Sections + Spotlights

Browse the 2019 SFFILM Festival program by section—our programmers have helpfully sorted the 108 programs in this year's lineup into groups to help festival-goers find what they're looking for.

Sections

From the buzzworthy crowd-pleasers in the Marquee Presentations section to the more challenging work found in Vanguard, find the section that speaks to you.

Awards + Tributes

Engage in in-depth conversations with the Festival’s 2019 honorees and tak...

Engage in in-depth conversations with the Festival’s 2019 honorees ...

Engage in in-depth conversations with the Festi...

Engage in in-depth conversations with...

Big Nights

Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beginning, middle, and end with world-cl...

Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beginning, middle, and end with w...

Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beginning, mi...

Celebrate SFFILM Festival’s beg...

Dark Wave

Dark Wave serves up late-night celebrations of fan-favorite genres deliver...

Dark Wave serves up late-night celebrations of fan-favorite genres ...

Dark Wave serves up late-night celebrations of ...

Dark Wave serves up late-night celebr...

Spotlights

Our Festival spotlights illuminate groups of films tied to special Festival initiatives, the programs with local connections, and more.

Cinema by the Bay

Our annual Cinema by the Bay features exceptional new work made in and abo...

Our annual Cinema by the Bay features exceptional new work made in ...

Our annual Cinema by the Bay features exception...

Our annual Cinema by the Bay features...

Food + Film

Food encompasses all of the senses, with taste and smell perhaps the most ...

Food encompasses all of the senses, with taste and smell perhaps th...

Food encompasses all of the senses, with taste ...

Food encompasses all of the senses, w...