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Essential SF: Karen Larsen
Michael Fox
Oct 31, 2011
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
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Essential SF: Karen Larsen
Michael Fox
Oct 31, 2011
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
November 3, 2011

Essential SF: Karen Larsen
Michael Fox
Oct 31, 2011
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
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Essential SF: Karen Larsen
Michael Fox
Oct 31, 2011
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
In Depth

Essential SF: Karen Larsen
Michael Fox
Oct 31, 2011
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
November 3, 2011

Essential SF: Karen Larsen
Michael Fox
Oct 31, 2011
Universally warm sentiment is attached to the Bay Area's hardest working indie/art film publicist.
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On Chronicling Criminals
George Rush
Sep 27, 2011
Though it's legal to film illegal acts, crime can certainly complicate your filmmaking process.
Legal

On Chronicling Criminals
George Rush
Sep 27, 2011
Though it's legal to film illegal acts, crime can certainly complicate your filmmaking process.
September 29 2011

On Chronicling Criminals
George Rush
Sep 27, 2011
Though it's legal to film illegal acts, crime can certainly complicate your filmmaking process.
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Identifying Your Documentary’s Signature Style
Karen Everett
Sep 20, 2011
Developing a style that sets your film apart is key to capturing audience attention in nonfiction.
september 22 2011

Identifying Your Documentary’s Signature Style
Karen Everett
Sep 20, 2011
Developing a style that sets your film apart is key to capturing audience attention in nonfiction.
Story Structure

Identifying Your Documentary’s Signature Style
Karen Everett
Sep 20, 2011
Developing a style that sets your film apart is key to capturing audience attention in nonfiction.
Festivals

Mill Valley Announces Titles in 34th
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 14, 2011
North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
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Mill Valley Announces Titles in 34th
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 14, 2011
North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
September 15, 2011

Mill Valley Announces Titles in 34th
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 14, 2011
North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
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Iranian Teenage Love Sparks ‘Circumstance’
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2011
Director, producer speak of challenges, inspirations behind a story of the urban Iranian underground.
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Iranian Teenage Love Sparks ‘Circumstance’
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2011
Director, producer speak of challenges, inspirations behind a story of the urban Iranian underground.
September 15, 2011

Iranian Teenage Love Sparks ‘Circumstance’
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2011
Director, producer speak of challenges, inspirations behind a story of the urban Iranian underground.
August 11, 2011

Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’
Michael Fox
Jul 20, 2011
Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.
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Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’
Michael Fox
Jul 20, 2011
Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.
July 21, 2011

Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’
Michael Fox
Jul 20, 2011
Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.
News & Blogs

Ninth Street Announces Incubator Participants
Jul 1, 2011
Press release: The Ninth Street Independent Film Center announced today five new participants for the Center's Media Arts Incubator Program for 2011-2012. "This is a great group of participants," says Skye Christensen, Executive Director of the Ninth Street Independent Film Center. "Each brings a very dynamic project to the Program, and we're really looking forward to what they'll accomplish during their time here." Ninth Street’s Media Arts Incubator Program is designed to nurture socially relevant independent media projects at Ninth Street Independent Film Center. The Incubator Program supports independent filmmakers, start-up film festivals and small media nonprofits through access to workspace and shared resources, such as cross-promotional opportunities, co-productions, affordable meeting or exhibition space and community connections with established media arts partners (Center for Asian American Media, Frameline, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and others). Participants are: Rachel Caplan (CEO) and Daniela Rible (Deputy Director) of the annual SF Green Film Festival; Jennifer Tipton and Cary McQueen Morrow, the directors of Art with Impact, which is a platform for the creation of new media on critical social issues; David Evan Harris, Executive Director of the Global Lives Project, a media arts nonprofit that seeks to collaboratively build a video library of human life experience; Scarlett Shepard is Executive Director of the SF Women’s Film Festival; and J.R. Flemming, director and producer of Guarding Dogs, which is a documentary film with a crowd-sourcing model currently in production that makes the case for adopting a dog instead breeding/buying.
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SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home
Jun 23, 2011
SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...
June 23 2011

SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home
Jun 23, 2011
SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...
June 23, 2011

SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home
Jun 23, 2011
SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...
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Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’
Michael Fox
Jun 13, 2011
An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.
June 16, 2011

Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’
Michael Fox
Jun 13, 2011
An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.
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Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’
Michael Fox
Jun 13, 2011
An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.
News & Blogs

Fandor Partners with Microcinema International and Kino Lorber
Jun 7, 2011
Press release: Fandor, a new on-demand provider of independent films, along with distributors Kino Lorber and Microcinema International, today announced it is pioneering the coordinated theatrical and digital premier, a first for the industry. The first film to be released under the coordinated theatrical and digital premier paradigm will be the June 15 re-release of 'David Holzman's Diary.' More at microcinema.com and fandor.com.
April 28, 2011

Explosive Actors, Anecdotes Light Up SFIFF54’s Midnight Awards
Kim Nunley
Apr 24, 2011
Zoe Saldana and Clifton Collins, Jr., share candid thoughts with a raucous audience.
Festivals

Explosive Actors, Anecdotes Light Up SFIFF54’s Midnight Awards
Kim Nunley
Apr 24, 2011
Zoe Saldana and Clifton Collins, Jr., share candid thoughts with a raucous audience.
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Explosive Actors, Anecdotes Light Up SFIFF54’s Midnight Awards
Kim Nunley
Apr 24, 2011
Zoe Saldana and Clifton Collins, Jr., share candid thoughts with a raucous audience.
april 22 2011

On Producing Killer Films
Dennis Harvey
Apr 18, 2011
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
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On Producing Killer Films
Dennis Harvey
Apr 18, 2011
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
Q & A

On Producing Killer Films
Dennis Harvey
Apr 18, 2011
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
April 5, 2011

The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival
Apr 6, 2011
The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival opens with ‘Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers’ and runs five days, with shows and events at the Roxie Theater, Ninth Street Independent Film Center and Mission Workshop. More at roxie.com and womensfilminstitute.com.
April 7, 2011

Uncomplicating the Casting Process
Kim Nunley
Apr 5, 2011
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
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Uncomplicating the Casting Process
Kim Nunley
Apr 5, 2011
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
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Uncomplicating the Casting Process
Kim Nunley
Apr 5, 2011
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
March 29 2011

Patricia Woodbridge on Art Direction
Mar 31, 2011
Behind the Scenes: Art director Patricia Woodbridge introduces ‘I Am Legend’ at Pacific Film Archive with a formal discussion of her work on that film and others on March 31. SFFS hosts Woodbridge at Ninth Street Independent Film Center for a Master Class on April 2, and then she returns to PFA to informally present ‘Shutter Island,’ on April 3. More at bampfa.berkeley.edu and sffs.org.
March 15, 2011

