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    Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

    Michael Fox
    Nov 3, 2011

    With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

    Michael Fox
    Nov 3, 2011

    With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.

  • November 3, 2011

    Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

    Michael Fox
    Nov 3, 2011

    With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.

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    Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

    Michael Fox
    Sep 6, 2011

    Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

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    Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

    Michael Fox
    Sep 6, 2011

    Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

  • September 8 2011

    Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

    Michael Fox
    Sep 6, 2011

    Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

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    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

  • June 30, 2011

    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

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    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

  • June 30, 2011

    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook: Frameline at 35 Still Finds Youth a Focus

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2011

    It gets better: Frameline35 offers a strong selection of work about youth.

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    Critic's Notebook: Frameline at 35 Still Finds Youth a Focus

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2011

    It gets better: Frameline35 offers a strong selection of work about youth.

  • June 30, 2011

    Critic's Notebook: Frameline at 35 Still Finds Youth a Focus

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2011

    It gets better: Frameline35 offers a strong selection of work about youth.

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook: Frameline at 35 Still Finds Youth a Focus

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2011

    It gets better: Frameline35 offers a strong selection of work about youth.

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    Critic's Notebook: Frameline at 35 Still Finds Youth a Focus

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2011

    It gets better: Frameline35 offers a strong selection of work about youth.

  • June 30, 2011

    Critic's Notebook: Frameline at 35 Still Finds Youth a Focus

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2011

    It gets better: Frameline35 offers a strong selection of work about youth.

  • June 14, 2011

    SF Int'l LGBT Film Festival

    Jun 23, 2011

    In its 35th anniversary year, Frameline brings a vastly diverse selection of films to the world's largest LGBT showcase. It continues through June 26. More at Frameline.org.

  • June 21, 2011

    SF Int'l LGBT Film Festival

    Jun 23, 2011

    In its 35th anniversary year, Frameline brings a vastly diverse selection of films to the world's largest LGBT showcase. It continues through June 26. More at Frameline.org.

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    A City’s Smutty History, Embraced

    Julia Barbosa
    Jun 21, 2011

    Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.

  • June 23 2011

    A City’s Smutty History, Embraced

    Julia Barbosa
    Jun 21, 2011

    Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.

  • June 23, 2011

    A City’s Smutty History, Embraced

    Julia Barbosa
    Jun 21, 2011

    Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.

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    A City’s Smutty History, Embraced

    Julia Barbosa
    Jun 21, 2011

    Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.

  • Festivals

    Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 16, 2011

    The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.

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    Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 16, 2011

    The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.

  • June 16, 2011

    Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 16, 2011

    The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.

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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.

  • Q & A

    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.

  • Festivals

    Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

    Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
    May 25, 2011

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

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    Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

    Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
    May 25, 2011

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

  • May 26, 2011

    Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

    Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
    May 25, 2011

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

  • Festivals

    Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

    Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
    May 25, 2011

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

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    Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

    Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
    May 25, 2011

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

  • May 26, 2011

    Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival

    Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
    May 25, 2011

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

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    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

  • May 26, 2011

    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

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    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

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    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

  • May 26, 2011

    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

  • Q & A

    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

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    Merk Mixes ‘Cocktails’ for Television

    Michael Fox
    Mar 23, 2011

    Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.

  • In Production

    Merk Mixes ‘Cocktails’ for Television

    Michael Fox
    Mar 23, 2011

    Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.

  • March 24, 2011

    Merk Mixes ‘Cocktails’ for Television

    Michael Fox
    Mar 23, 2011

    Ron Merk sends a San Francisco-set series into the ring.

  • February 24, 2011

    'We Were Here' Wrings Hope from the AIDS Crisis

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 22, 2011

    Weissman and Weber's 'We Were Here' pulls a surprising degree of hope and inspiration out of the AIDS tragedy.

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    'We Were Here' Wrings Hope from the AIDS Crisis

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 22, 2011

    Weissman and Weber's 'We Were Here' pulls a surprising degree of hope and inspiration out of the AIDS tragedy.

  • Reviews

    'We Were Here' Wrings Hope from the AIDS Crisis

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 22, 2011

    Weissman and Weber's 'We Were Here' pulls a surprising degree of hope and inspiration out of the AIDS tragedy.

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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

    Frameline34, a Festival Refreshed

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2010

    Critical consensus on Frameline34 marks it a good year. The audience wanted something different, and the festival has largely obliged.

  • Festivals

    Frameline34, a Festival Refreshed

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2010

    Critical consensus on Frameline34 marks it a good year. The audience wanted something different, and the festival has largely obliged.

  • Festivals

    Frameline34 Focuses on Warhol and Worlds of LGBT Cinema

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 17, 2010

    Frameline34 takes a fresh look at Andy Warhol's world while offering a view to the world of international LGBT cinema 2010.

  • Reviews

    'It Came from Kuchar,' 'La Mission' in Theatres

    sf360
    Apr 16, 2010

    Bay Area-made and Mission-inspired, Peter Bratt's La Mission joins Jennifer Kroot's wild and woolly It Came from Kuchar in Bay Area theaters this week.

  • 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.

