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‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas
Michael Fox
Oct 7, 2011Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
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‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas
Michael Fox
Oct 7, 2011Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
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October 14, 2011
‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas
Michael Fox
Oct 7, 2011Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
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Home
‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas
Michael Fox
Oct 7, 2011Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
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In Production
‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas
Michael Fox
Oct 7, 2011Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
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October 14, 2011
‘New Environmentalists’ Salutes Gutsy Grassroots Guerillas
Michael Fox
Oct 7, 2011Goldman Prize-winning environmentalists' work highlighted in short-form pieces by Parrinello, Antonelli and Dusenbery.
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'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.
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June 2, 2011
'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.
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Reviews
'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.
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Home
Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’
Michael Fox
May 18, 2011John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
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May 19, 2011
Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’
Michael Fox
May 18, 2011John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
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Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’
Michael Fox
May 18, 2011John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
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May 19, 2011
Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’
Michael Fox
May 18, 2011John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
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Festivals
Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2011An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
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Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2011An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
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March 3, 2011
Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2011An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
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December 16, 2010
'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost
Susan Gerhard
Dec 13, 2010The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.
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'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost
Susan Gerhard
Dec 13, 2010The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.
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Q & A
'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost
Susan Gerhard
Dec 13, 2010The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.
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Festivals
SF Docfest Still Stranger than Fiction
Matt Sussman
Oct 15, 2010A critic offers not-to-be-missed entries in the ninth annual SF Docfest.
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SF Docfest Still Stranger than Fiction
Matt Sussman
Oct 15, 2010A critic offers not-to-be-missed entries in the ninth annual SF Docfest.
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October 21, 2010
SF Docfest Still Stranger than Fiction
Matt Sussman
Oct 15, 2010A critic offers not-to-be-missed entries in the ninth annual SF Docfest.
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Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
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September 23, 2010
Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
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Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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Q & A
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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September 16, 2010
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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In Production
Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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September 9 2010
Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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Home
Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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In Production
Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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September 9 2010
Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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Media Pulse: A Crude Interpretation of the Law
Jennifer Preissel
Jul 1, 2010Jennifer Preissel examines the film and the court case that could redefine a journalist’s protection under First Amendment rights.
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In Depth
Media Pulse: A Crude Interpretation of the Law
Jennifer Preissel
Jul 1, 2010Jennifer Preissel examines the film and the court case that could redefine a journalist’s protection under First Amendment rights.
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News & Blogs
Judge's Crude Behavior Infuriates Documentary Makers
Michael Fox
May 18, 2010From chilling to dangerous to horrendous, local reactions to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan s ruling in favor of Chevron in New York on May 6 ran an unsurprisingly narrow gamut.
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News & Blogs
Judge's Crude Behavior Infuriates Documentary Makers
Michael Fox
May 18, 2010From chilling to dangerous to horrendous, local reactions to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan s ruling in favor of Chevron in New York on May 6 ran an unsurprisingly narrow gamut.
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In Depth
Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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Q & A
Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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In Depth
Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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Q & A
Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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In Depth
Dialogues: Jim Harrison on Poetry, Documentary
Robert Avila
Apr 23, 2010Writer Jim Harrison offers thoughts about his relationship to Gary Snyder and his contributions to 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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Q & A
Dialogues: Jim Harrison on Poetry, Documentary
Robert Avila
Apr 23, 2010Writer Jim Harrison offers thoughts about his relationship to Gary Snyder and his contributions to 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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In Depth
Dialogues: Jim Harrison on Poetry, Documentary
Robert Avila
Apr 23, 2010Writer Jim Harrison offers thoughts about his relationship to Gary Snyder and his contributions to 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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Q & A
Dialogues: Jim Harrison on Poetry, Documentary
Robert Avila
Apr 23, 2010Writer Jim Harrison offers thoughts about his relationship to Gary Snyder and his contributions to 'The Practice of the Wild.'
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Reviews
Streetfilms' Two-Wheeled Revolution
Adam Hartzell
Mar 31, 2010Pedestrians have always propelled cinema narratives, but the bicycle has rarely had a starring role.
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In Production
Riffe's Raw Milk Germ
Michael Fox
Mar 23, 2010There'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.
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Reviews
West with 'Sweetgrass'
Dennis Harvey
Mar 9, 2010There will probably never be a theatrical release for James Benning's landscape movies. Amazingly, Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor have scored distribution and made a splash.
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Reviews
Thoughts On the Aughts: Best/Worst Trends
Susan Gerard
Dec 31, 2009While 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.
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Reviews
Yes Men Take On the World
Dennis Harvey
Oct 30, 2009The documentary chronicles several large-scale pranks devised in the hopes of fooling corporate/government event attendees and/or the media.
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Q & A
The Impact of Joe Berlinger's 'Crude'
Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2009Joe Berlinger speaks about the making of an environmental disaster in the Amazon, as seen in his new film, Crude.
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Q & A
Franny Armstrong's S.O.S. to the World
Sean Uyehara
Sep 19, 2009Franny Armstrong talks about the moral imperative of her films, the importance of Hopenhagen, and the unexpected magnitude of her success.