‘You Won’t Miss Me’
Mar 18, 2011
Ry Russo-Young’s 2009 Gotham Independent Film Award winner and Sundance Film Festival Selection, ‘You Won’t Miss Me,’ plays for one week at Roxie Theater. The film features Stella Schnabel, who plays a 23 year-old just released from a psychiatric hospital. More at roxie.com.
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SFIAAFF Brings 'Light,' Captures Attention
Adam Hartzell
Mar 10, 2011
At nearly 30, SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival fulfills a multifacted programming mission. The 29th edition of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival stretches across the Bay Area, from San Francisco to Berkeley to San Jose March 10–20, bringing “Stories to Light” as the Center for Asian American Media's new tagline says. Indeed, both the stories and their potential audiences would be left in the dark without the solid efforts of new festival steward Misashi Niwano and Christine Kwon (festival director and managing director, respectively). In a city privileged with a vast...
March 10, 2011

SFIAAFF Brings 'Light,' Captures Attention
Adam Hartzell
Mar 10, 2011
At nearly 30, SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival fulfills a multifacted programming mission. The 29th edition of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival stretches across the Bay Area, from San Francisco to Berkeley to San Jose March 10–20, bringing “Stories to Light” as the Center for Asian American Media's new tagline says. Indeed, both the stories and their potential audiences would be left in the dark without the solid efforts of new festival steward Misashi Niwano and Christine Kwon (festival director and managing director, respectively). In a city privileged with a vast...
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Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy
Michael Fox
Mar 9, 2011
Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
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Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy
Michael Fox
Mar 9, 2011
Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
March 10, 2011

Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy
Michael Fox
Mar 9, 2011
Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
News & Blogs

SF Indiefest Announces Audience Award Winners
Feb 23, 2011
Press Release: The Audience Award winners for the 13th San Francisco Independent Film Festival include ‘Kaboom,’ named as Best Narrative Feature, ‘Bathing and the Single Girl’ for Best Narrative Short, ‘Free Radicals’ for Best Documentary, ‘Burning Wigs of Sedition’ for Best Music Video and ‘Mars’ for Best Animated Film. More at sfindie.com.
Feb 3 2011

Eclectic Expectations Met at SF Indiefest
Matt Sussman
Feb 3, 2011
SF Indiefest brings drama, doc, fact, fiction and physique into its annual showcase.
Festivals

Eclectic Expectations Met at SF Indiefest
Matt Sussman
Feb 3, 2011
SF Indiefest brings drama, doc, fact, fiction and physique into its annual showcase.
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Eclectic Expectations Met at SF Indiefest
Matt Sussman
Feb 3, 2011
SF Indiefest brings drama, doc, fact, fiction and physique into its annual showcase.
February 1, 2011

SF Indiefest
Feb 3, 2011
Roxie Theater hosts the 13th SF Indiefest, which presents 15 raucous days of both feature and short independent films. Opening Night features Gregg Araki’s ‘Kaboom,’ with an afterparty at CELLspace and live music. More at sfindie.com.
Feb 3 2011

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.
Festivals

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.
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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.
January 31, 2011

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.
December 23, 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.
December 28, 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.
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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.
Reviews

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.
December 23, 2010

Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010
'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
December 28, 2010

Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010
'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
Digital

Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010
'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
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Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010
'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
December 9, 2010

Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips
Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
Dec 7, 2010
The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.
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Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips
Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
Dec 7, 2010
The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.
January 31, 2011

Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips
Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
Dec 7, 2010
The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.
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Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips
Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
Dec 7, 2010
The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.
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Essential SF: Marlon Riggs
Dennis Harvey
Nov 15, 2010
From 'Tongues Untied' to 'Black Is.....Black Ain't,' Marlon Riggs' art was a series of radical acts that were both overdue and ahead of their time. Two decades ago, in post-Reagan America, the arts were under fire—one lit by a very particular religious right match. Feeling the heat was the National Endowment for the Arts, a then 25-year-old institution already pretty pitifully funded by comparison with most other developed nations’ governmental arts support. But the small portion of NEA grants that helped avant-garde or otherwise edgy art—as opposed to, say, the local Gilbert & Sullivan society or annual craft fair—provided plenty of opportunities...
November 3 2010

Essential SF: Marlon Riggs
Dennis Harvey
Nov 15, 2010
From 'Tongues Untied' to 'Black Is.....Black Ain't,' Marlon Riggs' art was a series of radical acts that were both overdue and ahead of their time. Two decades ago, in post-Reagan America, the arts were under fire—one lit by a very particular religious right match. Feeling the heat was the National Endowment for the Arts, a then 25-year-old institution already pretty pitifully funded by comparison with most other developed nations’ governmental arts support. But the small portion of NEA grants that helped avant-garde or otherwise edgy art—as opposed to, say, the local Gilbert & Sullivan society or annual craft fair—provided plenty of opportunities...
Festivals

The View from Here
Michael Fox
Nov 4, 2010
San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay festival puts the focus on locals.
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The View from Here
Michael Fox
Nov 4, 2010
San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay festival puts the focus on locals.
November 4, 2010

The View from Here
Michael Fox
Nov 4, 2010
San Francisco Film Society's Cinema by the Bay festival puts the focus on locals.
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Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010
Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
November 4, 2010

Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010
Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
Q & A

Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010
Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
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Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'
Jessica Sapick
Oct 25, 2010
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
October 28, 2010

Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'
Jessica Sapick
Oct 25, 2010
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
Q & A

Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'
Jessica Sapick
Oct 25, 2010
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
First Person

Pitchers Craft Hits at SFFS Film Arts Forum
Gianmaria Franchini
Oct 19, 2010
At SFFS Film Arts Forum, experts offered live advice on how to pitch a film.
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Pitchers Craft Hits at SFFS Film Arts Forum
Gianmaria Franchini
Oct 19, 2010
At SFFS Film Arts Forum, experts offered live advice on how to pitch a film.
October 21, 2010

Pitchers Craft Hits at SFFS Film Arts Forum
Gianmaria Franchini
Oct 19, 2010
At SFFS Film Arts Forum, experts offered live advice on how to pitch a film.
Documentary

Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010
What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
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Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010
What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
October 14, 2010

Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010
What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
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Essential SF: 'Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter,' 'Paulina,' 'First Person Plural'
Michael Fox
Oct 6, 2010
The Bay Area's best first-person documentaries take us through a lens, darkly.
In Depth

Essential SF: 'Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter,' 'Paulina,' 'First Person Plural'
Michael Fox
Oct 6, 2010
The Bay Area's best first-person documentaries take us through a lens, darkly.
October 7, 2010

Essential SF: 'Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter,' 'Paulina,' 'First Person Plural'
Michael Fox
Oct 6, 2010
The Bay Area's best first-person documentaries take us through a lens, darkly.
September 21, 2010

Distro 2010: Distribution for Independent Filmmakers Today
Sep 29, 2010
This Bay Area Video Coalition panel includes representatives from Microcinema International and Filmmakers Collaborative discussing the many emerging choices independent filmmakers have for releasing their films.
september 29, 2010

Distro 2010: Distribution for Independent Filmmakers Today
Sep 29, 2010
This Bay Area Video Coalition panel includes representatives from Microcinema International and Filmmakers Collaborative discussing the many emerging choices independent filmmakers have for releasing their films.
Digital

