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In Orbit with ‘An Injury to One’
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 21, 2011Accompanied by a program of solar system shorts, Travis Wilkerson’s 2003 look at ruthless union-busting and the rise and fall of Butte, Montana, offers eerie resonance.
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October 20, 2011
In Orbit with ‘An Injury to One’
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 21, 2011Accompanied by a program of solar system shorts, Travis Wilkerson’s 2003 look at ruthless union-busting and the rise and fall of Butte, Montana, offers eerie resonance.
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Reviews
In Orbit with ‘An Injury to One’
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 21, 2011Accompanied by a program of solar system shorts, Travis Wilkerson’s 2003 look at ruthless union-busting and the rise and fall of Butte, Montana, offers eerie resonance.
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Events
NY/SF International Children's Film Festival
Oct 21, 2011The San Francisco Film Society joins the New York International Children’s Film Festival to present a three-day kid-ready fest of animated and non-animated shorts and features from around the world. The brief fest kicks off with a child-friendly opening night party on Friday, and for offers another chance to enjoy Alex Law's sweet Hong Kong Film Days entry, 'Echoes of the Rainbow.' More info sffs.org.
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In Orbit with ‘An Injury to One’
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 21, 2011Accompanied by a program of solar system shorts, Travis Wilkerson’s 2003 look at ruthless union-busting and the rise and fall of Butte, Montana, offers eerie resonance.
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October 20, 2011
In Orbit with ‘An Injury to One’
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 21, 2011Accompanied by a program of solar system shorts, Travis Wilkerson’s 2003 look at ruthless union-busting and the rise and fall of Butte, Montana, offers eerie resonance.
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Reviews
In Orbit with ‘An Injury to One’
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 21, 2011Accompanied by a program of solar system shorts, Travis Wilkerson’s 2003 look at ruthless union-busting and the rise and fall of Butte, Montana, offers eerie resonance.
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Events
Living in the World: Films by Helga Fanderl
Sep 22, 2011SFMOMA presents an hour-long program of contemporary artist Helga Fanderl's formalist silent Super 8mm shorts this Thursday. More info at sfmoma.org.
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September 20, 2011
Living in the World: Films by Helga Fanderl
Sep 22, 2011SFMOMA presents an hour-long program of contemporary artist Helga Fanderl's formalist silent Super 8mm shorts this Thursday. More info at sfmoma.org.
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Festivals
Mill Valley Announces Titles in 34th
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 14, 2011North 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, 2011North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
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September 15, 2011
Mill Valley Announces Titles in 34th
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 14, 2011North Bay world, independent showcase ready to screen wide range of films in early October.
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Festivals
Telluride’s 38th Festival Underway in Colorado
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 2, 2011Berkeley-programmed Festival is a favorite for cinephiles; features Caetano Veloso as 2011 Guest Director.
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Telluride’s 38th Festival Underway in Colorado
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 2, 2011Berkeley-programmed Festival is a favorite for cinephiles; features Caetano Veloso as 2011 Guest Director.
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September 8 2011
Telluride’s 38th Festival Underway in Colorado
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 2, 2011Berkeley-programmed Festival is a favorite for cinephiles; features Caetano Veloso as 2011 Guest Director.
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Deadlines
Funding: The Roy W. Dean LA August Grant
Aug 30, 2011The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants fund shorts, documentaries and low budget independent features. ELIGIBILITY: New film and video projects (including works-in-progress) that are unique and benefit the society. Student filmmakers, independent producers or independent production companies are all welcome. AWARDS: Winner gets a variety of awards including scholarships and cash prizes for different production fields. DEADLINE: August 30, 2011. WEBSITE: fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-lavideo.shtml.
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Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory
Michael Fox
Jun 29, 2011Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.
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Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory
Michael Fox
Jun 29, 2011Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.
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June 30, 2011
Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory
Michael Fox
Jun 29, 2011Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.
