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Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2011
An 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, 2011
An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
March 3, 2011

Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2011
An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.
December 16, 2010

'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.
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'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.
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'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.
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Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010
Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
September 23, 2010

Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010
Judy 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, 2010
A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010
A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
September 16, 2010

Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010
A 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, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
September 9 2010

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A 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, 2010
Jennifer Preissel examines the film and the court case that could redefine a journalist’s protection under First Amendment rights.
In Depth

Media Pulse: A Crude Interpretation of the Law
Jennifer Preissel
Jul 1, 2010
Jennifer Preissel examines the film and the court case that could redefine a journalist’s protection under First Amendment rights.
News & Blogs

Judge's Crude Behavior Infuriates Documentary Makers
Michael Fox
May 18, 2010
From chilling to dangerous to horrendous, local reactions to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan s ruling in favor of Chevron in New York on May 6 ran an unsurprisingly narrow gamut.
In Depth

Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010
Poet, 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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Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010
Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
In Depth

Dialogues: Jim Harrison on Poetry, Documentary
Robert Avila
Apr 23, 2010
Writer Jim Harrison offers thoughts about his relationship to Gary Snyder and his contributions to 'The Practice of the Wild.'
Q & A

Dialogues: Jim Harrison on Poetry, Documentary
Robert Avila
Apr 23, 2010
Writer Jim Harrison offers thoughts about his relationship to Gary Snyder and his contributions to 'The Practice of the Wild.'
Reviews

Streetfilms' Two-Wheeled Revolution
Adam Hartzell
Mar 31, 2010
Pedestrians have always propelled cinema narratives, but the bicycle has rarely had a starring role.
In Production

Riffe's Raw Milk Germ
Michael Fox
Mar 23, 2010
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.
Reviews

West with 'Sweetgrass'
Dennis Harvey
Mar 9, 2010
There 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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Thoughts On the Aughts: Best/Worst Trends
Susan Gerard
Dec 31, 2009
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.
Q & A

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.
Q & A

Franny Armstrong's S.O.S. to the World
Sean Uyehara
Sep 19, 2009
Franny Armstrong talks about the moral imperative of her films, the importance of Hopenhagen, and the unexpected magnitude of her success.
In Production

Dina Ciraulo's 'Opal'
Michael Fox
Aug 11, 2009
Dina Ciraulo's debut feature reconsiders the curious case of nature writer Opal Whiteley, who burst to prominence—and controversy— in the 1920s.
Q & A

Swedish Muckrakers Enlist Local Help
Michael Fox
Aug 4, 2009
Oakland attorney Richard Lee speaks on the legal case surrounding the Swedish filmmakers of the hot-button documentary Bananas!.
Festivals

SFIFF52: Planet Armstrong
Lynn Rapoport
May 6, 2009
Franny Armstrong's The Age of Stupid is a documentary encased like a time capsule inside a fictive but science-based, frighteningly possible future
Reviews

SFIFF52 Blogs: Cataloguing California
Jennifer Preissel
May 4, 2009
California Company Town, blends the sights and sounds of the state's economically depressed towns, industrial wastelands and failed utopian communities.
Festivals

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.
In Production

Kitchell on Another Hot Topic with Environmental Movement Doc
Michael Fox
Mar 24, 2009
Mark Kitchell current project is an ambitious summation of the environmental movement, from the protests of the 1960s, the '70s focus on pollution, the Greenpeace campaigns and the global climate change.
In Production

Sam Green's Utopian Experiment
Michael Fox
Mar 18, 2009
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
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Sam Green's Utopian Experiment
Michael Fox
Mar 18, 2009
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
In Production

Peled's Globalization Trilogy in India's Cotton Fields
Michael Fox
Feb 24, 2009
The throughline of Micha Peled's film is a farmer in a village in Vibharba, in central India's cotton belt, over a farming season.
Documentary

Growing a Good Story, Naturally
Fernanda Rossi
Feb 6, 2009
Ask the Documentary Doctor: If my doc doesn't follow a fiction three-act model, will it fail in the market?
In Production

Elizabeth Pepin's 'Wasted!'
Michael Fox
Jan 6, 2009
If you've been waiting for a punk-rock doc about sewage and wastewater treatment–admit it–it's in the pipeline and heading your way by year's end.
Festivals

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.
Reviews

Herzog's 'Encounters at the End of the World'
Dennis Harvey
Jun 26, 2008
Eternally 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.
Festivals

Earthdance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival
Robert Avila
Apr 2, 2008
The fifth annual EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival screens a juried compilation of 20 short films in two 90-minute installments.
Festivals

Earthdance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival
Robert Avila
Apr 2, 2008
The fifth annual EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival screens a juried compilation of 20 short films in two 90-minute installments.
Festivals

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
Reviews

Jumping the Shark
Doug Young
Nov 2, 2007
The 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.
Reviews

"Arctic Tale" and the Melting of Hearts
Claire Faggioli
Aug 10, 2007
In 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.
Q & A

Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky on "Manufactured Landscapes"
Glen Helfand
Jul 16, 2007
Manufactured 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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