Exhibition | Fiscal Sponsorship | Resources

2009 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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

Bullet in the Head
Based on a true incident of an assassination of French cops by Basque terrorists, the moment-to-moment realism of Bullet in the Head will leave you stunned and gasping for breath.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 514
Website: http://www.the-match-factory.com/bulletinthehead

Khamsa
Karim Dridi creates a vivid picture of Roma life in an enclave on the outskirts of Marseille. Thirteen-year-old Marco, a runaway from foster care, prefers this place of hard living and big, messy families to life on the outside.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 553
Website:   http://www.khamsa-lefilm.com/

New Muslim Cool
From behind the headlines on inner-city crime, clashing civilizations and the War on Terror comes filmmaker Jennifer Maytorena Taylor’s illuminating portrait of Puerto Rican Muslim Hamza Pérez, a former gang member and drug dealer turned politically outspoken hip-hop artist, anti-drug counselor, community activist, family man and devout convert to Islam.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 798
Website: http://www.newmuslimcool.com/


PAST EXHIBITIONS

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

American Blackout
Ian Inaba’s American Blackout is a stylish, intelligent and provocative documentary that looks at the historic and systematic disenfranchisement of the Black vote through the lens of the political career of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia).
SFFS Exhibition: 2006 SFIFF
Attendance: 449
Youth Ed Attendance: 57
Website: www.americanblackout.com/
 
The Boys of Baraka
Mavis Jackson tells her Black male Baltimore high school audience that they have three options by the time they reach age 18: “An orange jumpsuit and bracelets, a black suit in a brown box or a black cap and gown.”
SFFS Exhibition: 2005 SFIFF
Attendance: 1012
Youth Ed Attendance: 871
Website: www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/boysofbaraka/
 
Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Lolis Eric Elie, the award-winning New Orleans newspaperman who wrote, produced and narrates this deeply felt documentary, takes us on a tour of the city—his city…
SFFS Exhibition: 2008 SFIFF
Attendance: 949
Youth Ed Attendance: 74
Website: http://www.tremedoc.com/
Co-presenter: Museum of the African Diaspora

Hip Hop Project
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who...
SFFS Exhibition: 2007 Youth Ed
Attendance: 125
Website: www.hiphopproject.com/
 
Medicine for Melancholy
After hooking up at a party, Jo (Tracey Heggins) considers her alcohol-fueled one-night stand with Micah (Wyatt Cenac) history, but he is eager to explore the possibility of a deeper connection.
SFFS Exhibition: 2008 SFIFF
Attendance: 904
Website: www.strikeanywherefilms.com/
Co-presenter: Museum of the African Diaspora
 
Unprecedented
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America.
SFFS Exhibition: 2008 Youth Ed
Youth Ed Attendance: 188
Website: www.unprecedented.org/
 
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Spike Lee’s epic documentary on the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a transcendent prayer for salvation.
SFFS Exhibition: 2007 SFIFF
Attendance: 1353
Youth Ed Attendance: 234
Website: www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whentheleveesbroke/
 

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.

Forty Winters
Valarie Jernigan

Indestructible , Ben Byer(formerly ALS: The Quest for a Cure)
Rebeccah Rush

The Pickled Head
George Csicsery

Pretty People
Arika Yanaka


RESOURCES

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

San Quentin Media Project

Minorities AIDS Project

The National Park Service's "Network-to-freedom" Program

Unity Council