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June 21, 2011
Cult of the Kuchars: '8mm Films'
Jun 23, 2011PFA's retrospective of experimental touchstones George and Mike Kuchar continues with a screening of rare 8mm shorts and both brothers in conversation with pioneering media theorist Gene Youngblood at 7:00 pm. Program runs through June 26. More at bampfa.berkeley.edu.
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Festivals
Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program
Dennis Harvey
Jun 16, 2011The 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, 2011The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
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June 16, 2011
Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program
Dennis Harvey
Jun 16, 2011The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
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Festivals
Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011Margaret 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, 2011Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
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May 26, 2011
Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
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May 17, 2011
Shorts in Brief: A Family Film Festival
May 22, 2011Smith Rafael Film Center hosts Shorts in Brief: A Family Festival, featuring short films from Asia, Africa, Europe, South and North America. More at cafilm.org.
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May 17, 2011
City College of San Francisco City Shorts Film Festival
May 19, 2011City College of San Francisco offers a best-of program in the one day, student-run City Shorts Film Festival. The festival is free to the public. More at cityshorts.tumblr.com.
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May 10, 2011
Legacy Film Festival on Aging
May 13, 2011Viz Cinema at New People hosts the Legacy Film Festival on Aging, offering three days of shorts and features from around the world that deal with the difficulties and appreciation of growing older. The program begins with ‘Ruth Awasa: Roots of an Artist,’ a documentary about the famous artist, with director Bob Toy and Ruth’s children in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. More at newpeopleworld.com.
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03.31.11
SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events
Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.
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Festivals
SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events
Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.
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SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events
Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.
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Seely Treks Long Distances for Shorts
Michael Fox
Mar 16, 2011Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.
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In Production
Seely Treks Long Distances for Shorts
Michael Fox
Mar 16, 2011Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.
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March 17, 2011
Seely Treks Long Distances for Shorts
Michael Fox
Mar 16, 2011Long story short: A filmmaker finds the right length for his South American health doc.
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Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy
Michael Fox
Mar 9, 2011Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
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In Production
Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy
Michael Fox
Mar 9, 2011Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
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March 10, 2011
Wolos’s ‘Trattoria’ Serves Up Spicy Comedy
Michael Fox
Mar 9, 2011Jason Wolos builds a drama about family and food with a few key ingredients.
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February 24, 2011
Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
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Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
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Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
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February 8, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event
Feb 12, 2011The San Francisco Silent Film Festival's Winter Event, a one-day affair to showcase silent films, returns to the Castro. Features include Charlie Chaplin shorts, Marcel L’Herbier’s 1928 ‘L’Argent’ and King Vidor’s 1926 ‘La Boheme,' each accompanied with live music. More at silentfilm.org and castrotheatre.com.
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February 8, 2011
2011 Oscar Nominated Live, Animated, Doc Shorts
Feb 11, 2011The 2011 Oscar-nominated live, animated and selected documentary shorts play at Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema, Landmark’s Shattuck Cinema, Smith Rafael Film Center and Camera Cinema. More at shortshd.com/theoscarshorts.
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January 25, 2011
By, For and About George Kuchar
Jan 28, 2011The Roxie showcases filmmaker and educator George Kuchar with ‘By, For and About George Kuchar,’ including a Frankenstein series recently completed with his San Francisco Art Institute students, a selection of his shorts and Jennifer Kroot’s 2009 documentary, ‘It Came From Kuchar.’ More at roxie.com.
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January 11, 2010
German Gems Film Festival
Jan 14, 2011Castro Theatre hosts the German Gems Film Festival, a three day event showcasing recent German features, shorts and documentaries. It begins on Friday with ‘Mahler On The Couch,' a feature directed by father and son team Percy and Felix Adlon, with an Opening Night after party following. More at castrotheatre.com.
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January 4, 2010
‘In It For the Money’
Jan 8, 2011The Film on Film Foundation and Oddball Film and Video offer a little financial advice to start the new year with their program of 16mm ’70s-era shorts, ‘In It For the Money: Short Films You Can Take to the Bank.’ The program plays at 8:00 p.m., Oddball Films, 275 Capp St. More at filmonfilm.org and oddballfilm.com.
