SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
SFIFF53 Members Night
March 31, 2010; programs 7:00 & 9:15 pm; reception 7:30–9:30 pm
March 31, 2010; programs 7:00 & 9:15 pm; reception 7:30–9:30 pm
FILM ARTS FORUM
SFFS Film Arts Forum: Tales from Terror Town
Monday, April 5, 7:00 pm
Monday, April 5, 7:00 pm
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
53rd San Francisco International Film Festival
April 22–May 3, 2010
April 22–May 3, 2010
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt: Life, Death and Very Large Utensils
Friday, April 23, 7:30pm
Friday, April 23, 7:30pm
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
An Evening with Walter Salles
Wednesday, April 28, 6:45 pm
Wednesday, April 28, 6:45 pm
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
An Evening with Robert Duvall
Friday, April 30, 7:30 pm
Friday, April 30, 7:30 pm
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
An Afternoon with James Schamus
Saturday, May 1, 1:00 pm
Saturday, May 1, 1:00 pm
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
An Evening with Roger Ebert and Friends
Saturday, May 1, 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 1, 5:30 pm
SF INTL FILM FESTIVAL
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with Stephin Merritt
Tuesday, May 4, 8:30 pm
Tuesday, May 4, 8:30 pm
Archive of Past Events
Pressure Cooker
About 150 teachers attended a special reception and free preview screening of the documentary Pressure Cooker to kick off the 2009-2010 school year and learn about SFFS Youth Education’s fall programs. Read more...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Bridge Theater
My Kid Could Paint That
Amir Bar-Lev (USA 2007, 82 min)
This documentary kicked off a close examination of the modern art world, followed by an intense discussion about the objectivity of filmmaking and journalism. Read more...
February 27, 2009, 10:00 am
M.H. de Young Museum
Skywalker: Creating Sound for Film
Will Files and Jonathan Greber of Skywalker Sound provided over 300 students with an in-depth look at the art and craft of sound in cinema. Read more...
February 5, 2009
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
ILM: Creating Visual Effects for Film
Miles Perkins of Industrial Light & Magic gave a 90-minute multimedia presentation illustrating the innovative work of the renowned Bay Area visual effects company. Read more...
December 11, 2008
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai School Visit
Directed by Lisa Merton, Alan Dater (USA 2008, 80 min)
Director Lisa Merton met with seventh and eighth grade classes to screen and discuss her inspiring documentary. Read more...
November 13, 2008
Julia Morgan School for Girls
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Directed by Lisa Merton, Alan Dater (USA 2008, 80 min)
Director Lisa Merton spoke with students following the screening of her environmental documentary, which tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder Wangari Maathai. Read more...
November 12, 2008
Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema
Secrecy
Peter Galison, Rob Moss (USA 2007, 85 min)
Documentary filmmaker Robb Moss visited students at Gateway High School to discuss his timely documentary, which traces both the history and controversies surrounding government secrecy. Read more...
October 24, 2008
Gateway High School, San Francisco
Welcome to the Sticks
This feature-length French narrative offered a lighter look at stereotypes among residents of the north and south of France. Read more...
Friday, October 10, 2008
Clay Theater, San Francisco
The Class
The Class is an adaptation of Francois Begaudeau’s 2006 novel Entre les murs, documenting a year in the life of a Paris classroom. Read more...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Clay Theater, San Francisco
The History of Lucasfilm
In the first in a five-part series, Lucas Licensing President Howard Roffman shared a behind-the-scenes look at how art, science, technology and entertainment came together in the creation of Lucasfilm, Ltd. Read more...
October 2, 2008
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
The Monkey Kid
Xiao-Yen Wang (USA/China 1997, 95 min)
Director Xiao-Yen Wang visited the Julia Morgan School for Girls to show and discuss her autobiographical film about a nine-year-old girl in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. Read more...
March 20, 2008
Julia Morgan School for Girls
Going on 13
Kristy Guevera-Flanagan, Dawn Valdez (USA 2008, 86 min)
In a professional development session for teachers, directors Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Dawn Valdez presented their documentary chronicling the lives of four pre-teen East Bay girls. Read more...
February 25, 2008
Julia Morgan School for Girls
Whale Rider
Niki Caro (New Zealand 2002, 101 min)
Niki Caro’s award winning film screened for 200 students at the Grand Lake Theater with a Q&A with executive producer Linda Goldstein Knowlton and a live Maori dance presentation. Read more...
January 10, 2008
Grand Lake Theater
Phoenix Dance
Karina Epperlein (USA 2005, 17 min)
Filmmaker Karina Epperlein visited the Julia Morgan School for Girls to show her short film about a dancer who lost his leg to cancer and to discuss filmmaking, disabilities and body image. Read more...
December 21, 2007
Julia Morgan School for Girls
The Water Horse
Directed by Jay Russel (USA/England 2007, 112 min)
The film’s 13-year-old star, Alex Etel, met with elementary school students at the San Francisco Public Library to discuss his film and read a selection from the book on which it was based. Read more...
December 7, 2007
San Francisco Public Library
The Golden Compass
Directed by Chris Weitz (USA/England 2007, 113 min)
More than 300 students attended this advance screening of the film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s popular book, followed by a live presentation by the film’s visual effects supervisor, Matt Jacobs. Read more...
December 5, 2007
Landmark’s Bridge Theatre
