Since its first event in 1998, Midnight Mass has become an SF institution, and Peaches Christ, well, she's its peerless warden and cult leader.
Since its first event in 1998, Midnight Mass has become an SF institution, and Peaches Christ, well, she's its peerless warden and cult leader.
Since its first event in 1998, Midnight Mass has become an SF institution, and Peaches Christ, well, she's its peerless warden and cult leader.
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’
Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’
Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’
For 50 years, Canyon Cinema has provided crucial support for a fertile avant-garde film scene.
For 50 years, Canyon Cinema has provided crucial support for a fertile avant-garde film scene.
For 50 years, Canyon Cinema has provided crucial support for a fertile avant-garde film scene.
For 50 years, Canyon Cinema has provided crucial support for a fertile avant-garde film scene.
Can three film school grads from San Francisco break out without the help of Hollywood or New York connections?
Can three film school grads from San Francisco break out without the help of Hollywood or New York connections?
Can three film school grads from San Francisco break out without the help of Hollywood or New York connections?
Can three film school grads from San Francisco break out without the help of Hollywood or New York connections?
Can three film school grads from San Francisco break out without the help of Hollywood or New York connections?
Can three film school grads from San Francisco break out without the help of Hollywood or New York connections?
A film on Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller bucks biopic formula and concentrates on a pivotal moment in the leader's life.
A film on Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller bucks biopic formula and concentrates on a pivotal moment in the leader's life.
A film on Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller bucks biopic formula and concentrates on a pivotal moment in the leader's life.
San Rafael’s Indigo Films makes fascinating crime fare for cable on a DIY-sized budget.
San Rafael’s Indigo Films makes fascinating crime fare for cable on a DIY-sized budget.
San Rafael’s Indigo Films makes fascinating crime fare for cable on a DIY-sized budget.
Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
The path to authentic storytelling lies in research.
The path to authentic storytelling lies in research.
The path to authentic storytelling lies in research.
An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
Artistic integrity is always in short supply, which makes Broughton an inspiration for every successive generation of poets and filmmakers.
Artistic integrity is always in short supply, which makes Broughton an inspiration for every successive generation of poets and filmmakers.
Artistic integrity is always in short supply, which makes Broughton an inspiration for every successive generation of poets and filmmakers.
Though it's legal to film illegal acts, crime can certainly complicate your filmmaking process.
Though it's legal to film illegal acts, crime can certainly complicate your filmmaking process.
Though it's legal to film illegal acts, crime can certainly complicate your filmmaking process.
Two Berkeley filmmakers tap vitality of 84-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.
Two Berkeley filmmakers tap vitality of 84-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.
Two Berkeley filmmakers tap vitality of 84-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.
Developing a style that sets your film apart is key to capturing audience attention in nonfiction.
Developing a style that sets your film apart is key to capturing audience attention in nonfiction.
Developing a style that sets your film apart is key to capturing audience attention in nonfiction.
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.
Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.
Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.
Powerfully positioned San Francisco-based champion of independent docs and dramas for television begins to navigate its third decade.
Powerfully positioned San Francisco-based champion of independent docs and dramas for television begins to navigate its third decade.
Powerfully positioned San Francisco-based champion of independent docs and dramas for television begins to navigate its third decade.
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
Placing well-timed humor in a documentary film can be a great way to open minds.
Placing well-timed humor in a documentary film can be a great way to open minds.
Placing well-timed humor in a documentary film can be a great way to open minds.
Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.
Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.
Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.
Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.
Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.
Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.
The planned "reversal" gives documentary filmmakers a means to build drama from otherwise anti-climactic moments.
The planned "reversal" gives documentary filmmakers a means to build drama from otherwise anti-climactic moments.
The planned "reversal" gives documentary filmmakers a means to build drama from otherwise anti-climactic moments.
Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.
Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.
Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.
A legal expert offers advice on staying within the law while shedding extra layers.
A legal expert offers advice on staying within the law while shedding extra layers.
A legal expert offers advice on staying within the law while shedding extra layers.
Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.
Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.
Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.
A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
A film festival and conference offered audiences and makers opportunities to move forward.
A film festival and conference offered audiences and makers opportunities to move forward.
A film festival and conference offered audiences and makers opportunities to move forward.
Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.
Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.
Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.
Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
Asking the right questions is an art; a consultant speaks on how to conduct documentary interviews that will help structure your film.
Asking the right questions is an art; a consultant speaks on how to conduct documentary interviews that will help structure your film.
Asking the right questions is an art; a consultant speaks on how to conduct documentary interviews that will help structure your film.
A filmmaker finds the rigors of circus life match the rigors of growing up in poverty in Brazil.
A filmmaker finds the rigors of circus life match the rigors of growing up in poverty in Brazil.
A filmmaker finds the rigors of circus life match the rigors of growing up in poverty in Brazil.
Whalen speaks from experience on the importance of story and drama in nonfiction filmmaking.
Whalen speaks from experience on the importance of story and drama in nonfiction filmmaking.
Whalen speaks from experience on the importance of story and drama in nonfiction filmmaking.
A documentary digs into New York's 'No Wave' movement that briefly flourished in the late 1970s and early ’80s.
A documentary digs into New York's 'No Wave' movement that briefly flourished in the late 1970s and early ’80s.
A documentary digs into New York's 'No Wave' movement that briefly flourished in the late 1970s and early ’80s.
Tom Weidlinger creates a cooking show that offers surprises for the slow-foodie.
Tom Weidlinger creates a cooking show that offers surprises for the slow-foodie.
Tom Weidlinger creates a cooking show that offers surprises for the slow-foodie.
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
Nonfiction filmmakers are re-engaging audiences with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on creative narrative strategy.
Nonfiction filmmakers are re-engaging audiences with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on creative narrative strategy.
Nonfiction filmmakers are re-engaging audiences with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on creative narrative strategy.
The best advice for creating the perfect Act III? Surprise yourself.
The best advice for creating the perfect Act III? Surprise yourself.
The best advice for creating the perfect Act III? Surprise yourself.
Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.
Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.
Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
A veteran producer talks about the art, craft and industry behind her work.
A veteran producer talks about the art, craft and industry behind her work.
A veteran producer talks about the art, craft and industry behind her work.
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
A nonfiction tagging doc takes a novel approach, looking at those who erase graffiti as opposed to those who make it.
A nonfiction tagging doc takes a novel approach, looking at those who erase graffiti as opposed to those who make it.
A nonfiction tagging doc takes a novel approach, looking at those who erase graffiti as opposed to those who make it.
Rosenblatt’s meditative essay on the difficult subject of suicide finds its way to HBO. Narrative films may occasionally conjure the shock of a suicide—last year’s The Father of My Children is a fine example—but it’s the nature of character dramas to keep pace with the living rather than meditate in the shadow of loss. In his most recent lyrical essay-film, The Darkness of Day, local filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt creates such a meditative space, intertwining different stories and perspectives of suicide: near and far, first-person and third, male and female, young and old, anonymous and notable. Rosenblatt cues the multiple narratives to a poetic stream of found...
Rosenblatt’s meditative essay on the difficult subject of suicide finds its way to HBO. Narrative films may occasionally conjure the shock of a suicide—last year’s The Father of My Children is a fine example—but it’s the nature of character dramas to keep pace with the living rather than meditate in the shadow of loss. In his most recent lyrical essay-film, The Darkness of Day, local filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt creates such a meditative space, intertwining different stories and perspectives of suicide: near and far, first-person and third, male and female, young and old, anonymous and notable. Rosenblatt cues the multiple narratives to a poetic stream of found...
Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.
Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.
Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.
Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.
Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.
A new crop of filmmakers are building audiences by showing nonfiction doesn’t have to be depressing to reveal hard truths.
A new crop of filmmakers are building audiences by showing nonfiction doesn’t have to be depressing to reveal hard truths.
A new crop of filmmakers are building audiences by showing nonfiction doesn’t have to be depressing to reveal hard truths.
'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.
'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.
'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.
A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
Breaking down the common licensing terms.
Breaking down the common licensing terms.
Breaking down the common licensing terms.
An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
After her own Assange story broke big, a Bay Area filmmaker followed another lead...to Iceland.
After her own Assange story broke big, a Bay Area filmmaker followed another lead...to Iceland.
After her own Assange story broke big, a Bay Area filmmaker followed another lead...to Iceland.