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December 9, 2010
Stanford's MFA Doc Program Teaches Cardinal Rules, and How to Break Them
Sara Dosa
Dec 9, 2010A night with Stanford’s Doc Film MFAs offers insight into a storied program.
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Stanford's MFA Doc Program Teaches Cardinal Rules, and How to Break Them
Sara Dosa
Dec 9, 2010A night with Stanford’s Doc Film MFAs offers insight into a storied program.
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Reviews
Stanford's MFA Doc Program Teaches Cardinal Rules, and How to Break Them
Sara Dosa
Dec 9, 2010A night with Stanford’s Doc Film MFAs offers insight into a storied program.
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December 2, 2010
De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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In Production
De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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November 10, 2010
Afterimage: Filmmakers and Critics in Conversation: Kelly Reichardt with B. Ruby Rich
Nov 11, 2010This event marks the debut of an exciting new filmmaker-in-person series presented by BAM/PFA. Regarded as one of the most significant voices in contemporary American indie cinema, director Kelly Reichardt presents and discusses her work with professor, author (and SF360.org contributor) B. Ruby Rich at the Pacific Film Archive. Feature films include ‘Ode,’ ‘Old Joy,’ ‘River of Grass’ and ‘Wendy and Lucy,’ as well as two shorts, ‘Then a Year,’ and ‘Travis.’ More at bampfa.berkeley.edu.
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November 10, 2010
San Francisco International Animation Festival
Nov 11, 2010Animated stories from around the world gather at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema for the fifth SFIAF. Six wide-ranging shorts programs as well as features like Brent Green’s ‘Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then’ and Sunao Katabuchi’s ‘Mai Mai Miracle’ take the screen. Four diverse animators interpret folk rock band The Decemberists’ 2009 concept album in ‘Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized,’ which opens the festival. Opening Night party follows the screening at La Mar Cebichería Peruana at Pier One and One-Half on the Embarcadero. More at sffs.org.
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November 10, 2010
Roman Polanski Shorts with Live Music by Sza/Za
Nov 10, 2010Taking the legendary director of 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Pianist' out of headlines and back to his filmmaking and geographic roots, this program pairs a live performance by Warsaw electro-acoustic duo Sza/Za with early Polanski shorts at Letterman Digital Arts Center’s Premier Theater. More at sffs.org.
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November 2, 2010
American Indian Film Festival
Nov 5, 2010The 35th Annual AIFF kicks off at Landmark’s Embarcadero Cinema. Armand Garnet Ruffo interweaves two stories inspired by Ojibway spiritualism in the opening night film, ‘A Windigo Tale.’ The festival also includes animation and shorts programs, as well a toy drive. More at aifisf.com.
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Festivals
A Children's Film Festival Finds Inspiration for All Ages
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 24, 2010The NY/SF International Children's Film Festival offers a mix of animation, live action, fantasy, entertainment and insight.
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A Children's Film Festival Finds Inspiration for All Ages
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 24, 2010The NY/SF International Children's Film Festival offers a mix of animation, live action, fantasy, entertainment and insight.
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September 30, 2010
A Children's Film Festival Finds Inspiration for All Ages
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 24, 2010The NY/SF International Children's Film Festival offers a mix of animation, live action, fantasy, entertainment and insight.
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Festivals
Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010Surprising 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, 2010Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
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September 9 2010
Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
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August 24, 2010
Inside the PFA Film Vault
Aug 27, 2010The Pacific Film Archive has dusted off a collection of rarely seen shorts from its new film vault; the kaleidoscopic collection full of "grain, color and noise" displays on a summer evening, outdoors, at a free screening on Friday, August 27.
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Getting Down, Dirty with Bob Ray and Chad Holt
Sean Uyehara
Jul 26, 2010Bob Ray brings his Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour to the Bay Area. And you can't stop him.
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Q & A
Getting Down, Dirty with Bob Ray and Chad Holt
Sean Uyehara
Jul 26, 2010Bob Ray brings his Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour to the Bay Area. And you can't stop him.