  • Festivals

    Frameline33: Icons and Unsung Heroes

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2009

    A festival full of drama finds no more emotional screening than the homophobia-in-sports double bill of Training Rules and Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial.

  • Reviews

    Frameline33: Youth in Revolt

    Lynn Rapoport
    Jun 22, 2009

    In this year's Frameline Fest, as so often in life, it's all about the one(s) that got away.

  • Q & A

    Cronenwett's 'Maggots and Men' at Frameline

    Michael Fox
    Jun 20, 2009

    A case could be made that Cary Cronenwett's Maggots and Men isn't just the most unique work in Frameline33, but of any festival all year.

  • Q & A

    Cronenwett's 'Maggots and Men' at Frameline

    Michael Fox
    Jun 20, 2009

    A case could be made that Cary Cronenwett's Maggots and Men isn't just the most unique work in Frameline33, but of any festival all year.

  • Reviews

    SFIFF52: Yun Suh's "City of Borders"

    David Winks Gray
    Apr 26, 2009

    City of Borders, the debut film by Bay Area filmmaker Yun Suh, follows several Palestinian characters seeking refuge at a gay bar. The film testifies to the intolerance that members of the LGBTQ community face in addition to all of the other walls, physical and social, separating people in the region.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Q & A

    Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black on 'Milk'

    Michael Fox
    Nov 23, 2008

    Michael Fox chats with Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on the eve of Milk's much-anticipated theatrical release.

  • Festivals

    Frameline's New Lesson Plan

    Lynn Rapoport
    Jul 1, 2008

    Critic's notebook: Marriage changes everything at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.

  • 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.

  • Q & A

    Strand's Marcus Hu and Frameline's Michael Lumpkin

    Marcus Hu
    Jun 16, 2008

    Strand Releasing President Marcus Hu speaks with Frameline Artistic Director Lumpkin about Frameline, queer cinema and the future of this niche festival.]

  • Reviews

    The List: Michael Lumpkin Looks Back

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 13, 2008

    Michael Lumpkin's mini-retrospective of features that highlight some personal favorites that made waves at the Frameline Festival (and sometimes in the larger cinematic world).

  • Festivals

    Frameline's 32nd SFLGBT Festival Program

    Susan Gerhard
    May 20, 2008

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

  • Q & A

    Marc Huestis on the Runway

    Michael Guillen
    Jul 30, 2007

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

  • Festivals

    Frameline31

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 14, 2007

    Now past its third-decade anniversary, SFILGBTFF — the producing organization keeps trying to change its public-recognition name to something more manageable, which this annum would be Frameline31 — now has filmmakers and distributors banging on its door.

  • Festivals

    Frameline31

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 14, 2007

    Now past its third-decade anniversary, SFILGBTFF — the producing organization keeps trying to change its public-recognition name to something more manageable, which this annum would be Frameline31 — now has filmmakers and distributors banging on its door.

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    Lumpkin and Morris on Frameline's Big Picture

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 11, 2007

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

  • Festivals

    Lumpkin and Morris on Frameline's Big Picture

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 11, 2007

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

  • Festivals

    A Strandful at Frameline31

    Michael Guillen
    Jun 8, 2007

    Strand Releasing can always be relied upon for some of the best art films and queer indies, and it has a strong festival presence,

  • Festivals

    A Strandful at Frameline31

    Michael Guillen
    Jun 8, 2007

    Strand Releasing can always be relied upon for some of the best art films and queer indies, and it has a strong festival presence,

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Festivals

    Frameline, Scalped

    Laura Irvine
    May 16, 2007

    Jeff Iorillo on the fourth festival trailer that he's written and directed for the S.F. International LGBT Film Festival.

  • Q & A

    Tracy Flannigan Watches Tribe 8 "Rise Above"

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 10, 2006

    SF360 spoke to the director of Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary, showing at the Red Vic Movie House and an imminent DVD release.

  • Q & A

    Tracy Flannigan Watches Tribe 8 "Rise Above"

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 10, 2006

    SF360 spoke to the director of Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary, showing at the Red Vic Movie House and an imminent DVD release.

  • Reviews

    Bay Area Filmmakers at SF International LGBT Film Festival

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 23, 2006

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

  • Reviews

    Bay Area Filmmakers at SF International LGBT Film Festival

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 23, 2006

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

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook, Frameline30

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 22, 2006

    S.F. International LGBT Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary as a forum for the LGBT community to celebrate its own hard-won survival and progress.

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook, Frameline30

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 22, 2006

    S.F. International LGBT Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary as a forum for the LGBT community to celebrate its own hard-won survival and progress.

  • Reviews

    "Broken Sky" and "Two Drifters" at the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival

    Johnny Ray Huston
    Jun 20, 2006

    Julián Hernández and João Pedro Rodrigues show their second features at the S.F. International LGBT Film Festival.

  • Festivals

    San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 15, 2006

    Highlights from San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival's 30th annual edition.

  • Festivals

    San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 15, 2006

    Highlights from San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival's 30th annual edition.

  • Festivals

    Frameline's 30th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

    Susan Gerhard
    May 23, 2006

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

  • Festivals

    Frameline's 30th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

    Susan Gerhard
    May 23, 2006

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


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