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
Weissman and Weber's 'We Were Here' pulls a surprising degree of hope and inspiration out of the AIDS tragedy.
Weissman and Weber's 'We Were Here' pulls a surprising degree of hope and inspiration out of the AIDS tragedy.
Weissman and Weber's 'We Were Here' pulls a surprising degree of hope and inspiration out of the AIDS tragedy.
Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'
Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'
Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'
Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.
Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.
Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.
Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'
Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'
Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'
A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
Film professor and farmer Melinda Stone tours San Francisco community centers with film and food for thought.
Film professor and farmer Melinda Stone tours San Francisco community centers with film and food for thought.
Film professor and farmer Melinda Stone tours San Francisco community centers with film and food for thought.
Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
SF Indiefest brings drama, doc, fact, fiction and physique into its annual showcase.
SF Indiefest brings drama, doc, fact, fiction and physique into its annual showcase.
SF Indiefest brings drama, doc, fact, fiction and physique into its annual showcase.
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
An expert offers advice on solving the issues rough-cut screenings raise.
An expert offers advice on solving the issues rough-cut screenings raise.
An expert offers advice on solving the issues rough-cut screenings raise.
Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.
Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.
Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.
Reality bursts through daydreams; labors of love pay off in 2011's edition of the Sundance Film Festival.
Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.
Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.
Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
Rough-cut screenings can help you identify problems areas of your film—if you know how to listen.
Rough-cut screenings can help you identify problems areas of your film—if you know how to listen.
Rough-cut screenings can help you identify problems areas of your film—if you know how to listen.
When structuring a screenplay, sometimes you need to leave the "advice" behind.
When structuring a screenplay, sometimes you need to leave the "advice" behind.
When structuring a screenplay, sometimes you need to leave the "advice" behind.
Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.
Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.
Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.
Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.
Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.
Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
Who's to say if it's a story problem or an audience problem?
Who's to say if it's a story problem or an audience problem?
Who's to say if it's a story problem or an audience problem?
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.
Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.
Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.
A few simple ideas can help nervous fundraisers take the leap.
A few simple ideas can help nervous fundraisers take the leap.
Filmmakers working with Duvall, Murray and Spacek talk about humor, perseverance, and process.
Filmmakers working with Duvall, Murray and Spacek talk about humor, perseverance, and process.
Filmmakers working with Duvall, Murray and Spacek talk about humor, perseverance, and process.
The looming prospect of a two-tiered internet may compromise the ability of independent filmmakers to fund, exhibit and distribute their films.
The looming prospect of a two-tiered internet may compromise the ability of independent filmmakers to fund, exhibit and distribute their films.
The looming prospect of a two-tiered internet may compromise the ability of independent filmmakers to fund, exhibit and distribute their films.
Memorable lines of dialogue are like the tips of icebergs, floating above vast, submerged mountains of character history, and more.
Memorable lines of dialogue are like the tips of icebergs, floating above vast, submerged mountains of character history, and more.
Memorable lines of dialogue are like the tips of icebergs, floating above vast, submerged mountains of character history, and more.
Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
Every film needs one person devoted to the distribution and marketing of the film from the start, just as they have a line producer, assistant director, or editor.
Every film needs one person devoted to the distribution and marketing of the film from the start, just as they have a line producer, assistant director, or editor.
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.
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.
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.
Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.
Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.
Charlotte Buchen’s Bay Area Street Portraits take us on a ride with the everyday bicycling citizen of Berkeley and Oakland.
Tamara Perkins' The Trust is intended to provide a rare lens into the lives of incarcerated men and their families.
Tamara Perkins' The Trust is intended to provide a rare lens into the lives of incarcerated men and their families.
Choosing and implementing the right motif can help convey a narrative documentary's theme.
Now…what exactly is a motif? And why would you want to edit one into a documentary film?
During one of my recent group coaching calls, we addressed these questions. . . .
Storytelling took center stage at the U.S.'s pre-eminent documentary film festival, Silverdocs, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Storytelling took center stage at the U.S.'s pre-eminent documentary film festival, Silverdocs, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by 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.
Making a film called Stagecoach in the Sky as part of the 48 Hour Film Project requires planning, as well as a flying boat.
Charles Koppelman's documentary in progress, Zero Day, exposes each of three threats to the Internet: cybercrime, cyberespionage and cyberwarfare.