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Koons Garcia Runs Fingers Through 'Soil'
Michael Fox
Jul 14, 2010Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.
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Koons Garcia Runs Fingers Through 'Soil'
Michael Fox
Jul 14, 2010Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.
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Festivals
Frameline34, a Festival Refreshed
Matt Sussman
Jun 25, 2010Critical consensus on Frameline34 marks it a good year. The audience wanted something different, and the festival has largely obliged.
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News & Blogs
Festivals from Cannes to Marfa, San Francisco Filmmakers Reporting
Emile Bokaer, Cynthia Mitchell
May 21, 2010Bay Area filmmakers report back from film festivals far (Cannes) and wide (Marfa).
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Festivals
Ideas that Last at the Disposable Film Festival
Adam Hartzell
May 11, 2010I sat down for a chat with Festival Director and cofounder Carlton Evans, Art Director Rebecca Bortman, and Jessica Meek, project coordinator for a fest sponsor.
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Festivals
SFIFF53: The Art of Revival
Dennis Harvey
Apr 29, 2010Through most of its history, the Festival has featured revivals of restored classics and little-known gems. This year s selections run an unusually wide gamut.
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Q & A
'Utopia' in San Francisco
Susan Gerhard
Apr 18, 2010I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.
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Q & A
Sam Green's 'Utopia' at Sundance
Susan Gerhard
Jan 31, 2010I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.
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Festivals
Words from Sundance Staffers: Jon Ho
Hilary Hart
Jan 28, 2010Hilary Hart, who annually holds down the late-night shift at the Egyptian at Sundance, offers interviews with fellow workers at the festival.
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Festivals
Words from Sundance Staffers: Ilya Tovbis
Hilary Hart
Jan 28, 2010Hilary Hart, who annually holds down the late-night shift at the Egyptian at Sundance, offers interviews with fellow workers at the festival.
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Q & A
Steven Severin On His Silent Spring
Michael Read
Jan 8, 2010Once known primarily as the co-founder and bassist of the influential punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, Steven Severin now follows his muse in many directions.
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Q & A
Russell Merritt at the SF International Animation Festival
Sura Wood
Nov 9, 2009A conversation on Walt Disney's Alice Comedies with a lively raconteur and Professor of Film Studies at UC Berkeley.
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Reviews
Remembering Chick Strand
Max Goldberg
Oct 23, 2009Chick Strand, a crucial pioneer of West Coast experimental cinema, died July 11 at 78.
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Festivals
SFFS's Debut Cinema by the Bay
Robert Avila
Oct 22, 2009A 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.
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In Production
Anne, Anne, Anne: McGuire Comes Alive
Michael Fox
Oct 20, 2009Anne McGuire finds the beauty in the strange, and the strangeness in the beautiful. That's not perversity, people; that's poetry.
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Q & A
How Scary Cow co-op is making indie filmmaking in SF a little less frightening
Elizabeth Rader
Aug 2, 2009Jager McConnell speaks about Scary Cow, a filmmakers' co-op that offers experience, people, money and equipment to aspiring filmmakers with ideas to burn.
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Reviews
'Until the Light Takes Us'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 29, 2009Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell's documnetary, Until the Light Takes Us examines the dark intersection of local Norwegian history and Death Metal.
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Q & A
Lee Isaac Chung on 'Munyurangabo'
Elizabeth Rader
Jun 12, 2009One can't help but think about the concept of cinematic language, as well as spoken language, when talking with Munyurangabo filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung.
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Reviews
'A Wake for Analog'
Jonathan Kiefer
May 21, 2009A Wake for Analog honors analog experimental films like Patrolling the Ether, Bassline Baseline and Zuse Strip.
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In Production
SFIFF52: 'The Professionals' Unites Filmmakers
Michael Fox
Apr 28, 2009The Professionals an ambitious array of panels, case studies and discussions, makes its debut as a forum for encouraging Bay Area moviemakers to engage with guests and colleagues.