Online Film Contests: Friend or Foe?
Hannah Eaves
Sep 14, 2010
Contemplating the pros and cons of entering online film contests.
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Online Film Contests: Friend or Foe?
Hannah Eaves
Sep 14, 2010
Contemplating the pros and cons of entering online film contests.
September 16, 2010

Online Film Contests: Friend or Foe?
Hannah Eaves
Sep 14, 2010
Contemplating the pros and cons of entering online film contests.
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The Price of Fame
George Rush
Aug 31, 2010
When filming a public figure, the rights to privacy as well as publicity need to be considered.
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The Price of Fame
George Rush
Aug 31, 2010
When filming a public figure, the rights to privacy as well as publicity need to be considered.
September 2, 2010

The Price of Fame
George Rush
Aug 31, 2010
When filming a public figure, the rights to privacy as well as publicity need to be considered.
August 26 ,2010

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
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Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
In Production

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
08-12-10

Schneider and Zanuck on the Highs of 'Get Low'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 6, 2010
Filmmakers working with Duvall, Murray and Spacek talk about humor, perseverance, and process.
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Schneider and Zanuck on the Highs of 'Get Low'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 6, 2010
Filmmakers working with Duvall, Murray and Spacek talk about humor, perseverance, and process.
Q & A

Schneider and Zanuck on the Highs of 'Get Low'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 6, 2010
Filmmakers working with Duvall, Murray and Spacek talk about humor, perseverance, and process.
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Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2010
Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.
In Depth

Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2010
Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.
First Person

Why Hire a Producer of Marketing, Distribution
Jon Reiss
Jul 27, 2010
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.
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Why Hire a Producer of Marketing, Distribution
Jon Reiss
Jul 27, 2010
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.
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Getting Down, Dirty with Bob Ray and Chad Holt
Sean Uyehara
Jul 26, 2010
Bob Ray brings his Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour to the Bay Area. And you can't stop him.
Q & A

Getting Down, Dirty with Bob Ray and Chad Holt
Sean Uyehara
Jul 26, 2010
Bob Ray brings his Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour to the Bay Area. And you can't stop him.
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Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'
Michael Fox
Jul 23, 2010
Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.
In Depth

Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'
Michael Fox
Jul 23, 2010
Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.
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Crafting Motifs in Documentary Films
Karen Everett
Jul 6, 2010
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. . . .
Funding

A Short Guide to Funding Short Narratives
Holly Million
May 11, 2010
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.
Festivals

SFIFF53: War Stories
Matt Sussman
May 5, 2010
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.
Q & A

New York-set Charlie Barker's Big S.F. Break
Michael Fox
May 2, 2010
Along with selfless sacrifices and random luck, low-budget independent films often depend on the timely intervention of an angel.
Q & A

New York-set Charlie Barker's Big S.F. Break
Michael Fox
May 2, 2010
Along with selfless sacrifices and random luck, low-budget independent films often depend on the timely intervention of an angel.
Festivals

Local Filmmakers In SFIFF Spotlight
Michael Fox
Apr 27, 2010
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.
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

Nuclear Family Secrets in Silvia's Atomic Mom
Michael Fox
Mar 30, 2010
One of the oldest points of contention in documentary is whether the camera s presence alters the subject s behavior.
Reviews

Green by Design: Purebred Productions
Michael Behrens
Mar 28, 2010
San Francisco has a variety of excellent soundstages, but one is trying to save the earth.
Reviews

Green by Design: Purebred Productions
Michael Behrens
Mar 28, 2010
San Francisco has a variety of excellent soundstages, but one is trying to save the earth.
Reviews

Pixar's Latest Oscar High
Michael Fox
Mar 8, 2010
Cementing its status as the preeminent animation company of the 00s, Pixar won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for the third time in seven years.
Q & A

Reed's Promise of Prodigal Sons
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2010
If Kimberly Reed took a not particularly unique path into filmmaking, she certainly took an interesting road out of it.
Legal

Public, Private: A Need-to-Know Guide
George Rush
Feb 23, 2010
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?
Festivals

Cinequest at 20
Dennis Harvey
Feb 21, 2010
Wasn't it just yesterday that Cinequest was the scrappy upstart amongst Bay Area festivals? Apparently not: San Jose's annual cinematic blowout is entering its third decade.
Festivals

SF Indiefest at Twelve
Matt Sussman
Feb 4, 2010
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.
Festivals

SF Indiefest at Twelve
Matt Sussman
Feb 4, 2010
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.
Festivals

Words from Sundance Staffers: Jennie-Marie Adler
Hilary Hart
Jan 28, 2010
Hilary Hart, who annually holds down the late-night shift at the Egyptian at Sundance, offers interviews with fellow workers at the festival.
In Production

Joe Graham's Soulful 'Strapped'
Michael Fox
Jan 19, 2010
"I wish gay cinema would die", Joe Graham declares. It s not queer movies the San Francisco filmmaker hates, but categories and pigeonholing.
In Production

Bay Area Narrative Filmmakers Thriving in Doc Capital
Michael Fox
Dec 23, 2009
Michael Fox shows independent filmmakers who are thriving in the Bay Area.
In Production

Bay Area Narrative Filmmakers Thriving in Doc Capital
Michael Fox
Dec 23, 2009
Michael Fox shows independent filmmakers who are thriving in the Bay Area.
Reviews

Shannon and Ryan own the screen in "The Missing Person"
Dennis Harvey
Dec 17, 2009
Shannon and Ryan own the screen in the contemporary indie noir The Missing Person.
Reviews

Workin' It: 'La Danse" and "Everything Strange and New'
Michael Fox
Dec 4, 2009
Frederick Wiseman documents the frantic routine of choreographers for the Paris Opera Ballet as Frazer Bradshaw gives a more familiar portrayal of workplace satisfaction.
Reviews

New Social Issue Dramas from Rainin Grant-Winners
Michael Fox
Nov 24, 2009
The scoop on the projects of the inaugural class for the SFFS/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants, which support lively, intelligent social-issue narrative films.
Q & A

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.
Reviews

On the Road Before 'The Recess Ends'
Michael Fox
Nov 10, 2009
Shot in depressed burgs and 'burbs across the country, this documentary looks at the U.S. at its lowest economic ebb in generations.
In Production

Marissa Aroy Unearths Forgotten California history
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2009
Aroy's film excavates the history and contributions of Filipino farmworkers in the Golden State since the 1920s.
Legal

A Challenge to Filmmakers
George Rush
Nov 3, 2009
George Rush skips legal concerns and instead speaks to a larger issue: the lack of quality independent filmmaking today.
Q & A

Robert Mailer Anderson on Mendo Madness of 'Pig Hunt'
Dennis Harvey
Oct 26, 2009
After ripping it up at various genre fests, the Bay Area indie horror flick settles in for a theatrical run at the Red Vic.
Q & A

'Sorry, Thanks' Lavishes Love on the Mission
Michael Fox
Oct 24, 2009
From the steep slope of 22nd Street down to La Taqueria, from the Attic to Boogaloos, this droll feature showcases the Mission to glowing advantage.
Festivals

