. I saw the independent “The Luck of Ginger Coffey,” directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Robert Shaw, a fascinating documentary look at a country

S.F. International Announces Lineup for 50th

Susan Gerhard
Apr 4, 2007

The festival kicks off with Emanuele Crialese's Golden Door and closes with Olivier Dahan's Edith Piaf biopic, La vie en rose.

Signs of the Zodiac

Susan Gerhard
Feb 28, 2007

As this week's blanket coverage of David Fincher's Zodiac shows, it's axiomatic that nothing intrigues San Franciscans more than San Francisco. And why not?

A Royal Family

Susan Gerhard
Feb 21, 2007

It's a big week for Peter Morgan, partly because the SFFS announced he'll receive the Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting at the 50th SFIFF.

S.F. International Asian American Announces '07 Program

Susan Gerhard
Feb 14, 2007

This year's 125 films follow the fest's growth from 13 films in 1982 in the wake of Wayne Wang's Chan is Missing.

The Red Vic Movie House's Top 5

Susan Gerhard
Feb 9, 2007

We asked the collectively owned and operated theater to come up with a list of their five favorite screenings over the years.

Food, Funding

Susan Gerhard
Feb 7, 2007

"Not eating your friends after they have died is a relatively new invention."

Cheryl Eddy, Behind the New "SF360 Movie Scene"

Susan Gerhard
Feb 5, 2007

The latest launch under the SF Film Society's SF360 banner premieres this week on ComcastSF, Channel 11.

A Superdance and a Superbowl

Susan Gerhard
Jan 31, 2007

Wrapping up Sundance Ô07, with the NFL's big game as the best metaphor to describe the annual festival.

Key Events of 50th SFIFF Announced at Sundance

Susan Gerhard
Jan 23, 2007

Highlights of the upcoming festival were presented by the San Francisco Film Society Executive Director.

Lynn Hershman Leeson and "Strange Culture"

Susan Gerhard
Jan 22, 2007

Inteview with the artist and filmmaker on her work and her latest movie, presented at Sundance.

A Chilean Top Four

Miljenko Skoknic
Jan 12, 2007

Miljenko Skoknic's list of favorites in Chilean Cinema.

The Breno Mello of "Black Orpheus"

Susan Gerhard
Jan 3, 2007

The 1959 reworking of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a bossa nova adventure through Brazilian Carnival, with actor Breno Mello as the black Orpheus.

2006, The Remix

Susan Gerhard
Dec 27, 2006

SF360.org ended the year the way we started it--asking enormous favors from some of our favorite filmmakers: Caveh Zahedi, Sam Green, and Danny Plotnick.

The Cities' Critics Speak

Susan Gerhard
Dec 15, 2006

The language of film may be universal, as the Landmark trailer reminds us, but the critics in major U.S. cities speak their own dialects.

SF Film Critics Circle Announces Awards

Susan Gerhard
Dec 12, 2006

The group chose ;Little Children as its Best Picture of 2006 and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth the Best Foreign Language Film.

SF Film Critics Circle Announces Awards

Susan Gerhard
Dec 12, 2006

The group chose ;Little Children as its Best Picture of 2006 and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth the Best Foreign Language Film.

SF to Sundance

Susan Gerhard
Dec 8, 2006

At least three Bay Area-based filmmakers will be making the trek to Park City this year, Jon Else, Steven Okazaki, and Jay Rosenblatt.

Cheryl Eddy's Badder Santas

Susan Gerhard
Dec 1, 2006

You can't imagine a critic like Cheryl Eddy,with her dazzlingly caustic skepticism, ever believed in Santa Claus.

A Cinequest 35

Susan Gerhard
Nov 17, 2006

Cinequest announces a plan to distribute indie films via DVD, the Internet, TV, and some traditional theatrical sales.

A Marc Huestis Presents 20

Susan Gerhard
Nov 10, 2006

The List: The impresario Ôs remarkable 11 years of A-to-Z-list celebrity-repurposing projects. 

Truman Capote , 1974

Susan Gerhard
Nov 1, 2006

A visit to the 50th anniversary portion of San Francisco Film Society’s web site nets not just the real Truman Capote candidly essaying on life and the movies in a 1974 visit to the SF International Film Festival.

Truman Capote , 1974

Susan Gerhard
Nov 1, 2006

A visit to the 50th anniversary portion of San Francisco Film Society’s web site nets not just the real Truman Capote candidly essaying on life and the movies in a 1974 visit to the SF International Film Festival.

Stanley Nelson on the Jonestown Tragedy

Susan Gerhard
Oct 30, 2006

The veteran documentary maker describes the making of Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple.

Roxie, The Vote

Susan Gerhard
Oct 6, 2006

The List: 25 Bay Area landmarks, including the Roxie and the Fox Oakland, are vying for $1 million in preservation grants from American Express.

John Cameron Mitchell's long "Shortbus" ride

Susan Gerhard
Oct 2, 2006

John Cameron Mitchell's latest film: A bright, sexually explicit ensemble piece featuring American friends and acquaintances who might have made good primetime TV.