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Festivals
SFIFF52: Wisdom of the Underages
Jonathan Kiefer
Apr 16, 2009Where would cinema be without good, old-fashioned youthfulness? Hence: Youth Bring the Truth, a showcase for promising pre-adult media-makers including several local teenagers from this year's San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Q & A
Tom E. Brown on 'Pushing Dead' and Stayin' Alive
Michael Fox
Dec 23, 2008Tom E. Brown talks about producing and funding Pushing Dead, a film about an HIV-positive writer forced to give up his daily drug regimen.
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Reviews
Something Wild: Martha Colburn's Collage Animations
Max Goldberg
Dec 1, 2008Martha Colburn's recent shorts plunge the interstices of Americana for a hidden history of fanaticism and double-faced hypocrisies.
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Festivals
SF International's Golden Gate Awards: Alive and Cooking
Susan Gerhard
May 8, 2008Food scents and film sensibilities mingled in a pungent party atmosphere at the California Culinary Academy.
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Q & A
SFIFF51: Katherin McInnis Cues the Carnival Music
Jennifer Preissel
Apr 28, 2008The longtime Bay Area resident, who recently relocated to Brooklyn, screens Woodward's Gardens in the shorts program "In A Lonely Place: New Experimental Cinema."
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Q & A
SFIFF51: On the Breeding Behind "Evolution: The Musical!"
Robert Avila
Apr 22, 2008Think of it as The Sound of Music meets Quest for Fire, or Jesus Christ Superstar rocks Land of the Lost.
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Festivals
The San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Eve O'Neill
Mar 4, 2008San 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
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Q & A
Alan K. Rode on Noir and Charles McGraw
Michael Fox
Jan 28, 2008Alan K. Rode, a cofounder of the Film Noir Foundation, sang the praises of San Francisco movie audiences on the horn from L.A., then got down to brass tacks.
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Q & A
Christopher Coppola Wants You
Robert Avila
Dec 6, 2007Somewhere between iPhone and YouTube there’s a wee festival known as miniPAH. A more slender version of PAH-FEST, the touring weeklong digital film festival founded a year and a half ago by filmmaker Christopher Coppola, “miniPAH: San Francisco” happens this weekend at Coppola’s alma mater, San Francisco Art Institute, ahead of a full-fledged Bay Area PAH sometime next year.
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Festivals
International Latino Film Festival and S.F. International Animation Festival
Robert Avila
Nov 8, 2007In the wake of Mexican cinema's triumphant showing at the 2007 Oscars, these films serve to confirm how some of the biggest surprises can come from the shortest of distances.
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News & Blogs
MobMov and the New-School Drive-In Movie
Erika Young
Oct 24, 2007MobMov 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.
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Festivals
The 11th Arab Film Festival
Robert Avila
Oct 18, 2007The Arab Film Festival, now in its 11th year, is featuring not just 80 movies from 13 countries, but is also including screenings in LA, a first for a Bay Area-based fest.
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Reviews
The art of Muppetry
Claire Faggioli
Jun 21, 2007Muppets, Music, and Magic, a Jim Henson career retrospective pleases not only Muppet-lovers but also people whose tastes stretch beyond.
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Festivals
Frameline, Scalped
Laura Irvine
May 16, 2007Jeff Iorillo on the fourth festival trailer that he's written and directed for the S.F. International LGBT Film Festival.
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Festivals
Uyehara Hits High Notes on Music of SFIFF50
Sean Uyehara
Apr 20, 2007Thinking about the upcoming SFIFF, music may not be the first thing that pops into your head. It may not even be the second.
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Festivals
The SF International's GreenWorld contest turns a big issue over to the makers of shorts
Miljenko Skoknic
Mar 21, 2007The SFIFF GreenWorld Contest brings the vision of filmmakers to the forefront of environmental discourse through fiction, documentary, experimental, and essayistic films.
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Festivals
The SF International's GreenWorld contest turns a big issue over to the makers of shorts
Miljenko Skoknic
Mar 21, 2007The SFIFF GreenWorld Contest brings the vision of filmmakers to the forefront of environmental discourse through fiction, documentary, experimental, and essayistic films.