SFFS's Debut Cinema by the Bay
Robert Avila
Oct 22, 2009
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.
Festivals

Live from Mill Valley: Woody Harrelson and Uma Thurman
Dennis Harvey
Oct 19, 2009
At their respective festival tributes, the actors gave entertaining and revealing onstage interviews.
Screenwriting

The Importance of Supporting Characters
Lisa Rosenberg
Oct 13, 2009
Beyond Words: The people who back up the main character are often key sources of revelation, unmasking aspects of personality, motivation and backstory.
Festivals

Mill Valley Film Festival's 32nd
Dennis Harvey
Oct 9, 2009
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

A Fat Line Between Love and Hate
David Munro
Oct 6, 2009
First Person: How can people respond in diametric and, at times, vitriolic opposition to the same film? Mine.
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.
Funding

Writing a Kick-Ass Funding Proposal
Holly Million
Sep 14, 2009
Fear-Free Fundraising: Notes on assembling the basic ingredients for a great foundation funding proposal.
Q & A

Cory McAbee and 'Stingray Sam'
Dennis Harvey
Sep 13, 2009
High-concept cabaret-act favorite in the Bay Area who sidelines as a filmmaker, Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) speaks about his latest, Stingray Sam.
First Person

E-news You Can Use
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2009
The rapid adoption of e-newsletters by documentary filmmakers is the latest example of resourcefulness and efficiency among contemporary independents.
Reviews

Kim Longinotto and Women Make Movies Film Festival
Adam Hartzell
Aug 27, 2009
A mini-retrospective of the work of Kim Longinotto plays during the Women Make Movies Film Festival at the Roxie.
In Production

Hess, Janos and the Volunteers of America
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2009
With in-process Volunteer Nation: Stories of Service, veteran producer-directors Ben Hess and Dan Janos are mobilizing the millennials.
Screenwriting

Understanding Backstory
Lisa Rosenberg
Aug 25, 2009
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
Legal

Fine points on Festivals
George Rush
Aug 17, 2009
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.
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!.
Q & A

Shelley Diekman Reflects on Well-Spent life
Hilary Hart
Jul 27, 2009
Newly-retired Pacific Film Archive publicist Shelley Diekman discusses her cinephile tastes, her past and her future.
Q & A

Kutner and Goldstein on 'The Snake'
Michael Fox
Jul 6, 2009
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.
Festivals

Frameline33: Something Old, Something New
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2009
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.)
Q & A

Tom Shepard's 'Whiz Kids' Blinding with Science
Michael Fox
Jun 14, 2009
Tom Shepard revisits the overachieving, hyper-ambitious world of science-obsessed high school seniors in his new film, Whiz Kids.
Q & A

Weimberg/Ryan on Conflict and Conscience
Sura Wood
Jun 7, 2009
Berkeley-based filmmaking team Gary Weimberg and Catherine Ryan speak about social justice as a career and their film Soldiers of Conscience.
Festivals

Another Hole in the Head
Dennis Harvey
Jun 4, 2009
At a film festival called Another Hole in the Head, dedicated to sci-fi, horror and fantasy, catastrophic carnage meets comedy more often than not.
Festivals

Bruce Goldstein: From NY to SF to 'Con'
Judy Stone
May 17, 2009
Bruce Goldstein recalls his adventures in film land as he prepares to host the Con Film Festival at the Film Forum in New York.
In Production

Recession-Proof Theaters, to a Point
Michael Fox
May 14, 2009
Arthouse theaters like The Roxie, Red Vic and The Balboa resist the economic downturn and adjust calendars to meet audience demands.
In Production

Kaufman and Snitow: New Jewish Identity
Michael Fox
May 12, 2009
Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow explore the customs and modernity of the next generation of Jews in their documentary Dis-Continuity.
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
Festivals

SFIFF52: Robert Redford Accepts Owens Award
Dennis Harvey
Apr 29, 2009
Robert Redford braves the public and accepts the San Francisco International Film Festival's Peter J. Owens Award.
Reviews

SFIFF52: Lourdes Portillo, Persistence of Vision Award Recipient
Robert Avila
Apr 27, 2009
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.
Legal

Risky (Film) Business - What (Not) to Do
George Rush
Apr 21, 2009
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush advises on how to secure funding for your film and protect yourself along the way.
Legal

Risky (Film) Business - What (Not) to Do
George Rush
Apr 21, 2009
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush advises on how to secure funding for your film and protect yourself along the way.
In Production

SFIFF52: New Narrative Trend for Bay Area Cinema
Michael Fox
Apr 21, 2009
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.
Reviews

Bahrani Earns Ebert's Praise for "Goodbye Solo"
Dennis Harvey
Apr 17, 2009
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.
Q & A

SFIFF52: Light and Saraf's 'Empress Hotel'
David Winks Gray
Apr 13, 2009
Local filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf's latest film Empress Hotel delves into the lives of the residents at the titular building, a Tenderloin housing facility for the recently homeless. The film makes visible an area many city dwellers may only experience in the fringe of their consciousness and provides insight into the lives of the residents within.
Reviews

"Fans, Friends & Followers"—an excerpt
Scott Kirsner
Apr 8, 2009
Fans, Friends & Followers, focuses on strategies artists can use to support their careers in the digital age.
Q & A

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.
Story Structure

How to Rate Your Doc's Story Potential
Karen Everett
Mar 24, 2009
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.
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.
Festivals

Politics Get Personal in 'Project Kashmir'
Jonathan Kiefer
Mar 19, 2009
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.
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
Popular

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
Festivals

SXSW: From the Producer's Chair
Holly Million
Mar 17, 2009
Holly Million reviews some of the documentaries shown at this year's festival: It Came >From Kuchar, MIne and Motherland.
Q & A

Cary Joji Fukunaga on the (Very) Bay Area Story Behind 'Sin Nombre'
Judy Stone
Mar 15, 2009
His personal curiosity on family histories and some actual events, are behind this movie about complex families Ñthose in Mexican gangs and those traveling immigrants looking for a better life in the U.S.
In Production

On the Road, in Search of a Film
Michael Fox
Mar 10, 2009
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.
Documentary

Sound Advice
Fernanda Rossi
Mar 10, 2009
Sound design: in a documentary can be a great ally in bringing real life to the screen, and the dilemma is not whether to use this wonderful story device but rather how and in what context.
Q & A

The Buzz on H.P. Mendoza's 'Fruit Fly'
Sura Wood
Mar 9, 2009
H.P. Mendoza talks about being a filmmaker in the Bay Area and the opening of his last musical, where he is both director and composer of the film 19 original songs.
Q & A

'Medicine for Melancholy' in the City it Re-discovered
Michael Fox
Mar 5, 2009
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.
Legal

'Medicine for Melancholy' and the Art of DIY Legal Agreements
George Rush
Mar 3, 2009
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.
Festivals

Cinequest, Transforming
Dennis Harvey
Mar 1, 2009
What you'll get at Cinequest's three downtown San Jose venues is a mix of tributes, seminars, parties and, of course, a whole lot of movies, including no fewer than 18 world premiere features.
Festivals

