Exhibition | Fiscal Sponsorship | Resources


PAST EXHIBITIONS

Highlighted film titles link to SFIFF pages that contain film synopses, credits, print sources, running times and countries of origin.

2nd Verse: The Rebirth of Poetry
It's the annual Brave New Voices Poetry Slam, a San Francisco event that in 2005 (the year recorded here) attracted some 350 teenage poets from 36 U.S. cities, plus a smattering of international participants.
SFFS Exhibition: 2008 Youth Ed
Attendance: 242
Website: www.2ndversefilm.com/

Artemisia
A powerfully subdued Taiwanese drama about a widowed career woman, Ai-tsao, who must reconcile her traditional beliefs with the unexpected realties of her modern family.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 508
Website: http://www.pts.org.tw/

Ask Not
November 2008 will mark the 15th anniversary of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy with very little to celebrate.
SFFS Exhibition: 2008 SFIFF
Attendance: 495
Youth Ed Attendance: 16
Website: www.asknotfilm.com/
Co-presenter: San Francisco LGBT Community Center

City of Borders
The Israel-Palestine conflict is seen anew through a rainbow of sexual identity in this heartfelt documentary centered on the diverse denizens of Jerusalem’s lone gay bar, a haven of unity amid the region’s seemingly eternal clash of cultures and religious strife.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 749
Website: http://www.cityofborders.com/

La Mission
Peter Bratt’s powerful and moving film is an ardent love letter to the vibrancy of San Francisco’s Mission District and an urgent corrective to the violence that plays out in its streets.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 1,741

Pursuit of Equality
On February 12, 2004, the City of San Francisco made history by issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Led by Mayor Gavin Newsom, the city continued to marry gay and lesbian couples until the California Supreme Court issued an immediate halt...
SFFS Exhibition: 2005 SFIFF
Attendance: 1319
Youth Ed Attendance: 15
Website: www.pursuitofequality.com/filmakers.html


FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

HIghlighted film titles link to sffs.org "Current Projects" pages, alphabetically listing SFFS fiscally sponsored films, containing synopses and website links where available. Below each title is the filmmaker's name.

America's Most Unwanted
Shani Heckman

No Dumb Questions
Melissa Regan

An Ordinary Couple
James M Gianukos




RESOURCES

The following list of resources offers interested audience members more information and ways to become involved in LGBT Issues.

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere

Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition

GLBT Historical Society

Human Rights Campaign

Lesbians and Gays Immigration Rights Task

LGBT Centers

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Out of Home Youth Advocacy Council

Parents, Friends, and Family of Lesbian and
Gays

San Francisco Center