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    DocFest 2011

    Oct 14, 2011

    SF Indiefest offshoot DocFest kicks off its 10th edition this Friday with a screening of 'Dirty Pictures,' a film about underground ecstasy legend Dr. Alexander Shulgin. Featuring the wildest and wooliest independent docs emerging this year, the fest also boast a number of well-loved parties and one ’80s New Wave sing-along. More info at sfindie.virb.com.

  • October 11, 2011

    DocFest 2011

    Oct 14, 2011

    SF Indiefest offshoot DocFest kicks off its 10th edition this Friday with a screening of 'Dirty Pictures,' a film about underground ecstasy legend Dr. Alexander Shulgin. Featuring the wildest and wooliest independent docs emerging this year, the fest also boast a number of well-loved parties and one ’80s New Wave sing-along. More info at sfindie.virb.com.

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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.

  • In Depth

    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.

  • June 14, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

    Jun 16, 2011

    SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.

  • June 7, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

    Jun 16, 2011

    SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.

  • May 31, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

    Jun 16, 2011

    SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.

  • Festivals

    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

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    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

  • June 2, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

  • June 9, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

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    New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie

    Michael Guillén
    May 31, 2011

    The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.

  • June 2, 2011

    New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie

    Michael Guillén
    May 31, 2011

    The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.

  • Q & A

    New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie

    Michael Guillén
    May 31, 2011

    The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.

  • 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

    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.

  • Festivals

    7th Heaven: Another Hole in the Head

    Matt Sussman
    Jul 7, 2010

    SF Indiefest unveils its 7th annual showcase of the wildest and weirdest in independently produced sci-fi, horror and fantasy.

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    7th Heaven: Another Hole in the Head

    Matt Sussman
    Jul 7, 2010

    SF Indiefest unveils its 7th annual showcase of the wildest and weirdest in independently produced sci-fi, horror and fantasy.

  • Festivals

    7th Heaven: Another Hole in the Head

    Matt Sussman
    Jul 7, 2010

    SF Indiefest unveils its 7th annual showcase of the wildest and weirdest in independently produced sci-fi, horror and fantasy.

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    7th Heaven: Another Hole in the Head

    Matt Sussman
    Jul 7, 2010

    SF Indiefest unveils its 7th annual showcase of the wildest and weirdest in independently produced sci-fi, horror and fantasy.

  • Q & A

    Bowden Exposes San Francisco in Full Picture

    Michael Fox
    Jun 7, 2010

    San Francisco filmmaker Jon Bowden brings a second comic feature, The Full Picture, to screens.

  • Q & A

    Bowden Exposes San Francisco in Full Picture

    Michael Fox
    Jun 7, 2010

    San Francisco filmmaker Jon Bowden brings a second comic feature, The Full Picture, to screens.

  • 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 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.

  • Festivals

    7th SF DocFest Program

    Susan Gerhard
    Sep 25, 2008

    The seventh San Francisco International Documentary Film Festival has the potential to be every bit as raucous as the other festivals under the organization's umbrella.

  • Reviews

    Travel Guide Through Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 5, 2008

    The Hole Head Festival takes audiences back to terrifying locales and dangerous situations that should be pleasantly familiar to horror aficionados.

  • Reviews

    Travel Guide Through Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 5, 2008

    The Hole Head Festival takes audiences back to terrifying locales and dangerous situations that should be pleasantly familiar to horror aficionados.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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, 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

    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

    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

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

    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

  • Festivals

    Rare Horror

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 8, 2006

    Highlights from the 4th year ofAnother Hole in the Head, the S.F. Indiefest-produced celebration of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and just plain sick cinema.

  • Festivals

    Docfest: Not to Be Believed?

    Susan Gerhard
    May 11, 2006

    Docfest founder Jeff Ross explains the S.F. Indie empire's definition of reality filmmaking.


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