Ian Inaba on Stolen and Influenced Elections

Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2006

The real voter fraud is orchestrated under the radar, says the director of American Blackout.

Opening "Red Doors" in Asian American Family

Susan Gerhard
Sep 19, 2006

Filmmaker Georgia Lee discusses her narrative feature with family member Frances Chang.

Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre on Border Life

Susan Gerhard
Sep 18, 2006

The Maquilapolis filmmakers talk about empowering their subjectsÑwomen factory workers in Tijuana.

Voting Protection-Related Sites

Susan Gerhard
Sep 15, 2006

The List: American Blackout director Ian Inaba names the top four Web sites.

Mill Valley Film Festival 2006 Announcement

Susan Gerhard
Sep 13, 2006

Tributes to Helen Mirren and Tim Robbins highlight the 29th annual edition .

Ariella Ben-Dov on View-Mastery and "Women's Work"

Susan Gerhard
Sep 11, 2006

The founder of the Madcat International Film Festival talks about the 2006 lineup.

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2006

Susan Gerhard
Sep 1, 2006

The List:10 local filmmakers describe what they love about shooting on the streets of San Francisco.

Fall 2006 Festival Season

Susan Gerhard
Aug 25, 2006

SF360 checks in with a few Bay Area festival insiders to see what they're excited about at upcoming festivals.

Academy Grant Jump Starts SF International's 50th

Susan Gerhard
Aug 23, 2006

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Academy Foundation bestowed a surprise grant of $150,000 over three years.

TurnHere's Travel Videos

Susan Gerhard
Aug 18, 2006

There's one resource on the Net where some of the best travel videos have congregated, the Emervyille company aptly named TurnHere.

All About Eva

Susan Gerhard
Aug 11, 2006

The List: Ten faves from Eva Sollberger's YouTube series, The Deadbeat Club, which revisits the decade she spent working in the Bay Area film community.

ZeroOne Through Ten

Susan Gerhard
Aug 4, 2006

The List: ZeroOne San Jose Global Festival of Art on the Edge presents an array of = augmented realities, artificial intelligences, and interactive pieces.

Hip Hop Cinema

Susan Gerhard
Jul 28, 2006

Film journalist Cathleen Rountree's lists five categories and 27 films of an under-discussed genre: hip hop cinema.

Adrian Belic and Just Think Youth Media Educators

Susan Gerhard
Jul 26, 2006

Belic helped a group of youths learn about documentary filmmaking in a program designed to offer media skills to under-served Bay Area high schoolers.

A Documentary on Peru's Terror War

Susan Gerhard
Jul 25, 2006

A conversation with Pamela Yates, director of State of Fear, on Peru's 20-year war on terror, which bears an unsettling resemblance to U.S. current events.

Preteens on Surprise Endings

Susan Gerhard
Jul 21, 2006

A California Film Institute-procured class of 13somethings needed no help deciding their top ten list of surprise movie endings.

Filmmaking in 48 Hours

Susan Gerhard
Jul 19, 2006

Leena Prasad talks about making a sci-fi comedy featuring a pillow and a character named Mark Pantagenet, Foreign Ambassador in just 48 hours.

25 Years of Sundance at the CFI's Rafael

Susan Gerhard
Jul 18, 2006

California Film Institute's Executive Director, Mark Fishkin, comments on the Sundance Institute's "Art House Project."

Patsy Desmond, Survivor on Screen

Susan Gerhard
Jul 12, 2006

Danielle Beverly, director of Learning to Swallow, offers some backstory on her filmmaking relationship with artist Patsy Desmond.

Car Talk with Chris Paine

Susan Gerhard
Jul 11, 2006

SF360 talked to the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, which opened last week, after his recent stop through the City.

Best of Balboa

Susan Gerhard
Jul 7, 2006

We checked in with Gary Meyer to find out what films have rocked the 1926 foundations of the Balboa in the past six years.

Would Football By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet?

Susan Gerhard
Jun 30, 2006

Bay Area soccer fans offer their takes on the best football films.

Zack Bazzi, War Correspondent

Susan Gerhard
Jun 28, 2006

In The War Tapes, Deborah Scranton exposes war as an industry - for those who fight it and for those who don't.

Mat Whitecross and the Rough "Road to Guantanamo"

Susan Gerhard
Jun 26, 2006

Mat Whitecross talks about his documentary The Road to Guantanamo, which takes a look at the inhumanity of U.S. "detainment" camps in Cuba.

Bay Area Filmmakers at SF International LGBT Film Festival

Susan Gerhard
Jun 23, 2006

16 filmmakers from the Bay Area find at least 15 minutes of fame in the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival this year.

By the Numbers -- The Making of "Colma: The Musical"

Susan Gerhard
Jun 21, 2006

Wong weighs in on the hardest song to bring to life in Colma: The Musical, a story about a city in which the dead outnumber the living.

Benjamin Morgan's "Quality of Life" out on DVD

Susan Gerhard
Jun 16, 2006

Benjamin Morgan talks about his San Francisco-made drama, Quality of Life, and his favorite graffiti sites on the web.

