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 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
Cinema by the Bay (2009)
October 22–25, 2009
Landmark's Clay Theatre, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The San Francisco Film Society's inaugural Cinema by the Bay festival celebrates the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking, the intelligence and probing spirit of local directors and the incredible depth and breadth of America’s film and media frontier. The three-day festival will feature new work produced in or about the San Francisco Bay Area and provide a compelling window into Bay Area film culture and practice at its best.
Download Cinema by the Bay program (pdf)
Cinema by the Bay sponsors and supporters
Watch Cinema by the Bay highlights
Landmark's Clay Theatre, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The San Francisco Film Society's inaugural Cinema by the Bay festival celebrates the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking, the intelligence and probing spirit of local directors and the incredible depth and breadth of America’s film and media frontier. The three-day festival will feature new work produced in or about the San Francisco Bay Area and provide a compelling window into Bay Area film culture and practice at its best.
Download Cinema by the Bay program (pdf)
Cinema by the Bay sponsors and supporters
Watch Cinema by the Bay highlights
Cinema by the Bay: Opening Celebration
Join the mix at the Cinema by the Bay opening celebration for an eclectic, exuberant and edifying evening of short film and video screenings, multimedia performances, live music and collegial carousing. Read more...
Thursday, October 22, 8:00 pm
Temple Nightclub & Prana Restaurant
After Day Comes Night & After That, Day Comes Again: A Tribute to Chick Strand
A program of shorts celebrating the nearly 50 year legacy of avant-garde filmmaker Chick Strand, inspiration to more than two generations of filmmakers. Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque in association with Canyon Cinema. Read more...
Friday, October 23, 7:30 pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The Bay in Depth
The Bay Area has long been a hotbed of short film production. Together, these contemporary films are a testament to the incredible depth and breadth of America’s film and media frontier.
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Saturday, October 24, 2:00 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
Sons of a Gun
Rivkah Beth Medow, Greg O’Toole (2009)
Evicted from his home and forced to move to a cramped hotel in Alameda, an ex-LAPD hostage negotiator struggles to keep his alcohol problem in check as he care for his "sons," three middle-aged schizophrenic men. Read more...
Saturday, October 24, 4:15 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
Why Isn’t Chris von Sneidern Famous?
Kathleen McNamara (2009)
Do you know CVS? Why not? Kathleen McNamara's documentary is a candid portrait of an aging artist eyeing fame from a distance. Read more...
Saturday, October 24, 6:30 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
Sorry, Thanks
Dia Sokol (2009)
In this hipster odyssey set in the Mission, Max (Wiley Wiggins of Dazed and Confused) cheats on his girlfriend with someone who has just gone through a brutal breakup, setting off on a lazy bildungsroman of modest self-discovery. Read more...
Saturday, October 24, 9:00 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
FilmHouse Presents
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get a sneak preview of some of the diverse and dynamic work being created by residents of the San Francisco Film Society’s FilmHouse program with the filmmakers in attendance. This program is generously supported by the San Francisco Film Commission.
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Sunday, October 25, 11:30 am
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
Ghost Bird
Scott Crocker (2009)
The search for the spectacular (and likely extinct) ivory-billed woodpecker leads straight to a small town capitalizing on the mere specter of the bird's reemergence in Scott Crocker's documentary. Read more...
Sunday, October 25, 2:00 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
It’s All True
Whether straight ahead documentaries, experimental works or fiction/nonfiction hybrids, these shorts give of glimpse of Bay Area filmmaking at it best and most diverse. Read more...
Sunday, October 25, 4:30 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
Etienne!
Jeff Mizushima (2009)
When his dwarf hamster gets diagnosed with cancer, a young SF hotel worker takes the little guy on one last bike trip down the coast, riding the precarious line between melodrama and camp. Read more...
Sunday, October 25, 6:30 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
The Anne McGuire Show
In this live variety show, McGuire’s rare genius will be on full display as she draws from her extensive catalogue for an eclectic and pleasurable evening featuring some of her most famous videos, live performances, recent works, a guest MC and several surprises. Read more...
Sunday, October 25, 9:00 pm
Landmark’s Clay Theatre
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