Cinequest, Transforming
Dennis Harvey
Mar 1, 2009
What you'll get at Cinequest's three downtown San Jose venues is a mix of tributes, seminars, parties and, of course, a whole lot of movies, including no fewer than 18 world premiere features.
Reviews

'Silent Light' and Shattered Landscapes
Max Goldberg
Feb 27, 2009
Carlos Reygadas' third film is an unmistakably serious work, emblematic of the kind of brooding, large-canvas filmmaking which has become a rarity.
Reviews

Strand Releasing Turns 20
Dennis Harvey
Feb 26, 2009
Twenty years after its founding, Strand Releasing remains an active, irreplaceable and distinctive presence on the U.S. distribution scene.
Festivals

Noise Pop Film Festival 2009
Dennis Harvey
Feb 26, 2009
About as far from the ever-increasing corporatization of popular music as you can get is the annual dose from the Noise Pop Festival.
Reviews

Strand Releasing Turns 20
Dennis Harvey
Feb 26, 2009
Twenty years after its founding, Strand Releasing remains an active, irreplaceable and distinctive presence on the U.S. distribution scene.
First Person

Ten Commandments Before Diving into Digital Delivery
Larry Daressa
Feb 24, 2009
First-Person: Larry Daressa provides helpful hints on distribution strategy.
In Production

Leban and Szajko's Gay Marriage Doc
Michael Fox
Feb 18, 2009
The tentatively titled Winter of Love uses Prop. 8 as a framework for a look at the increasing acceptance of gay marriage.
Q & A

Intersections of 'Harrison Montgomery' with Daniel Davila
Michael Fox
Feb 16, 2009
SF360.org interviews Davila on his film about a bottom-rung Tenderloin drug dealer with aspirations of becoming an artist.
Funding

Lightening Your Fundraising Load
Holly Million
Feb 13, 2009
Fear-Free Fundraising: Holly Million suggests ways to make approaching individual donors that much easier.
Festivals

San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event
Jonathan Kiefer
Feb 12, 2009
The S.F. Silent Film Festival's Winter Event allows you to spend hours in the dark with the madcap movie entertainments of 80-plus years ago.
In Production

Ellen Lake's Miniatures Fit Right In
Michael Fox
Feb 11, 2009
When we're finally all watching movies on the most expedient of platforms–our mobile phone–Ellen Lake will be at the head of the parade.
Reviews

Stephane Gauger on 'Owl and the Sparrow'
Judy Stone
Feb 9, 2009
In this fable-like movie, an indomitable young orphan finds friendship with a lonely flight attendant and a teen-age caretaker of elephants.
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?
Festivals

SF Indiefest 2009
Dennis Harvey
Feb 5, 2009
With a roster that sprawls from horror to softcore to verite-style drama and documentary, the only constant is that you won't be bored.
Reviews

Warhol's Screen Tests Get Dean & Britta Treatment
Dennis Harvey
Feb 2, 2009
13 Most BeautifulÉSongs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests offers a cherry-picking of the famous Warhol reels accompanied by live original-soundtracking.
Reviews

Essay Films at the Pacific Film Archive
David Winks Gray
Jan 30, 2009
The PFA's series of "essay films," a collection of diverse work, offers the viewer an opportunity to adapt to the peculiar tone of these films.
News & Blogs

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.
Reviews

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.
In Production

A Composer Almost Ready for His Close-Up
Michael Fox
Jan 23, 2009
Michael Fox looks behind the scenes of a film on the maverick Seattle composer-performer-inventor Trimpin.
Legal

Casting: Names and Numbers
George Rush
Jan 16, 2009
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush writes on the conundrum of not getting money for a project without a known cast, and not getting a cast without a bunch of money.
Legal

Casting: Names and Numbers
George Rush
Jan 16, 2009
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush writes on the conundrum of not getting money for a project without a known cast, and not getting a cast without a bunch of money.
News & Blogs

Unresolutions of 2009
Hannah Eaves
Jan 9, 2009
Certain questions in 2008 endlessly plagued the film world, leading to outlandish predictions, flame-war mayhem and an outbreak of opinionated public speaking.
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.
Reviews

The Year in Film 2008: Oscar Odds
Dennis Harvey
Jan 2, 2009
Instead of breaking it down strictly category-by-category, Dennis Harvey meanders through some principal heat-seeking prestige films and their various chances.
News & Blogs

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.
Q & A

Tom E. Brown on 'Pushing Dead' and Stayin' Alive
Michael Fox
Dec 23, 2008
Tom E. Brown talks about producing and funding Pushing Dead, a film about an HIV-positive writer forced to give up his daily drug regimen.
Q & A

Case Studies in Screenwriting: Pam Gray
Lisa Rosenberg
Dec 19, 2008
Sebastopol-based screenwriter Pamela Gray's approach to screenwriting is the literary equivalent of the slow food movement.
Funding

From Gauche to Great
Holly Million
Dec 16, 2008
Fear-Free Fundraising: Holly Million on how donor cultivation can make you a successful film fundraiser.
Documentary

Audience of One?
Fernanda Rossi
Dec 12, 2008
Ask the Documentary Doctor: Fernanda Rossi discusses pros and cons of having to sit through a screening of one's own film.
Q & A

New at Frameline: K.C. Price
Michael Fox
Dec 8, 2008
Frameline's new executive director discusses his non-profit background and graduate school pipe dream of being a novelist.
Funding

What Crisis? Fundraising During an Economic Meltdown
Holly Million
Dec 3, 2008
Fear-Free Fundraising: Holly Million advises filmmakers on where to get funding when the going gets tough.
Reviews

Something Wild: Martha Colburn's Collage Animations
Max Goldberg
Dec 1, 2008
Martha Colburn's recent shorts plunge the interstices of Americana for a hidden history of fanaticism and double-faced hypocrisies.
Q & A

Scott MacDonald's 'Canyon Cinema' Book--Both History and How-to
Michael Fox
Nov 17, 2008
Scott McDonald's Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor, details the formation of the revered Bay Area artists' collective in the early 1960s.
Festivals

Sean Uyehara On the S.F. International Animation Festival
Michael Guillen
Nov 10, 2008
If, in the ol' days, they were called "'toons," these days, some heavy-duty words are required to express the strength and breadth of contemporary animation.
Reviews

'Christmas on Mars' Non Halloween
Dennis Harvey
Oct 30, 2008
Wayne Coyne's Flaming Lips movie extends a long, lately rising number of narrative features made by musicians.
In Production

A Documentary on Death and Survival in Paradise
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2008
A husband and wife filmmaking pair are in the midst of a documentary on mysterious disappearances in the Galapagos.
Q & A

Lance Hammer on Beauty and 'Ballast'
Michael Guillen
Oct 17, 2008
Hammer discusses his debut feature premiered at Sundance to resounding critical fanfare, winning prizes for best director and cinematography.
Festivals

Carnival of Nonfiction Filmmaking
Dennis Harvey
Oct 16, 2008
The extreme, the strange, the silly and surreal all have big seats at the SF DocFest table.
In Production