What s the difference between streaming and download rights? Here s a glossary of terms filmmakers should know before signing a contract or hiring a web developer.
San Francisco filmmaker Jon Bowden brings a second comic feature, The Full Picture, to screens.
For many, the mother of all brain-scrambling cinematic boondoggles is Troll 2; a documentary takes stock of the phenomenal success of this epic failure.
Maria Breaux, deep in the heart of production on Mother Country talks about politics, process and her existential road movie.
Moving past genre distinctions may help some filmmakers find the best dramatic arc and the most powerful truths.
Bay Area filmmakers report back from film festivals far (Cannes) and wide (Marfa).
Laura Poitras speaks during SFIFF53 about the process of creating The Oath from the stories of Osama Bin Laden's former bodyguard and driver.
Gary Hustwit s Helvetica turned a font into a fascination, and Justine Nagan's Typeface takes the topic of type one step further by moving into the past.
Today s fun fact: San Francisco has more nail salons per capita than any city in the country.
If you re making a short narrative, foundations give you no respect. Financiers turn a cold shoulder. Government grantors snort. And festivals slot your film Sunday at midnight.
We caught up with several Bay Area makers, fresh off their high-energy screenings at SFIFF53 and primed to keep the momentum rolling.
Films about our species enduring capacity to be inhumane toward its own are perennials at festivals, and will be so as long as wars are waged.
Judging from Saturday night s festivities, half the capacity Castro Theatre audience had worked on or otherwise invested in Joshua Grannell a.k.a. Peaches Christ s debut feature.
Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
Don t let Hollywood crow about The Hurt Locker and the year of the woman until more filmmakers of the sort featured at this year s festival benefit.
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.
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.
Live & Onstage thought globally and drafted locally with Sam Green and musician Dave Cerf s live Utopia in Four Movements, which never takes the exact same form.
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.
You are awesome. Spectacular, incredible, interesting, accomplished and generally just way awesome. Everyone wants to hear every possible thing there is to know about you.
To be from the Bay Area and called The Butcher Brothers might mean you get mixed up with purveyors of grass fed meats.
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.
Bay Area-made and Mission-inspired, Peter Bratt's La Mission joins Jennifer Kroot's wild and woolly It Came from Kuchar in Bay Area theaters this week.
From Michael Powell to Carlos Saura to Sally Potter, a stratum of directors has progressively reimagined the relationship between dance and film.
The Victoria Theater is shut up tight, with no sign of life. After a few raps on the door, a woman peeks out and leads me inside.
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.
Beware of Save the Day My Way Syndrome. Now, learn from your mistakes.
Pedestrians have always propelled cinema narratives, but the bicycle has rarely had a starring role.
One of the oldest points of contention in documentary is whether the camera s presence alters the subject s behavior.
Director of Programming Rachel Rosen and programmers Rod Armstrong, Audrey Chang and Sean Uyehara shared thoughts on 177 films from 46 countries.
San Francisco has a variety of excellent soundstages, but one is trying to save the earth.
Tens of thousands of artists, aficionados and businesspeople flock to Austin for a festival that is part online conference, part film festival, and more than part music.
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.
Think of U.S. public television and science fiction or any type of fiction doesn't spring to mind. ITVS aims to change that perception with a series of mini-features.
S. Leo Chiang knew what it was like to be an outsider in the U.S., so the rebellion of Vietnamese residents in New Orleans was an ideal subject.
If Kimberly Reed took a not particularly unique path into filmmaking, she certainly took an interesting road out of it.
When Laos revised its visa structure to allow visitors to stay for more than one week, Westerners with digital cameras surged over the border.
I've asked people for all kinds of money for all kinds of reasons. Whether I'm asking for $1,000 or $100,000, I've found some key concepts rule.
Injured in a crash on the Golden Gate Bridge, Dr. Grace Dammann spent 45 days in a coma and 13 months in the hospital.
People are fascinated by the lives of others. But can someone make a doc, biopic, historical or narrative film about a famous person without their permission?
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?
The spring edition of the Cinematheque calendar is making the rounds, and my copy is dog-eared with wishful thinking. Grab your datebook for a rundown.
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.
How long should your documentary be? If your audience begins to glaze over or feel restless, you've lost the opportunity to leave them wanting more.