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In Production
Dina Ciraulo's 'Opal'
Michael Fox
Aug 11, 2009Dina Ciraulo's debut feature reconsiders the curious case of nature writer Opal Whiteley, who burst to prominence—and controversy— in the 1920s.
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Q & A
Swedish Muckrakers Enlist Local Help
Michael Fox
Aug 4, 2009Oakland attorney Richard Lee speaks on the legal case surrounding the Swedish filmmakers of the hot-button documentary Bananas!.
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Festivals
SFIFF52: Planet Armstrong
Lynn Rapoport
May 6, 2009Franny Armstrong's The Age of Stupid is a documentary encased like a time capsule inside a fictive but science-based, frighteningly possible future
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Reviews
SFIFF52 Blogs: Cataloguing California
Jennifer Preissel
May 4, 2009California Company Town, blends the sights and sounds of the state's economically depressed towns, industrial wastelands and failed utopian communities.
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Festivals
SFIFF52: Robert Redford Accepts Owens Award
Dennis Harvey
Apr 29, 2009Robert Redford braves the public and accepts the San Francisco International Film Festival's Peter J. Owens Award.
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Festivals
SF International Film Festival Lineup
Susan Gerhard
Mar 31, 2009The 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.
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In Production
Kitchell on Another Hot Topic with Environmental Movement Doc
Michael Fox
Mar 24, 2009Mark Kitchell current project is an ambitious summation of the environmental movement, from the protests of the 1960s, the '70s focus on pollution, the Greenpeace campaigns and the global climate change.
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In Production
Kitchell on Another Hot Topic with Environmental Movement Doc
Michael Fox
Mar 24, 2009Mark Kitchell current project is an ambitious summation of the environmental movement, from the protests of the 1960s, the '70s focus on pollution, the Greenpeace campaigns and the global climate change.
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In Production
Sam Green's Utopian Experiment
Michael Fox
Mar 18, 2009Sam 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
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Popular
Sam Green's Utopian Experiment
Michael Fox
Mar 18, 2009Sam 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
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In Production
Peled's Globalization Trilogy in India's Cotton Fields
Michael Fox
Feb 24, 2009The throughline of Micha Peled's film is a farmer in a village in Vibharba, in central India's cotton belt, over a farming season.
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Documentary
Growing a Good Story, Naturally
Fernanda Rossi
Feb 6, 2009Ask the Documentary Doctor: If my doc doesn't follow a fiction three-act model, will it fail in the market?
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In Production
Elizabeth Pepin's 'Wasted!'
Michael Fox
Jan 6, 2009If you've been waiting for a punk-rock doc about sewage and wastewater treatment–admit it–it's in the pipeline and heading your way by year's end.
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Festivals
Mill Valley's 31st Program
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2008This year's Mill Valley Film Festival shows healthy signs of life for the independent film business.
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Reviews
Herzog's 'Encounters at the End of the World'
Dennis Harvey
Jun 26, 2008Eternally fascinated with extremes of location, Werner Herzog's latest documentary, Encounters at the End of the World, finds the filmmaker exploring life on the edge in Antarctica.
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Festivals
Earthdance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival
Robert Avila
Apr 2, 2008The fifth annual EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival screens a juried compilation of 20 short films in two 90-minute installments.
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Festivals
Earthdance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival
Robert Avila
Apr 2, 2008The fifth annual EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival screens a juried compilation of 20 short films in two 90-minute installments.
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Festivals
SF Int'l announces its 51st program and year-round screen
Susan Gerhard
Apr 1, 2008The SFIFF announced its 2008 program and the June 13 launch of its year-round programming on one screen at the Sundance Kabuki
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Reviews
Jumping the Shark
Doug Young
Nov 2, 2007The List: While Rob Stewart's film is winning awards around the world, he offered his thoughts on the five films that have done the most damage to sharks' reputation.
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Reviews
"Arctic Tale" and the Melting of Hearts
Claire Faggioli
Aug 10, 2007In this film, those creatures of the polar region, who've long been ready for their closeup, carry the global warming message on their so very cute backs.
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Q & A
Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky on "Manufactured Landscapes"
Glen Helfand
Jul 16, 2007Manufactured Landscapes, the film, extends photographer Edward Burtynsky's vision into a new medium, the documentary, and engages a dialog about global capitalism's impact on Earth.
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Festivals
The SF International's GreenWorld contest turns a big issue over to the makers of shorts
Miljenko Skoknic
Mar 21, 2007The SFIFF GreenWorld Contest brings the vision of filmmakers to the forefront of environmental discourse through fiction, documentary, experimental, and essayistic films.
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Q & A
Car Talk with Chris Paine
Susan Gerhard
Jul 11, 2006SF360 talked to the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, which opened last week, after his recent stop through the City.
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Q & A
Matthew Barney, "Drawing Restraint"
Glen Helfand
Jun 19, 2006Matthew Barney: Drawing Restraint opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Barney talks to SF360 about his film and gallery project.
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