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Signs of the Times
Adam Hartzell
Oct 24, 2011
Director Mina T. Son talks about the creation of ‘Making Noise in Silence,’ screening the United Nations Association Film Festival this week.
October 28, 2011

Signs of the Times
Adam Hartzell
Oct 24, 2011
Director Mina T. Son talks about the creation of ‘Making Noise in Silence,’ screening the United Nations Association Film Festival this week.
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Signs of the Times
Adam Hartzell
Oct 24, 2011
Director Mina T. Son talks about the creation of ‘Making Noise in Silence,’ screening the United Nations Association Film Festival this week.
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Gifts My Mother Gave Me
Michael Guillen
May 8, 2011
Filmmakers, critics and fans celebrate their mothers’ unique, eccentric, foundational contributions to their movie-loving lives.
May 12, 2011

Gifts My Mother Gave Me
Michael Guillen
May 8, 2011
Filmmakers, critics and fans celebrate their mothers’ unique, eccentric, foundational contributions to their movie-loving lives.
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Gifts My Mother Gave Me
Michael Guillen
May 8, 2011
Filmmakers, critics and fans celebrate their mothers’ unique, eccentric, foundational contributions to their movie-loving lives.
April 7, 2011

The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
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The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
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The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
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Jay Rosenblatt Talks ‘Darkness’
Max Goldberg
Mar 24, 2011
Rosenblatt’s meditative essay on the difficult subject of suicide finds its way to HBO. Narrative films may occasionally conjure the shock of a suicide—last year’s The Father of My Children is a fine example—but it’s the nature of character dramas to keep pace with the living rather than meditate in the shadow of loss. In his most recent lyrical essay-film, The Darkness of Day, local filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt creates such a meditative space, intertwining different stories and perspectives of suicide: near and far, first-person and third, male and female, young and old, anonymous and notable. Rosenblatt cues the multiple narratives to a poetic stream of found...
March 24, 2011

Jay Rosenblatt Talks ‘Darkness’
Max Goldberg
Mar 24, 2011
Rosenblatt’s meditative essay on the difficult subject of suicide finds its way to HBO. Narrative films may occasionally conjure the shock of a suicide—last year’s The Father of My Children is a fine example—but it’s the nature of character dramas to keep pace with the living rather than meditate in the shadow of loss. In his most recent lyrical essay-film, The Darkness of Day, local filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt creates such a meditative space, intertwining different stories and perspectives of suicide: near and far, first-person and third, male and female, young and old, anonymous and notable. Rosenblatt cues the multiple narratives to a poetic stream of found...
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Filmmakers Bring Stories to New Platforms
Erica Marcus
Mar 22, 2011
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
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Filmmakers Bring Stories to New Platforms
Erica Marcus
Mar 22, 2011
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
March 24, 2011

Filmmakers Bring Stories to New Platforms
Erica Marcus
Mar 22, 2011
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
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Poetry in Motion: Working in Action
Lisa Rosenberg
Mar 1, 2011
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
March 3, 2011

Poetry in Motion: Working in Action
Lisa Rosenberg
Mar 1, 2011
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
Screenwriting

Poetry in Motion: Working in Action
Lisa Rosenberg
Mar 1, 2011
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
December 7, 2010

‘Bad Writing’
Dec 10, 2010
Ever wonder how a literary heavyweight might critique your angst-ridden teenage poetry? In ‘Bad Writing’ filmmaker Vernon Lott hands his dusty pages over to some seasoned pros in search of honest feedback and an answer to the film’s predominant question: What’s the difference between good writing and bad? Plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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'Howl' Revisits Key Literary Chapter in SF History
Susan Gerhard
Sep 23, 2010
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman offer insight into the making of 'Howl,' a movie about a poem and a time.
September 23, 2010

'Howl' Revisits Key Literary Chapter in SF History
Susan Gerhard
Sep 23, 2010
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman offer insight into the making of 'Howl,' a movie about a poem and a time.
Festivals

Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010
Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
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Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010
Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
September 9 2010

Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010
Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
August 19 2010

Of Longing and Laforgue
Jenni Olson
Aug 17, 2010
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Of Longing and Laforgue
Jenni Olson
Aug 17, 2010
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Of Longing and Laforgue
Jenni Olson
Aug 17, 2010
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
In Depth

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

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

Anne, Anne, Anne: McGuire Comes Alive
Michael Fox
Oct 20, 2009
Anne McGuire finds the beauty in the strange, and the strangeness in the beautiful. That's not perversity, people; that's poetry.
Reviews

High Drama in High school in 'The Beautiful Person'
Max Goldberg
Sep 4, 2009
The story of teenagers living like a savage, roaming pack of animals, The Beautiful Person locates a classic in a contemporary setting.
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'Howl' is Poetry in Post
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2009
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman combine live-action period drama and animation in retelling of Ginsburg's Howl
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SFIFF52: Chris Felver's "Ferlinghetti" Captures an Icon
David Winks Gray
Apr 26, 2009
Chris Felver traces the life of antiauthoritarian Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of City Lights Books, from his days as a Navy serviceman in World War II through the landmark First Amendment trial in Ferlinghetti.
Digital

The Dimensions of Dialogue
Lisa Rosenberg
Oct 24, 2008
Beyond Words: Skillful dialogue on film can achieve a structural dimension that shapes the narrative as surely as plot does.
Q & A

Carl D. Brown and Erin Beach of "2nd Verse"
Michael Fox
Feb 11, 2008
The unassuming young director and producer spent five years on their optimistic yet unsentimental doc spotlighting four teenagers from the S.F.-based Youth Speaks project.
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Carl D. Brown and Erin Beach of "2nd Verse"
Michael Fox
Feb 11, 2008
The unassuming young director and producer spent five years on their optimistic yet unsentimental doc spotlighting four teenagers from the S.F.-based Youth Speaks project.
Reviews

The Short Films of Big Ugly Review
Susan Gerhard
Nov 16, 2007
The List: We take the opportunity to link you to four short films from the Big Ugly Review, an online publication that includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more.
Reviews

Abbas Kiarostami: "Image Maker"
Robert Avila
Aug 2, 2007
An impressive PFA series runs alongside an exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum of Kiarostami's striking photographic work.
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"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.
Reviews

James Broughton, and a DVD Eden
Robert Avila
Dec 20, 2006
The product of a true cinematic innovator and gloriously individual poet, Broughton's film work remains much too idiosyncratic to be deconstructed,
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James Broughton, and a DVD Eden
Robert Avila
Dec 20, 2006
The product of a true cinematic innovator and gloriously individual poet, Broughton's film work remains much too idiosyncratic to be deconstructed,
Reviews

Nathaniel Dorsky's Secret World
Michael Fox
Dec 5, 2006
Song and Solitude, is a twilight sojourn to a secret world much like our own, rendered with profound patience and a hint of wistfulness.
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.
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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.
Q & A

New Executive Director of S.F. Cinematheque on Experimental Film
Michael Fox
May 29, 2006
Newly appointed S.F. Cinematheque executive director Caroline Savage discusses the state of experimental film.
Q & A

Interview With Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker
Susan Gerhard
Mar 7, 2006

Direct cinema pioneers Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker discuss seeing and believing.

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