SF Film Society Cinema
![]() Photo: Daichi Ano, courtesy of New People SF Film Society Cinema has opened its doors in the supremely stylish state-of-the art 143-seat theater located in the New People building at 1746 Post Street (between Webster and Buchannan) in Japantown. |
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Margaret
Directed by Kenneth Lonergan
SPECIAL RETURN SF ENGAGEMENT A discursive examination of moral compasses, Margaret is the story of a verbally expressive Upper West Side teen named Lisa Cohen (memorably played by Anna Paquin) and her feelings of guilt over a bus accident she is involved in.
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February 17–23
Showtimes 2:00, 5:30, 8:30
Showtimes 2:00, 5:30, 8:30
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)

Roadie
Directed by Michael Cuesta
FIRST RUN PREMIERE ENGAGEMENT In Michael Cuesta’s moving character study, middle-aged Jimmy Testagross heads home to Queens after being fired from his roadie job with Blue Öyster Cult. Having lived a nomadic life on tour for most of the past 26 years has rendered him ill-equipped to deal with his present circumstances – his lonely, aging mother; over-inquisitive friends from the past; or his own diminished future. Read more...
February 24-29
Showtimes 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:15
Showtimes 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:15
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)

The Long Day Closes
Directed by Terence Davies
DIRECTOR TERENCE DAVIES IN PERSON! NEW 35MM PRINT! Continuing through territory masterfully illuminated in Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes excavates more of the rich ore of the director's Liverpool childhood. Read more...
Thursday, March 8
Showtimes 2:30, 8:30
Showtimes 2:30, 8:30
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)

Kill List
Directed by Ben Wheatley
FIRST RUN PREMIERE ENGAGEMENT Ben Wheatley's non-traditional approach to the horror genre moves effortlessly from kitchen-sink realism to gritty thrills. Read more...
March 16-22
Showtimes 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
(2:30 show only on March 18 and 20)
Showtimes 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
(2:30 show only on March 18 and 20)
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)

Sound of Noise
Directed by Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson
FIRST RUN PREMIERE ENGAGEMENT A delightful comic cocktail mixing a modern urban symphony, a police procedural and a love story. The narrative revolves around tone-deaf police officer and his attempts to track down a group of six guerrilla percussionists whose public performances are terrorizing the city.
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March 23–29
Showtimes 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
Showtimes 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)

House of Pleasures
Directed by Bertrand Bonello
FIRST RUN PREMIERE ENGAGEMENT Ambitious and elegantly made, Bertrand Bonello’s film depicts life in a Paris brothel at the turn of the 20th century. Read more...
March 30–April 5
Showtimes 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 (2:00 & 4:30 shows only on April 3)
Showtimes 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 (2:00 & 4:30 shows only on April 3)
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)