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News & Blogs
'The Departed' Wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director at 79th Oscars
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Feb 26, 2007When all was said and done in Los Angeles tonight, The Departed was the big winner at the 79th Academy Awards.
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Reviews
15 Minutes of YouTube
Justin Juul
Feb 2, 2007The List: A collection of individuals who caught my eye in an intense week of YouTube scouring. Most have gotten upwards of one million views.
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Q & A
James T. Hong on Heidegger, Hitler, and His New Film
Cheryl Eddy
Dec 18, 2006San Francisco artist James T. Hong is currently working on a documentary, tentatively titled New History Zero, which explores his interest in revisionist World War II history.
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Reviews
Nathaniel Dorsky's Secret World
Michael Fox
Dec 5, 2006Song and Solitude, is a twilight sojourn to a secret world much like our own, rendered with profound patience and a hint of wistfulness.
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Reviews
Music Videos At the Museum
Max Goldberg
Nov 29, 2006MTV's boat has long since sailed, but music videos are as ubiquitous on YouTube and Myspace as YBCA brings music videos to its downstairs gallery.
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Q & A
Killing My Lobster Gets Krunk With Andrew Bancroft
Sean Uyehara
Nov 21, 2006Half of Illbilly Productions and 1/45th of Killing My Lobster, Bancroft has made claymation shorts and perhaps the quintessential rap video, Maximum Wage.
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Q & A
Killing My Lobster Gets Krunk With Andrew Bancroft
Sean Uyehara
Nov 21, 2006Half of Illbilly Productions and 1/45th of Killing My Lobster, Bancroft has made claymation shorts and perhaps the quintessential rap video, Maximum Wage.
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Reviews
KQED's Wild West in "Truly CA"
Justin Juul
Nov 16, 2006The weekly series is a platform for independent filmmakers in California, showcasing short and full-length documentaries about the state.
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Festivals
Second Look at 3rd I
Jennifer Young
Nov 14, 2006Three days, nine films, eight shorts, and endless bliss courtesy of last weekend's fourth annual 3rd I South Asian Film Festival.
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Q & A
Poetic Terrorism and Wholphin #2
Sean Uyehara
Oct 17, 2006When Brent Hoff was checking into a hotel for a film festival, the concierge thrust a business card into his hand, “Remember me next time you’re casting a film." So he asked the biggest directors he knows to cast the concierge in a series of short films.
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Q & A
"One Man Band," two Pixar geniuses, and "The Iron Giant" revisited
Sean Uyehara
Oct 13, 2006Mark Andrews and Andrew Jimenez co-wrote and co-directed the unexpected, surprisingly funny short about two musicians vying for a young girl's lone coin.
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Festivals
San Francisco International Animation Showcase
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 12, 2006San Francisco Film Society programming associate Sean Uyehara has pulled off a feat with the opening program for the first San Francisco International Animation Showcase.
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Festivals
Dog Day Afternoon in the Castro
Laura Irvine and Jennifer Young
Oct 11, 2006Crossdressers, canines, and Cruellas de Vil occupied the Castro theater last weekend as part of the first Canine Film Festival.
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Reviews
City Poet Bruce Baillie Returns
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 10, 2006When onlookers or bystanders disparagingly refer to experimental film as torturous or a bore, it’s a safe bet that they’ve never seen anything by Bruce Baillie.
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Reviews
Two Wheels, Five Films
Justin Juul
Sep 29, 2006People-powered transportation propels the movies in the 2006 Bicycle Film Fest.
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Festivals
Mill Valley Film Festival 2006 Announcement
Susan Gerhard
Sep 13, 2006Tributes to Helen Mirren and Tim Robbins highlight the 29th annual edition .
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Reviews
Gallery on Demand
Johnny Ray Huston
Sep 6, 2006The Catharine Clark Gallery's new Video on Demand feature allows you to choose videos from the gallery's extensive library of video work.