The Outsiders

Susan Gerhard
Jun 14, 2006

Sheerly Avni talks about his book, Cinema by the Bay, a rich, visual history of San Francisco Bay Area filmmaking. 

Marc Huestis and a Wrinkle in Time

Susan Gerhard
Jun 13, 2006

Marc Huestis talks about his latest film, , and the pros and cons of getting old.

A Conversation with Farmer John (Peterson)

Susan Gerhard
May 30, 2006

A conversation with John Peterson on his unusual farming practices, and the documentary that captures them.

Frameline's 30th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

Susan Gerhard
May 23, 2006

The 2006 program for the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival features an eclectic mix of genres and narrative types.

Four Performers on Getting "Fired!"

Susan Gerhard
May 19, 2006

Four stories from familiar performers who once found themselves in the "formerly employed by" category, taken from Fired!, which plays Docfest 2006.

24 Reasons Why

Susan Gerhard
May 11, 2006

A list of the 24 reasons why to find yourself in the Mission this Sunday and the rest of the week for the 10th annual Music and Arts Festival.

Docfest: Not to Be Believed?

Susan Gerhard
May 11, 2006

Docfest founder Jeff Ross explains the S.F. Indie empire's definition of reality filmmaking.

San Francisco International Film Festival's Award Winners

Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2006

A complete list of the winners of the Golden Gate Awards show, which was all about celebrating the city, with filmmakers of all genres saying a kind word or two about it.

Unleash the Blogs, II

Susan Gerhard
Apr 30, 2006

Is it possible that Big Tilda in the real is bigger than Lucy Gray's larger-than-life projections of her onto City Hall?

The Revolution Will Be Digitized?

Susan Gerhard
Apr 28, 2006

The revolution will not be televised, but it may be digitized, run through Final Cut Pro, and projected on the screen near you.

Unleash the Blogs

Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2006

The S.F. International Film Festival opened the gates this year to an accredited citizen press corps of bloggers and vloggers.

Graham Leggat, SFIFF Executive Director, Indexed

Susan Gerhard
Apr 21, 2006

"I got a call out of the blue," Graham Leggat says, explaining how he left the Film Society of Lincoln Center for the left coast.

International REMIX

Susan Gerhard
Apr 19, 2006

If you haven't yet found your repurpose in life, SFIFF's International Remix site might be of use.

Happiness Is...Finding a Film Club? Adam Werbach Riffs

Susan Gerhard
Apr 10, 2006

George Bush Senior's thousand points of light may never have materialized, but Adam Werbach believes that millions of pixels can truly accomplish something.

Zahedi and Field on I Am a Sex Addict

Susan Gerhard
Apr 4, 2006

Director Caveh Zahedi and his partner, Amanda Field, speak about turning their personal lives over to the public with I Am a Sex Addict.

Picks for the San Francisco International Film Festival

Susan Gerhard
Mar 31, 2006

The List: B. Ruby Rich picks her favorites for the 2006 San Francisco International Film Festival.

49th Annual SFIFF Lineup

Susan Gerhard
Mar 28, 2006

San Francisco International Film Festival announces lineup for the 49th annual festival.

Nothing and Everything Sacred in Reygadas' Films

Susan Gerhard
Mar 27, 2006

Filmmaker Carlos Reygadas discusses his life and work upon the release of his second film, Battle in Heaven.

Sundance Cinemas Buys Kabuki 8

Susan Gerhard
Mar 24, 2006

Sundance Cinemas buys the Kabuki 8 and announces plans to reopen as the Sundance Kabuki in early fall 2006.

A JT LeRoy Reader

Susan Gerhard
Mar 23, 2006

The List: How JT LeRoy went from fiction to fact in the media.

Cambodian Americans Exiled in New Film, Sentenced Home

Susan Gerhard
Mar 20, 2006

A conversation with the filmmakers and one star of "Sentenced Home," about three Cambodian Americans in the process of being exiled.

A Talk with SFIAAFF Directors Chi-hui Yang and Taro Goto

Susan Gerhard
Mar 14, 2006

Asian America everywhere: A talk with San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival directors Chi-hui Yang and Taro Goto.

Public Defender Jeff Adachi Adds Filmmaker to Resume

Susan Gerhard
Mar 13, 2006

Jeff Adachi, San Francisco public defender, adds filmmaker to the resume.

The Roxie, Resurrected

Susan Gerhard
Mar 10, 2006

The List: In the aftermath of the Roxie resurrection, the five top-grossing films that screened there over the past two decades.

Interview With Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker

Susan Gerhard
Mar 7, 2006

Direct cinema pioneers Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker discuss seeing and believing.

Measuring Cities By Their Taste in Film

Susan Gerhard
Mar 3, 2006

A quick guide to measuring a city's taste in films by its critics' organizations.

Leacock-Pennebaker Tribute at SF State's Documentary Film Institute

Susan Gerhard
Feb 27, 2006

With a Leacock-Pennebaker tribute, SF State's Documentary Film Institute proves there's no reason to "revive" cinema verite; it never died.