FilmHouse Residents for the March - September 2010 term have been recently announced! To read more click here.

The current crew of FilmHouse residents include producers and directors working on a wide range of projects. FilmHouse, part of the Film Society’s expanding filmmaker services programs, functions as a vibrant workshop and community-builder for local filmmakers of all stripes.


Winners of FilmHouse residency from September 1, 2009 to March 1, 2010

Christian Bruno
Six month residency, postproduction, documentary feature
Strand: A Natural History of Cinema charts the rise and demise of San Francisco’s movie theater culture while examining the changing face of the urban landscape and the disappearance of public space. Part analysis, part oral history and part travelogue, the film celebrates the urban experience and the “collective dream”—moviegoing.

Marcia Jarmel
Six month residency, educational marketing and outreach, documentary feature
In a time where 31 states have passed English Only initiatives, one urban school district is exploring the provocative notion that speaking a foreign language can be a national asset. Speaking in Tongues follows four diverse students and their families as they encounter the challenges and delights of becoming fluent in two languages. As we witness their journey, we see how speaking more than one language changes them, their families, their communities, and maybe even the world.

Nani Sahra Walker
Six month residency, postproduction, documentary feature
Other Nature is a historical documentary focusing on the social and political factors that contributed to the 2007 Supreme Court ruling that protects the rights of sexual minorities and the 2008 passing of gay marriage in Nepal. At the heart of this human rights survey is a thought-provoking cinematic journey merging the political with the personal, grassroots activities with individual self-determination, and traditional social structures with humanism.

The new FilmHouse residents have joined the following filmmakers currently in residence:

Serge Bakalian: production, feature documentary (Default: The Student Loan Documentary)

Eugene Corr: postproduction, feature documentary (From Ghost Town to Havana)

Dianne Griffin and Erica Jordan: preproduction, feature documentary (Painted Nail)

Rajendra Serber: postproduction, narrative feature (GoodGuy/BadGuys)

The next application deadline for residencies starting mid September 2010 is May 28, 2010. See the application guidelines page for more information.