Making 'Howl' and 'Babnik'
Michael Fox
Oct 14, 2008
Epstein and Friedman bring a poem to the screen, while a South Bay director goes Russian.
Q & A

Documenting the Lyme Epidemic
Michael Fox
Oct 9, 2008
Andy Abrahams Wilson talks about Under Our Skin, his elegantly crafted film on the underreported epidemic of Lyme disease.
Legal

Notes on Digital Distribution
George Rush
Oct 8, 2008
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush offers tips on bridging the worlds of creativity and business.
Reviews

Baloney Sandwiches With No Cheese: Ted V. Mikels' Wild World
Matt Sussman
Sep 18, 2008
'It takes your guts and your entrails and your soul to make a film,' Mikels once proclaimed. 'It takes everything you possess within you!'
Reviews

Toronto 2008: Slow Food, Fast Festival
B. Ruby Rich
Sep 12, 2008
Every year, people grumble. Every year, someone points out how much worse it is than before. And every year, there are films that pull everyone out of the doldrums and guarantee it all continues. Welcome to this season’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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.
Q & A

Rob Nilsson on Himself
Rob Nilsson
Aug 27, 2008
SF360.org asked this veteran indie auteur for his thoughts, which he gamely and intelligently offers here.
News & Blogs

Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy
Michael Fox
Aug 20, 2008
Film Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed by 15 independent filmmakers in 1976, joins forces with SFFS.
In Production

Saluting the Ultimate Whistleblower
Michael Fox
Aug 6, 2008
SF360.org looks at the making of a documentary about the controversial leak of the Pentagon papers.
Reviews

Saluting the Ultimate Whistleblower
Michael Fox
Aug 6, 2008
SF360.org looks at the making of a documentary about the controversial leak of the Pentagon papers.
Reviews

Not About Royalty
Michael Fox
Aug 6, 2008
Empress Hotel looks at residents of a hotel turned homeless people's residence through San Francisco's Access to Housing program.
Q & A

S.F. Jewish Film Festival's Stein and Fishman
Michael Fox
Jul 21, 2008
Programmers for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Peter Stein and Nancy Fishman, speak about never taking the path of least resistance.
Reviews

'The Gits,' the Movie
Dennis Harvey
Jul 2, 2008
The Gits offers both an appreciation of a unique quartet's too-brief career and consideration of Mia Zapata's death.
Festivals

Critic's Notebook: Frameline32
Dennis Harvey
Jun 24, 2008
Critic Dennis Harvey reviews select films screened at the 32nd San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
Reviews

Critic's Notebook: Hole Head, Week One
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2008
Dennis Harvey covers the first week of low-budget geeks, weirdos and gore on display at the Another Hole in the Head Festival.
News & Blogs

SFFS Screen at Sundance Kabuki
Robert Avila
Jun 12, 2008
The SF Film Society is optimistic that its year-round screen at the Sundance Kabuki will contribute to the spectrum of films in Bay Area theaters.
Reviews

Review: "Mister Lonely"
Max Goldberg
May 19, 2008
Part Luis Bunuel parable, Artforum spread, Jonestown ballet and Warhol camp, Harmony Korine's latest is a prime, insomniac two hours of midnight-movie drifting.
Q & A

SFIFF51: Barry Jenkins' San Francisco Story
Michael Fox
Apr 26, 2008
Medicine for Melancholy is a graceful and poignant film about fleeting urban connections, black identity and invisibility, cultural adventures and this gentrified city's lost soul.
Q & A

SFIFF51: On the Breeding Behind "Evolution: The Musical!"
Robert Avila
Apr 22, 2008
Think of it as The Sound of Music meets Quest for Fire, or Jesus Christ Superstar rocks Land of the Lost.
Festivals

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.
Q & A

Johnny Symons and "Ask Not"
Michael Fox
Apr 12, 2008
East Bay filmmaker Johnny Symons' documentary "Ask Not" moves beyond stereotypes to examine what experience is really like for gays and lesbians in the military.
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

Review: "Shotgun Stories"
Dennis Harvey
Mar 31, 2008
Small-town "heartland" America that once held our majority populace is now seldom seen on screen. Jeff Nichols debut feature Shotgun Stories is an exception.
Q & A

Jeff Nichols on "Shotgun Stories"
Eve O'Neill
Mar 31, 2008
First-time writer/director Jeff Nichols discusses the inspiration behind Shotgun Stories, the initial hurdles in making the film, and the noble nature of his characters.
Reviews

"Shelter"
Dennis Harvey
Mar 24, 2008
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.
Reviews

"Paranoid Park"
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2008
Just when Gus Van Sant seemed on the verge of turning into just another Hollywood selloutÑhe did a total about-face. His four features since have been true art films
Festivals

Cinequest's surprises
Dennis Harvey
Mar 7, 2008
A "discovery" festival from Day OneÑmeaning they premiere a lot of films, including many other fests might pass overÑSan Jose's Cinequest actually adopted "Discover" as motto for its 16th year.
Festivals

The San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Eve O'Neill
Mar 4, 2008
San Francisco Irish Film Festival begins this Wednesday at the Roxie with a slate of narratives and documentaries imbued with Ireland's particularly unique sense of time and place
Reviews

"Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick"
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2008
Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick: 10 short comic narratives are exemplars of an unpolished, unpretentious school of moviemaking that aims at every moment to be audience-friendly.
Festivals

Noise Pop Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Feb 26, 2008
In addition to practically every extant band you’d want to see, an art exhibit, and comedy shows, there are movies at Noise Pop.
Reviews

Cinema, Israeli Style
Michael Fox
Feb 21, 2008
Even as the country has become a typically affluent Western society, its cinema has retained its status as a crucial component of the national dialogue.
Festivals

SF Indiefest, From Day One
Eve O'Neill
Feb 13, 2008
Despite the blanket of financial and technical doom constantly smothering Independent Filmdom, Indiefest serves as a satisfying reminder that great indie film isn't going anywhere.
Festivals

SF Indiefest at 10
Michael Fox
Feb 7, 2008

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.
Festivals

SF Indiefest at 10
Michael Fox
Feb 7, 2008

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.
Q & A

SF Indiefest Opening Night: Riding "Shotgun" With Jeff Nichols
Eve O'Neill
Feb 6, 2008
The first-time filmmaker managed to build, for under half a million dollars, a relatable story and characters with substance rarely seen in mainstream film.
Q & A

"Teeth" Actor Has a Sundance Flashback
Jason Guerrasio
Jan 21, 2008
Mitchell Lichtenstein's directorial debut has made Jess Weixler the newest "it girl" on the indie scene.
Reviews

Cassandra's Dreamer, Woody Allen
Dennis Harvey
Jan 17, 2008
Even when just stringing gags together in his early comedies, Woody raised the level of the game, making humor intellectual and the intellectual humorous.
Reviews

"Joy Division" on Screen
Dennis Harvey
Jan 15, 2008
Anton Corbijn's Control is a dramatization of the book written by the frontman's widow, chronicling their romance and marriage, his eventual infidelity, and his mental health issues.
Q & A