It s a strange time for independent film, with scaled-back specialty divisions and online self-distribution, but SF Indiefest remains a champion of the unsung and un-buzzable.
When President Obama took office, CNN brought it online, allowing viewers to chat with friends and strangers, their conversation appearing next to the video.
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 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.
"I wish gay cinema would die", Joe Graham declares. It s not queer movies the San Francisco filmmaker hates, but categories and pigeonholing.
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.
Seems like every filmmaker I know is ready to party! Everyone s throwing fundraising events for their films. So many babes in the party-planning woods.
Jennifer Phang has experienced more than enough culture shocks in her life to empathize with the identity challenges of the characters in her debut feature.
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 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.
The thing about titles is they re too short to receive copyright protection. For copyright purposes, a title is like a label of a copyrighted work.
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.
While the U.S. moved from rebuilding decimated skyscrapers to the rebuilding of an entire economy, film moved from the multiplex to the mailbox to the mobile.
For handy access to your most valuable footage, here s a method of organizing sequences.
On Sept. 13, 2001, I stood in a Toronto park and spoke to Canadian television: Movies wouldn't be the same. I was wrong.
Michael Fox shows independent filmmakers who are thriving in the Bay Area.
Filmmakers Justine Jacob And Alex da Silva release the documentary Ready, Set, Bag!, which follows competitive grocery baggers from across the country.
Kristine Enea's documentary shows The EcoCenter, a San Francisco environmental educational facility that treats and recycles wastewater and generates its own solar power.
The 6th Screen: Hannah Eaves compiles some questions about "convergence", the increasingly popular practice of combining television and computer usage.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art honors the 40th anniversary of The Cockettes with a one-night-only program.
The Edit Room: Karen Everett shares tips on how to track multiple versions of Final Cut Pro projects and sequences.
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.
Ask the Documentary Doctor: The Doc examines patience in filmmaking.
Susan Gerhard caught up with the director of an Oakland-shot domestic drama whose first-time feature was chosen for Sundance.
Two films from Oakland filmmakers, Dhana & Indra and Family 2469, illuminate the changing face of the country as the 21st Century unfolds.
Shot in depressed burgs and 'burbs across the country, this documentary looks at the U.S. at its lowest economic ebb in generations.
Aroy's film excavates the history and contributions of Filipino farmworkers in the Golden State since the 1920s.
The documentary chronicles several large-scale pranks devised in the hopes of fooling corporate/government event attendees and/or the media.
Ask the Documentary Doctor: I'm told the way to structure my doc is by adding narration. Others say voice-over will ruin the film.
A new, four-day showcase of local filmmaking doubles as a forum for the region's influence as subject and setting for filmmakers beyond the bay.
The writer has had ample opportunity in the last 40 years to come to terms with his stint as an ambulance driver and medic.
Beyond Words: The people who back up the main character are often key sources of revelation, unmasking aspects of personality, motivation and backstory.
Though often made for private reasons, home movies are treasure troves of culture ephemera and social history.
The program offers a surprisingly potent mainstream industry presence, with tributes to A-list types more frequently seen at the multiplex than at the art house.
First Person: How can people respond in diametric and, at times, vitriolic opposition to the same film? Mine.
Tangier has created an identity as a great fount of stories and light, complete with an independent cinema that opened in 2007.
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.
AnyClip and Clicker are standouts at TechCrunch's annual conference, where startups a chance to pitch to expert judges and investors.
Joe Berlinger speaks about the making of an environmental disaster in the Amazon, as seen in his new film, Crude.
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.
The Edit Room: Learning how to organize saves you time and money in the editing process; a walk-through just how to do it.
Franny Armstrong talks about the moral imperative of her films, the importance of Hopenhagen, and the unexpected magnitude of her success.
Fear-Free Fundraising: Notes on assembling the basic ingredients for a great foundation funding proposal.
Miami-born Julia Kahn offers strange revelations about the South in the long-gestating, cliche-crunching documentary Swamp Cabbage.
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.
The rapid adoption of e-newsletters by documentary filmmakers is the latest example of resourcefulness and efficiency among contemporary independents.
Ellen Schneider speaks on the impact of social-issue documentaries and her San Francisco-based strategic communications company Active Voice.