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Q & A
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2006
Susan Gerhard
Sep 1, 2006The List:10 local filmmakers describe what they love about shooting on the streets of San Francisco.
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Festivals
Fall 2006 Festival Season
Susan Gerhard
Aug 25, 2006SF360 checks in with a few Bay Area festival insiders to see what they're excited about at upcoming festivals.
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Q & A
TurnHere's Travel Videos
Susan Gerhard
Aug 18, 2006There's one resource on the Net where some of the best travel videos have congregated, the Emervyille company aptly named TurnHere.
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Reviews
All About Eva
Susan Gerhard
Aug 11, 2006The List: Ten faves from Eva Sollberger's YouTube series, The Deadbeat Club, which revisits the decade she spent working in the Bay Area film community.
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Festivals
A Tale of Two Shorts Festivals
Robert Avila
Aug 10, 2006SF Shorts and the SF Underground Short Film Festival provide a big-screen showcase for oft-overlooked short subjects.
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Festivals
A Tale of Two Shorts Festivals
Robert Avila
Aug 10, 2006SF Shorts and the SF Underground Short Film Festival provide a big-screen showcase for oft-overlooked short subjects.
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Q & A
Stephen Parr In the Home-Movie Archives
Michael Fox
Aug 7, 2006The San Francisco Media Archive director talks about the weirdness and normality revealed on Home Movie Day.
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Festivals
ZeroOne Through Ten
Susan Gerhard
Aug 4, 2006The List: ZeroOne San Jose Global Festival of Art on the Edge presents an array of = augmented realities, artificial intelligences, and interactive pieces.
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Q & A
Filmmaking in 48 Hours
Susan Gerhard
Jul 19, 2006Leena Prasad talks about making a sci-fi comedy featuring a pillow and a character named Mark Pantagenet, Foreign Ambassador in just 48 hours.
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Reviews
Bay Area Filmmakers at SF International LGBT Film Festival
Susan Gerhard
Jun 23, 200616 filmmakers from the Bay Area find at least 15 minutes of fame in the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival this year.
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Reviews
"Broken Sky" and "Two Drifters" at the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival
Johnny Ray Huston
Jun 20, 2006Julián Hernández and João Pedro Rodrigues show their second features at the S.F. International LGBT Film Festival.
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Festivals
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jun 15, 2006Highlights from San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival's 30th annual edition.
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Festivals
The San Francisco Black Film Festival
Cheryl Eddy
Jun 12, 2006Highlights of San Francisco Black Film Festival's eighth annual edition.
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Festivals
Creative Offerings at the Icelandic Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
May 21, 2006The third annual Icelandic Film Festival offers just two features and one short, but it's all very, very good.
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Reviews
Showstopping Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon
Danny Plotnick
May 17, 2006Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon are only two people whose works curator Danny Plotnick would show sight unseen.
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Festivals
24 Reasons Why
Susan Gerhard
May 11, 2006A list of the 24 reasons why to find yourself in the Mission this Sunday and the rest of the week for the 10th annual Music and Arts Festival.
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Festivals
San Francisco International Film Festival, Week Two
Cheryl Eddy
May 1, 2006The second week of the 49th SFIFF was packed with tributes and special events, luring diverse crowds with honorees like Werner Herzog and Ed Harris.
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Festivals
International REMIX
Susan Gerhard
Apr 19, 2006If you haven't yet found your repurpose in life, SFIFF's International Remix site might be of use.
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First Person
Five Moments on Market Street, 1905-2006
Melinda Stone
Apr 14, 2006I first saw the remarkable A Trip Down Market Street, 1905 at the Exploratorium seven years ago, feeling chills as I gazed into the past.
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First Person
Sam Green's Tour Through "Lot 63, Grave C"
Sam Green
Apr 12, 2006For people who know their rock trivia, or saw Gimme Shelter, Altamont represents one of the most infamous moments in Bay Area cultural history.
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Festivals
49th Annual SFIFF Lineup
Susan Gerhard
Mar 28, 2006San Francisco International Film Festival announces lineup for the 49th annual festival.
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