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.
Reviews

Review: "The Violin"
Dennis Harvey
Jan 8, 2008
Francisco Vargas' first feature has won a pile of international awards to date, and might have garnered more had it arrived on the scene earlier.
Reviews

The Best Undistributed Films of 2007
Chris Wisniewski
Jan 2, 2008
If they don't get the chance to beguile the world in theaters, maybe, at the very least, they'll find their way to audiences via digital download.
Q & A

"Starting Out in the Evening" With Andrew Wagner
indieWIRE
Dec 17, 2007
The Sundance feature follows a 70-year-old novelist trying to complete the book he's been working on for the last 10 years.
Q & A

Q&A with "Holly" Filmmakers
Jennifer Young
Dec 5, 2007
"I suddenly found myself surrounded by a group of 15 little [Cambodian] girls aggressively soliciting me for prostitution," Guy Jacobson told a MVFF audience.
News & Blogs

MobMov and the New-School Drive-In Movie
Erika Young
Oct 24, 2007
MobMov combines the four-wheeled charm of an old-time drive-in with the technologist's urge to pimp his or her ride into a rolling film-projection booth.
Festivals

Mill Valley Film Festival 30
Dennis Harvey
Oct 15, 2007
Mill Valley retains its genuinely alterna-vibe and local (rather than professional outta-towner) audience after 30 years.
Q & A

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.
Q & A

Shonali Bose on "Amu"
indieWIRE
Jul 23, 2007
The '05 feature imagines a 21-year-old Indian American returning to India to visit her family and discover where she was born.
Q & A

'Joshua's' George Ratliff
indieWIRE
Jul 11, 2007
George Ratliff talks about his first feature narrative Joshua, described by Sundance as a "horror story disguised as a sophisticated family drama."
Q & A

'Joshua's' George Ratliff
indieWIRE
Jul 11, 2007
George Ratliff talks about his first feature narrative Joshua, described by Sundance as a "horror story disguised as a sophisticated family drama."
Festivals

International Stories Find Audiences at L.A. Film Fest
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Jul 3, 2007
"People in this town are coming to realize that Los Angeles needs a world-class film festival," proclaimed Rich Raddon, who's led LAFF since 1999.
Reviews

Reviews: "Brand Upon the Brain!", "Golden Door"
Matt Sussman
Jun 12, 2007
Brand is no short supply of Guy Maddin's usual firecrackers: apostrophe, hyperbole, and of course, catastrophe.
Festivals

San Francisco Black Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jun 7, 2007
Nine years' vintage makes the SFBFF a newcomer by Bay Area standards. In terms of programmatic diversity and premieres, it's got old-soul depth.
Q & A

Dennis Nyback and "Bad Bugs Bunny"
Michael Guillen
Jun 6, 2007
"SF Indiefest: Gets Animated," piggybacking on the 4th Annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, co-presents an animation program with the popular archivist.
Q & A

"Once" Again -- A Date With Carney, Hansard, and Irglova
Michael Guillen
Jun 1, 2007
Walking in to interview John Carney and actors/musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the frenetic edge to their on-the-road exhaustion is apparent.
Reviews

"The Prodigy," The Roxie, Delirium, God
Michael Guillen
May 30, 2007
San Franciscans have a poignant symbiotic relationship with William Kaufman's freshman feature, The Prodigy, which returns to the city this week.
Reviews

Guillen's Top Five from Another Hole in the Head
Michael Guillen
May 25, 2007
Five recommendations chosen from among the gore, ghouls, ghosts, gags, and animation at Indiefest's Holehead festival.
Reviews

Guillen's Top Five from Another Hole in the Head
Michael Guillen
May 25, 2007
Five recommendations chosen from among the gore, ghouls, ghosts, gags, and animation at Indiefest's Holehead festival.
Festivals

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.
Q & A

Hal Hartley, Not So simple
Robert Avila
May 13, 2007
Changes in Hal Hartley's geography and work styles have put distance between his early films and also given the director a chance to experiment with form.
Q & A

Hal Hartley, Not So simple
Robert Avila
May 13, 2007
Changes in Hal Hartley's geography and work styles have put distance between his early films and also given the director a chance to experiment with form.
Q & A

Hal Hartley, Not So Simple: Part II
Robert Avila
May 7, 2007
The Unbelievable Truth helped jumpstart the independent film movement in the U.S. in 1989, followed by eight more Hartley features in the next decade.
Q & A

Hal Hartley, Not So Simple: Part II
Robert Avila
May 7, 2007
The Unbelievable Truth helped jumpstart the independent film movement in the U.S. in 1989, followed by eight more Hartley features in the next decade.
Q & A

A Rob Nilsson 10
Staff
Apr 27, 2007
The List: An Amerindie helmer well before the term was invented, Nilsson names 10 films which deeply affected him.
News & Blogs

Remembering Jim Lyons: 1960 - 2007
Staff
Apr 18, 2007
The editor and actor, known for his frequent work with Todd Haynes, died in New York. His friends share their thoughts.
Q & A

Mike White's Alter Egos
Michael Fox
Apr 14, 2007
White's heroes and heroines are content with their mundane lives until some uninvited intruder or unforeseen event exposes their frustration and complacency.
Reviews

Reviews: "Police Beat"; "The Page Turner"
Dennis Harvey
Apr 3, 2007
It's taken over two years for Police Beat to go from one of the most praised films at Sundance to a theatre near you.
Reviews

Reviews: "Black Snake Moan"; "Cinemachismo"
Michael Guillen
Feb 27, 2007
risks ridiculousness in chasing down unpolished redemption, while de la Mora delivers essential reading in Mexican film, gender studies, and theories of queer spectatorship.
Q & A

Michael Arndt, Little Mr. Sunshine
Michael Guillen
Feb 23, 2007
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine made a Cody's San Francisco bookstore appearance promoting the publication of the shooting script.
Festivals

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.
Reviews

"Iraq in Fragments, "The Lives of Others"
Max Goldberg
Feb 13, 2007
James Longley's Fragments stands out amongst the crowded field of Iraqumentaries, while Others pulls back the Iron Curtain to powerful effect.
Festivals

The Other Side of Indie at SF Indiefest's 9th
Max Goldberg
Feb 8, 2007
The alarm has been sounding for some time now that "indie" doesn't mean what it used to. Jeff Ross simply ignores the cranky clamor.
Q & A

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.
Festivals

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.
Festivals

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.
Festivals

Indiefest Lineup Announcement
Miljenko Skoknic
Jan 19, 2007
SF IndieFest's founder/director Jeff Ross announced the ninth edition of the Bay Area's indie showcase festival
Festivals

Indiefest Lineup Announcement
Miljenko Skoknic
Jan 19, 2007
SF IndieFest's founder/director Jeff Ross announced the ninth edition of the Bay Area's indie showcase festival
Q & A

"Man Push Cart" Director's New York-by-Way-of-Pakistan Story
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
Dec 4, 2006
Ramin Bahrani's debut feature follows a solitary, quiet immigrant struggling to make a go of it in New York City.
Q & A

