• 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.

  
• 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
  
  

  SFIFF52: Golden Gate Awards Uncorked, SFFS/KRF Grant Winner Announced

  Susan Gerhard
  May 7, 2009

  SFIFF handed out approximately $100,000 and announced the winner San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grant during its Golden Gate Awards.

  
• 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.

  
• 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
  
  

  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.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Weerasethakul Talks Hospitals, Aerobics, and a Boy From Mars

  Johnny Ray Huston
  Apr 9, 2007

  One of Apichatpong Weerasethakul Ôs goals as a filmmaker is to simply show what he likes, and what he likes to see.

  
• 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.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Phillip Haas on "The Situation"

  Michael Fox
  Mar 26, 2007

  An interview with documentary and narrative filmmaker Philip Haas upon the release of his latest film, The Situation.

  
• 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.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Von Donnersmarck's Oscar-nominated "The Lives of Others"

  Miljenko Skoknic
  Feb 12, 2007

  Von Donnersmarck talks about his Lola-winning and Oscar-nominated debut during a visit to San Francisco.

  
• 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.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  Teshigahara at The Castro

  Dennis Harvey
  Nov 23, 2006

  Filmmaking was just one among many creative outlets for Japanese multimedia artist Hiroshi Teshigahara.

  
• 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.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  Found: 'Marie Antoinette' in Paris

  Max Goldberg
  Oct 18, 2006

  After weeks of Western Europe, what better way for the young cineaste to crash the City of Light than a trip to the silver screen?

  
• 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.

  
• 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. 

  
• Reviews
  
  

  Francois Ozon, Mortal

  B. Ruby Rich
  Aug 2, 2006

  Ozon's Time to Leave demonstrates how central he's become to European cinema, and reminds us that he's among gay world cinema's most accomplished writer/directors.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Amos Gitai's Reality

  Michael Fox
  Aug 1, 2006

  The veteran Israeli filmmaker, in town for the Jewish Film Festival, talks about radical art and Free Zone.

  
• 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.