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.

The Bridge
A documentary exploration of the mythic beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge, the most popular suicide destination in the world, and the unfortunate souls drawn by its siren call.
SFFS Exhibition: 2006 SFIFF
Attendance: 1194
Website: www.thebridge-themovie.com/new/index.html
 
Darius Goes West
In this multi-award-winning documentary, fifteen-year-old Darius Weems and eleven of his best friends set off across America with the ultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customized on MTV’s Pimp My Ride.
SFFS Exhibition: 2008 Youth Ed
Attendance: 160
Website: www.dariusgoeswest.org/the-film/

Empress Hotel
Light and Saraf, an acclaimed local filmmaking duo, spent years documenting the eccentric and colorful residents of a Tenderloin residential hotel for the recently homeless. This moving feature paints a multifaceted portrait of a neighborhood and its residents.
SFFS Exhibition: 2009 SFIFF
Attendance: 663
Website: http://www.lightsaraffilms.com/empresshotel.html/

The Key of G
The remarkable life of 22-year-old Gannet Hosa-Betonte and his devoted caregiver friends is lovingly chronicled in this inspiring documentary.
SFFS Exhibition: 2007 SFIFF
Attendance: 317
Youth Ed Attendance: 12
Website: www.lateralfilms.com/keyofg/
 
Murderball
Murderball is the combative, funny, educational and inspiring account of hypercompetitive, wheelchair-bound men who play “quad rugby” with a passion equaling that of any professional athlete.
SFFS Exhibition: 2005 SFIFF
Attendance: 755
Website: www.murderballmovie.com/
 
Outsider: The Life & Art of Judith Scott (short)
This moving documentary celebrates the astonishing life of a deaf woman with Down syndrome who became a world famous sculptor.
SFFS Exhibition: 2007 SFIFF
Attendance: 317
Youth Ed Attendance: 18
Website: www.judithscottdocumentary.org/
 
Phoenix Dance (short)
Dancer Homer Avila loses a leg to cancer and discovers the limitations and capacities of his body when Alonzo King choreographs a pas de deux for him.
SFFS Exhibition: 2007 Youth Ed
Youth Ed Attendance: 60
Website: www.karinafilms.us/phoenix.html
 
Touch the Sound
Thomas Riedelsheimer’s marvelously meditative study of a Scottish artist who creates touchingly impermanent pieces.
SFFS Exhibition: 2005 SFIFF
Youth Ed Attendance: 231
Website: www.touch-the-sound.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/index.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.

Down in a Hole
Nathan Friedkin

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

Pretty People
Arika Yanaka

The Signalman
Joseph Walling



RESOURCES

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

ALS Association

Bookline Center

Individual Education Plans

Quest for the Cure