Adrian Belic Goes 'Beyond the Call'
Justin Juul
Nov 27, 2006
The filmmaker talks about tagging along with three renegade activists on their self-funded humanitarian excursions to war zones and disaster sites.
Q & A

Robert Altman 1925-2006
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Nov 22, 2006
One month ago today, the maverick filmmaker was at the Hamptons International Film Festival reflecting upon his career at a tribute in his honor.
Festivals

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.
News & Blogs

Case Studies in Indie Distribution at Digimart
Sean Uyehara
Nov 8, 2006
The resounding refrain at Digimart 2006 was that the traditional model of independent film and video distribution was dying.
News & Blogs

Case Studies in Indie Distribution at Digimart
Sean Uyehara
Nov 8, 2006
The resounding refrain at Digimart 2006 was that the traditional model of independent film and video distribution was dying.
Q & A

Joseph McBride: All is Welles
Michael Fox
Oct 16, 2006
Joseph McBride's What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of An Independent Career catalogs the director's amazingly prolific final 15 years.
Reviews

Fighting for Freedom: Exploring Vachon's "Killer Life"
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Oct 3, 2006
Killer Films' Christine Vachon's new memoir, A Killer Life (written with Austin Bunn), bolsters the producer as the driving force of independent film.
Reviews

Fighting for Freedom: Exploring Vachon's "Killer Life"
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Oct 3, 2006
Killer Films' Christine Vachon's new memoir, A Killer Life (written with Austin Bunn), bolsters the producer as the driving force of independent film.
Q & A

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.
News & Blogs

Netflix 101, a Dispatch from IFP's Filmmaker Conference
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Sep 22, 2006
A panel discussion yields insights into the presentÑand futureÑof indie distribution.
Q & A

MPAA in Sights of This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Michael Fox
Sep 12, 2006
Filmmaker Kirby Dick talks about censorship, and discrimination against independent films.
News & Blogs

Indie Distributors Strategize for Fall 2006 Releases
Steven Rosen
Sep 8, 2006
Distributors of independent films reveal their strategies and assessment of the market heading into the all-important fall season.
Q & A

Ryan Fleck: Wrestling with 'Half Nelson'
indieWIRE
Aug 21, 2006
Ryan Fleck talks about his new film Half Nelson, his filmmaking career, and his creative inspirations and tastes.
Reviews

Sweet "Quinceañera" vs. MTV's greedy "My Super Sweet 16"
Johnny Ray Huston
Aug 15, 2006
Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland's exploration of a teen's rite of passage is the warmhearted opposite of MTV's glorification of wasteful and selfish spending.
Q & A

Night Listening with Patrick Stettner
indieWIRE
Aug 14, 2006
The director of The Business of Strangers talks about his second feature, starring Robin Williams.
Q & A

Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"
indieWIRE
Aug 8, 2006
The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.
Q & A

Mary Woronov Visits Midnight Mass
Dennis Harvey
Aug 3, 2006
An appreciation of the great actress of cult and mainstream films, before her appearance at a Midnight Mass screening of Death Race 2000.
Q & A

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.
Q & A

Larry Clark's New Kids on the Block
Glen Helfand
Jul 3, 2006
SF360 spoke with Clark about Impaled, in which his exploration of adolescent mores reaches in discomfiting, yet fascinating new directions.
Q & A

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.
Q & A

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.
Reviews

"Songbirds" New Tune
Dennis Harvey
Jun 1, 2006
Songbirds is a "documentary musical" Ñ something that sounds like a pure contradiction-in-terms until you actually see it.
Reviews

Ten Near Masterpieces Rescued from the Dustbin
Jonathan Marlow
May 26, 2006
An alphabetical accounting of ten titles well worth watching that somehow slipped through the cracks.
Q & A

Filmmaker William Farley's Peripheral Vision
Robert Avila
May 16, 2006
After 35 years of underground success, veteran indie filmmaker William Farley still hovers just off the shore of mainstream respectability.
Q & A

A Writer and Filmmaker Bring "Alice" to the Screen
Staff
May 10, 2006
Insights into the initial process of bringing the screenplay adaptation of a short story to the screen.
Q & A

A Writer and Filmmaker Bring "Alice" to the Screen
Staff
May 10, 2006
Insights into the initial process of bringing the screenplay adaptation of a short story to the screen.
Q & A

Terry Zwigoff, "Confidential" and Uncensored
Michael Fox
May 8, 2006
San Francisco filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, a former curmudgeon softened by success, discusses Art School Confidential.
Festivals

San Francisco International Film Festival, Week Two
Cheryl Eddy
May 1, 2006
The second week of the 49th SFIFF was packed with tributes and special events, luring diverse crowds with honorees like Werner Herzog and Ed Harris.
Q & A

Tommy Pallotta's Reanimation of "A Scanner Darkly"
Daniel Cowles
Apr 18, 2006
The producer talks about the barriers filmmakers have faced in bringing Philip K. Dick's novel to the screen.
Q & A

"Full Grown Men" On the Road
Michael Fox
Apr 17, 2006
David Munro and Xandra Castleton speak about making their indie Full Grown Men and taking it to the Tribeca Film Festival.
News & Blogs

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.
First Person

Chuck Stephens on the Set of "Citizen Dog"
Chuck Stephens
Mar 22, 2006
Chuck Stephens shares his thoughts, existential and otherwise, on the Bangkok set of Citizen Dog.
Q & A

Filmmaker Ham Tran Rights an Historical Wrong
Thomas Logoreci
Mar 21, 2006

Vietnamese American filmmaker Ham Tran rights an historical wrong in his debut feature film on the Vietnam War.
Q & A

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.
Festivals

Future Stars of SFIAAFF
Jennifer Young
Mar 17, 2006

The List: Taro Goto posits who will go on to superstardom from the 2006 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
Festivals

Transnational Tales at This Year's SFIAAFF
Johnny Ray Huston
Mar 16, 2006
Transnational tales stand out at the 2006 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
Festivals

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.
Q & A

Public Defender Jeff Adachi Adds Filmmaker to Resume
Susan Gerhard
Mar 13, 2006
Jeff Adachi, San Francisco public defender, adds filmmaker to the resume.
Q & A

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.
News & Blogs

Garrett Scott, Filmmaker, 1968-2006
Christopher D. Cook
Mar 8, 2006
A tribute to the life and work of the late documentary maker Garrett Scott.
Reviews

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.
Deadlines

Funding: Oppenheimer Cine Rental New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program

The Oppenheimer Cine Rental New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program supports new filmmakers in producing their first serious film project. The grant awards the use of Grant Program Arriflex 16SR2 camera package to senior and graduate thesis students and to independent filmmakers for a scheduled period of time. ELIGIBILITY: Students, media arts center members and unaffiliated independents are encouraged to apply. Proposed projects may be of any noncommercial nature: dramatic, narrative, documentary, experimental, etc. (Commercial projects, music videos and PSAs will not be considered.) DEADLINE: Ongoing. WEBSITE: oppenheimercinerental.com/grant.html.