A mini-retrospective of the work of Kim Longinotto plays during the Women Make Movies Film Festival at the Roxie.
With in-process Volunteer Nation: Stories of Service, veteran producer-directors Ben Hess and Dan Janos are mobilizing the millennials.
Behind any narrative for the screen is the story that came before it—the life that shaped the central character, who arrives fully formed as your story opens
Bay Area favorite Bob Goldthwait, whose pop culture moment seemed to expire in the mid '80s, returns with comedic vengeance via World's Greatest Dad.
East Bay documentary producer Pete Nicks places interactive storytelling booths in hospital waiting rooms.
Avoiding Disaster: Festivals are a good way to have your film discovered by distributors, to build buzz and to build an audience—if you're well prepared.
Dina Ciraulo's debut feature reconsiders the curious case of nature writer Opal Whiteley, who burst to prominence—and controversy— in the 1920s.
The Edit Room: I knew the right thing to do was to turn the project over to an editor. The problem was that I didn't have the $45,000 a good editor would require.
Jager McConnell speaks about Scary Cow, a filmmakers' co-op that offers experience, people, money and equipment to aspiring filmmakers with ideas to burn.
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman combine live-action period drama and animation in retelling of Ginsburg's Howl
The Sixth Screen: Veteran journalists and filmmakers alike are polishing up their resumes, contemplating the hospitality industry, and wondering: Who stole my career?
A revealing portrait of veteran local singer-songwriter-guitarist with a cult following investigates existential questions about fame with respect, empathy and self-reflection.
Ask the Documentary Doctor: How do I choose the right crew for my story?
J.P. Allen and Janis DeLucia Allen's latest imagining, Sex and Imagining, is a two-character piece thick with dialogue and psychological undercurrents.
Fear-Free Fundraising: Are Your "Friends" Worthless?
David Weissman speaks on his new project, Heartbreak and Heroism, revisiting the early years of the AIDS outbreak in San Francisco.
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.
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.
The Edit Room: I decided to set my New Doc Editing research team on a mission to find out what structural models are getting funded these days.
New Zealand transplant Richard Levien, a longstanding fixture of the San Francisco indie film community, breaks out of the editing room with Immersion.
When Rick Tejada-Flores decided to explore his family's checkered Bolivian past, he accepted that he had to be a character.
In this year's Frameline Fest, as so often in life, it's all about the one(s) that got away.
A dose of self-affirmation arrives with Frameline33 (or, if you prefer, the multiple-breath-intake-requiring San Francisco International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Film Festival.)
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.
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.
Avoiding Disaster: Clearing music is one of those horrible, arduous, frustrating tasks that needs to be done in order to show or sell a film.
Like most social-issue documentaries, Food Stamped sprang from an activist impulse for Shira and Yoav Potash.
Make them love it. Make? Oh, words of dread! How do you MAKE somebody love your film?
Berkeley-based filmmaking team Gary Weimberg and Catherine Ryan speak about social justice as a career and their film Soldiers of Conscience.
The Miller brothers take their memoir-release to the local ballpark.
Ask the Documentary Doctor: Where does the filmmaker stop existing to give way to the reporter/activist/responsible citizen with camera in hand?
Despite a few flaws in story and continuity, Drag Me to Hell offers the pleasures of a first-class entertainer thoroughly enjoying himself.
The Sixth Screen: Eaves analyzes the future of video in developing countries, specifically the proliferation of mobile communication.
Iranian filmmaker Cyrus Omoomian documents post-Pinochet Chile in work-in-progress Pushing Towards Democracy.
Michael Fox interviews Igor Sinyak, founder of Subtitles & Subtleties, about his dinner and a movie discussion forum.
A Wake for Analog honors analog experimental films like Patrolling the Ether, Bassline Baseline and Zuse Strip.
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.
Beyond Words: Linda Rosenberg explores the transformation of the contemporary film hero in Doubt and In Bruges.
Fear-Free Fundraising: Holly Million pitches her approach to securing donors, The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
SFIFF handed out approximately $100,000 and announced the winner San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grant during its Golden Gate Awards.
The Edit Room: How do you keep your audience engaged rather than putting them to sleep?
The 2009 SFIFF has been a launching pad for the numerous Bay Area filmmaker
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.
Ask the Documentary Doctor: Fernanda Rossi advises on the distinction between repetition and reinforcement in documentary filmmaking.
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.
The San Francisco-based and internationally acclaimed documentarian Lourdes Portillo speaks about her work; she wins the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival Persistence of Vision Award.
Chris Felver traces the life of antiauthoritarian Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of City Lights Books, from his days as a Navy serviceman in World War II through the landmark First Amendment trial in Ferlinghetti.
City of Borders, the debut film by Bay Area filmmaker Yun Suh, follows several Palestinian characters seeking refuge at a gay bar. The film testifies to the intolerance that members of the LGBTQ community face in addition to all of the other walls, physical and social, separating people in the region.
Jarmel and Schneider's Speaking in Tongues follows the stories of four public school children studying Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish along with their English.
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.
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush advises on how to secure funding for your film and protect yourself along the way.
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.
Local filmmaker Jim Granato, whose movie D tour follows the band Rogue Wave and its ailing drummer Pat Spurgeon, on tour and on dialysis, is competing for the San Francisco International Film Festival's Golden Gate Award in Documentary.
Ramin Bahrani's Goodbye Solo prompted Roger Ebert to pronounce him "the new great American directorâ" a couple weeks ago. The film is definitely the writer-helmer's most accessible work to date, one that might very well provide him with an arthouse breakthrough.
Where would cinema be without good, old-fashioned youthfulness? Hence: Youth Bring the Truth, a showcase for promising pre-adult media-makers including several local teenagers from this year's San Francisco International Film Festival.
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.
The 6th Screen: Hannah Eaves recommends Twitter, Meebo, Facebook, Ning and eNewsletters as film promotion tools.
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.
Chop Shop, and Frozen River, present challenges in the building of character: attention to details of behavior and shifts in the character's world signal a hero's journey both profound and deeply internal.
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's documentary, New Muslim Cool, focuses on Hamza Perez, a Catholic hip hop artist, who converted to Islam; whose life is now a crucible of disparate urban influences.
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.
A mini-tutorial on story structure: in a character-driven documentary there are a few simple questions you have to answer in order to vet your story potential.
Co-directors Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel, two American friends with family ties to opposite sides of the conflict, went to Kashmir together to see what they could learn–and what the rest of us could.
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 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
Holly Million reviews some of the documentaries shown at this year's festival: It Came >From Kuchar, MIne and Motherland.
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.
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.
For many narrative filmmakers, hiring a lawyer is either an afterthought or not a financial reality, but moving forward with a film without considering legal is a huge mistake.
For many narrative filmmakers, hiring a lawyer is either an afterthought or not a financial reality, but moving forward with a film without considering legal is a huge mistake.
Twenty years after its founding, Strand Releasing remains an active, irreplaceable and distinctive presence on the U.S. distribution scene.
First-Person: Larry Daressa provides helpful hints on distribution strategy.
Writer/director Jonah Markowitz's Shelter is a romantic gay surfer that more than earns its spurs in terms of real-world credibility and psychology.
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.
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.
Somewhere between iPhone and YouTube there’s a wee festival known as miniPAH. A more slender version of PAH-FEST, the touring weeklong digital film festival founded a year and a half ago by filmmaker Christopher Coppola, “miniPAH: San Francisco” happens this weekend at Coppola’s alma mater, San Francisco Art Institute, ahead of a full-fledged Bay Area PAH sometime next year.
The co-programmers discuss their newest endeavor, though those already from the Bay Area will be familiar with their work at S.F. Cinematheque.
The artist's filmsÑsensual, intricate, tactileÑare a magical combination of optical artistry, snippets of forgotten films, and bits of lace, tape, and glitter.
Craig Baldwin and Noel Lawrence bring their brand of smart, quirky, avant-garde and political programming into the home.
The founder of the Madcat International Film Festival talks about the 2006 lineup.
Al Gore's fledgling S.F.--based cable and satellite channel, Current TV, generates cutting-edge content democratically, with a third of the programming created by viewers.
There's one resource on the Net where some of the best travel videos have congregated, the Emervyille company aptly named TurnHere.
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.
The San Francisco Media Archive director talks about the weirdness and normality revealed on Home Movie Day.
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.
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.