Festival Events 2020 SFFILM Festival Program Download PDF Interest Documentary Feature Animation Bay Area Comedy Episodic Family-Friendly Fiction Feature LGBT Music, Art, Food Politics + Civic Engagement Short Film Supported by SFFILM Women, Writers, Directors, Producers Festival Section Big Nights Awards + Tributes Live + Onstage Special Events Masters Marquee Presentations GGA: New Directors GGA: Documentaries Short Films Global Visions Dark Wave Vanguard Master Classes Country Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Czech Republic Egypt Finland France Greece Germany Guatemala Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Iran Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Kosovo Luxembourg Macedonia Mexico Norway Palestine Philippines Portugal Qatar Romania Saudi Arabia Senegal South Korea Spain Sudan Switzerland UK Uruguay USA Vietnam Calendar Events Search and Views Navigation Find Events List Month Day Map Events Search Events From Search 103 events Sort By: Date Date A-Z Abou Leila Sat, Apr 11 at 8:30 pm Apr 11 Abou Leila April 11, 2020 at 8:30 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Phantasmagoric and intense, Abou Leila is set during Algeria's bloody conflict of the 1990s. Childhood friends L... Algeria | Fiction | 135 Acasa, My Home Sat, Apr 11 at 5:30 pm Apr 11 Acasa, My Home April 11, 2020 at 5:30 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival The Văcărești wetlands, an environmental oasis minutes away from the center of Bucharest, has been home to the E... Romania | Documentary | 85 Agnes Gund: George Gund III Award + “Aggie&... Fri, Apr 10 at 6:30 pm Apr 10 Agnes Gund: George Gund III Award + “Aggie” April 10, 2020 at 6:30 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival Agnes Gund is an American philanthropist, collector of contemporary art, and a renowned advocate for arts educat... USA | Documentary | 91 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Novikoff Award + “... Wed, Apr 15 at 7:00 pm Apr 15 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Novikoff Award + “Mother” April 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm Alamo Drafthouse SFFILM Festival Fiction | 129 The American Sector Sat, Apr 11 at 8:00 pm Apr 11 The American Sector April 11, 2020 at 8:00 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival Universal Studios in Florida, a Hilton Hotel in Dallas, Museum of World Treasures in Kansas, and private homes i... USA | New Visions | 70 Amulet Sun, Apr 12 at 8:45 pm Apr 12 Amulet April 12, 2020 at 8:45 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival "Evil must be contained," says Sister Claire (Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake), but trying to achieve that proves ch... UK | Fiction | 99 Athlete A Sun, Apr 19 at 4:30 pm Apr 19 Athlete A April 19, 2020 at 4:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival During the 2016 Olympics, the Indianapolis Star broke the news that USA Gymnastics had been covering up incident... USA | Documentary | 104 Bad Education Sun, Apr 19 at 8:00 pm Apr 19 Bad Education April 19, 2020 at 8:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival The moral implications of embezzling from a school district are immense, but that doesn't stop Superintendent Fr... USA | Fiction | 108 Balloon Thu, Apr 9 at 6:00 pm Apr 09 Balloon April 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm BAMPFA SFFILM Festival Tibet's leading director, Pema Tseden (Old Dog, Festival 2012), continues his masterful chronicles of family lif... China | Fiction | 102 Beautiful Dreamer Sat, Apr 11 at 8:30 pm Apr 11 Beautiful Dreamer April 11, 2020 at 8:30 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival A Bay Area couple's decision to hire a surrogate creates ripples in their marriage and in the relationships arou... USA | Fiction | 94 Beyond Moving Sat, Apr 18 at 12:45 pm Apr 18 Beyond Moving April 18, 2020 at 12:45 pm Dolby Cinema SFFILM Festival This captivating documentary tells the remarkable story of South African dancer Siphe November, who was discover... Canada | Documentary | 84 Circumstantial Pleasures Sun, Apr 12 at 5:00 pm Apr 12 Circumstantial Pleasures April 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm BAMPFA SFFILM Festival Political figures, the body, drugs, and money represent just some of the exquisitely choreographed images in the... USA | New Visions | 65 Coded Bias Fri, Apr 10 at 6:00 pm Apr 10 Coded Bias April 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival This revelatory documentary exposes the ways that AI systems have developed algorithms that can infringe on our ... USA | Documentary | 90 Collective Thu, Apr 9 at 6:00 pm Apr 09 Collective April 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival A shattering exposé of systemic corruption, Collective depicts the woeful response to the victims of a Bucharest... Romania | Documentary | 109 Crip Camp Sat, Apr 18 at 12:00 pm Apr 18 Crip Camp April 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 107 Cut Chemist: Live Score + Films Concrète Tue, Apr 14 at 8:00 pm Apr 14 Cut Chemist: Live Score + Films Concrète April 14, 2020 at 8:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival Acclaimed DJ Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli will bring his dynamic turntablism to the Castro stage, crea... USA | Live Performance | 90 Live Performance Dick Johnson Is Dead Fri, Apr 17 at 6:00 pm Apr 17 Dick Johnson Is Dead April 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival Made with great love and imagination, Kirsten Johnson's tribute to her father gives a capacious sense of his lif... USA | Documentary | 89 Disney’s “Elephant in the Room”: A Wo... Sat, Apr 18 at 1:00 pm Apr 18 Disney’s “Elephant in the Room”: A Workshop for Kids April 18, 2020 at 1:00 pm The Walt Disney Family Museum SFFILM Festival Join director and animator Brian Scott as he discusses the film he made as part of Disney's Short Circuit progra... USA | Short Film | 120 Kids + Families Dolphin Reef Sat, Apr 11 at 10:00 am Apr 11 Dolphin Reef April 11, 2020 at 10:00 am Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival Disneynature continues to inspire passion for conservation with its groundbreaking series of wildlife films. The... USA | Fiction | 77 Kids + Families Dramarama Fri, Apr 10 at 6:00 pm Apr 10 Dramarama April 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival A last party between lifelong theater geek friends before they scatter to college reveals just how much they don... USA | Fiction | 91 Effects Animation of “Frozen 2”: A Wo... Sat, Apr 18 at 3:30 pm Apr 18 Effects Animation of “Frozen 2”: A Workshop for Kids April 18, 2020 at 3:30 pm The Walt Disney Family Museum SFFILM Festival Join Dan Lund, veteran effects animator with over 25 years of experience at Walt Disney Animation Studios, for a... 120 Kids + Families An Evening with Jacolby Satterwhite: “Birds in Pa... Mon, Apr 13 at 8:00 pm Apr 13 An Evening with Jacolby Satterwhite: “Birds in Paradise” April 13, 2020 at 8:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival 70 Fantastic Negrito: Live Score + “Lost Lands... Fri, Apr 17 at 8:00 pm Apr 17 Fantastic Negrito: Live Score + “Lost Landscapes of Oakland” April 17, 2020 at 8:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival Join us for a special evening as Fantastic Negrito adds his own soundtrack to a screening of Lost Landscapes of ... USA | Live Performance | 70 Live Performance Farewell Amor Thu, Apr 16 at 6:00 pm Apr 16 Farewell Amor April 16, 2020 at 6:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 103 Feels Good Man Sat, Apr 11 at 2:30 pm Apr 11 Feels Good Man April 11, 2020 at 2:30 pm BAMPFA SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 93 Supported by SFFILM The Fever Thu, Apr 9 at 8:15 pm Apr 09 The Fever April 9, 2020 at 8:15 pm BAMPFA SFFILM Festival Brazil | Fiction | 98 The Fight Mon, Apr 13 at 7:30 pm Apr 13 The Fight April 13, 2020 at 7:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 96 Freeland Fri, Apr 10 at 8:45 pm Apr 10 Freeland April 10, 2020 at 8:45 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 80 Supported by SFFILM Groove: 20th Anniversary Screening Fri, Apr 17 at 8:45 am Apr 17 Groove: 20th Anniversary Screening April 17, 2020 at 8:45 am Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 86 Happy Happy Joy Joy – The Ren & Stimpy... Sat, Apr 11 at 9:15 pm Apr 11 Happy Happy Joy Joy – The Ren & Stimpy Story April 11, 2020 at 9:15 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 107 House of Cardin Sat, Apr 11 at 5:30 pm Apr 11 House of Cardin April 11, 2020 at 5:30 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival France | Documentary | 97 How to Build a Girl Sun, Apr 19 at 1:00 pm Apr 19 How to Build a Girl April 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival UK | Fiction | 102 The Human Factor Sun, Apr 19 at 1:00 pm Apr 19 The Human Factor April 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 108 I Carry You With Me Thu, Apr 16 at 7:30 pm Apr 16 I Carry You With Me April 16, 2020 at 7:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 111 I’m No Longer Here Sat, Apr 18 at 9:15 pm Apr 18 I’m No Longer Here April 18, 2020 at 9:15 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival Mexico | Fiction | 106 Supported by SFFILM The Iron Hammer Sat, Apr 18 at 3:30 pm Apr 18 The Iron Hammer April 18, 2020 at 3:30 pm Dolby Cinema SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 99 Just 6.5 Fri, Apr 17 at 8:30 pm Apr 17 Just 6.5 April 17, 2020 at 8:30 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 134 La Femme au Couteau (The Woman with the Knife) Sun, Apr 19 at 4:00 pm Apr 19 La Femme au Couteau (The Woman with the Knife) April 19, 2020 at 4:00 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) | Fiction | 80 The Last Autumn Wed, Apr 15 at 6:00 pm Apr 15 The Last Autumn April 15, 2020 at 6:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival On the remote Icelandic coast sits a sheep farm tended to by a husband and wife who have lived off the land for ... Iceland | Documentary | 78 The Last Vermeer Wed, Apr 15 at 1:00 pm Apr 15 The Last Vermeer April 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 117 La Llorona Mon, Apr 13 at 8:15 pm Apr 13 La Llorona April 13, 2020 at 8:15 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 96 Lucky Chan-sil Thu, Apr 16 at 6:00 pm Apr 16 Lucky Chan-sil April 16, 2020 at 6:00 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival South Korea | Fiction | 96 Marona’s Fantastic Tale Sun, Apr 12 at 12:00 pm Apr 12 Marona’s Fantastic Tale April 12, 2020 at 12:00 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival France | Fiction | 92 Kids + Families ma?ni – towards the ocean, towards the shore Fri, Apr 10 at 7:00 pm Apr 10 ma?ni – towards the ocean, towards the shore April 10, 2020 at 7:00 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival USA | New Visions | 82 Mayor Wed, Apr 15 at 3:30 pm Apr 15 Mayor April 15, 2020 at 3:30 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 89 Supported by SFFILM Members Night Wed, Mar 18 at 7:00 pm Mar 18 Members Night March 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival Miss Juneteenth Wed, Apr 15 at 9:00 pm Apr 15 Miss Juneteenth April 15, 2020 at 9:00 pm Grand Lake Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 103 Supported by SFFILM Miwa Matreyek: “Infinitely Yours” + &... Thu, Apr 16 at 7:30 pm Apr 16 Miwa Matreyek: “Infinitely Yours” + “This World Made Itself” April 16, 2020 at 7:30 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival 70 Live Performance Nine Days Sat, Apr 18 at 6:30 pm Apr 18 Nine Days April 18, 2020 at 6:30 pm Dolby Cinema SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 124 No. 7 Cherry Lane Sun, Apr 12 at 8:15 pm Apr 12 No. 7 Cherry Lane April 12, 2020 at 8:15 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival Hong Kong | Fiction | 125 The Nowhere Inn Sat, Apr 18 at 8:00 pm Apr 18 The Nowhere Inn April 18, 2020 at 8:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 91 Oh Mercy! Fri, Apr 17 at 8:45 pm Apr 17 Oh Mercy! April 17, 2020 at 8:45 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival France | Fiction | 119 On a Magical Night Wed, Apr 15 at 8:30 pm Apr 15 On a Magical Night April 15, 2020 at 8:30 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 90 143 Sahara Street Tue, Apr 14 at 6:00 pm Apr 14 143 Sahara Street April 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival Algeria | Documentary | 100 Opening Night: Boys State Wed, Apr 8 at 7:00 pm Apr 08 Opening Night: Boys State April 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival Filming a group of Texas teens selected to participate in the titular highly respected program, Boys State maste... USA | Documentary | 109 The Painter and the Thief Sat, Apr 18 at 8:30 pm Apr 18 The Painter and the Thief April 18, 2020 at 8:30 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Norway | Documentary | 102 Paris Calligrammes Sat, Apr 11 at 7:30 pm Apr 11 Paris Calligrammes April 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm BAMPFA SFFILM Festival Germany | Documentary | 129 Pedro Costa: POV Award + “Vitalina Varela&#... Sat, Apr 18 at 7:00 pm Apr 18 Pedro Costa: POV Award + “Vitalina Varela” April 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival Portugal | Fiction | 124 The Perfect Candidate Sun, Apr 12 at 2:30 pm Apr 12 The Perfect Candidate April 12, 2020 at 2:30 pm BAMPFA SFFILM Festival Senegal | Fiction | 101 The Personal History of David Copperfield Sun, Apr 12 at 4:00 pm Apr 12 The Personal History of David Copperfield April 12, 2020 at 4:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival UK | Fiction | 120 Promising Young Woman Sat, Apr 11 at 6:30 pm Apr 11 Promising Young Woman April 11, 2020 at 6:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival 113 Radioactive Fri, Apr 10 at 3:30 pm Apr 10 Radioactive April 10, 2020 at 3:30 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival UK | Fiction | 103 Rebuilding Paradise Fri, Apr 10 at 7:30 pm Apr 10 Rebuilding Paradise April 10, 2020 at 7:30 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 92 River City Drumbeat Thu, Apr 9 at 7:00 pm Apr 09 River City Drumbeat April 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 95 Supported by SFFILM Rocks Mon, Apr 13 at 6:00 pm Apr 13 Rocks April 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival UK | Fiction | 93 Rose Plays Julie Fri, Apr 10 at 9:00 pm Apr 10 Rose Plays Julie April 10, 2020 at 9:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival Ireland | Fiction | 100 Saudi Runaway Fri, Apr 17 at 6:30 pm Apr 17 Saudi Runaway April 17, 2020 at 6:30 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Switzerland | Documentary | 88 Save Yourselves! Fri, Apr 17 at 6:00 pm Apr 17 Save Yourselves! April 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 94 Selah and the Spades Tue, Apr 14 at 8:30 pm Apr 14 Selah and the Spades April 14, 2020 at 8:30 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 97 Shirley Sun, Apr 12 at 4:00 pm Apr 12 Shirley April 12, 2020 at 4:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 107 Shit & Champagne Sat, Apr 11 at 10:00 pm Apr 11 Shit & Champagne April 11, 2020 at 10:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 91 Supported by SFFILM Shorts 1 Sat, Apr 11 at 6:00 pm Apr 11 Shorts 1 April 11, 2020 at 6:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 88 Shorts 2 Sat, Apr 11 at 3:00 pm Apr 11 Shorts 2 April 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 81 Shorts 3: Animation Sun, Apr 12 at 1:00 pm Apr 12 Shorts 3: Animation April 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 84 Shorts 4: New Visions Sun, Apr 12 at 6:15 pm Apr 12 Shorts 4: New Visions April 12, 2020 at 6:15 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 65 Shorts 5: Family Films Sat, Apr 18 at 10:00 am Apr 18 Shorts 5: Family Films April 18, 2020 at 10:00 am Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival 66 Kids + Families Shorts 6: Youth Works Sat, Apr 11 at 12:00 pm Apr 11 Shorts 6: Youth Works April 11, 2020 at 12:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 83 Kids + Families Shorts: Masters Thu, Apr 9 at 8:45 pm Apr 09 Shorts: Masters April 9, 2020 at 8:45 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival 97 Sibyl Thu, Apr 9 at 8:45 pm Apr 09 Sibyl April 9, 2020 at 8:45 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival France | Fiction | 100 Sing Me a Song Thu, Apr 9 at 2:30 pm Apr 09 Sing Me a Song April 9, 2020 at 2:30 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival France | Documentary | 99 The Sleepwalkers Fri, Apr 17 at 6:00 pm Apr 17 The Sleepwalkers April 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival Argentina | Fiction | 107 So Long, My Son Fri, Apr 10 at 2:00 pm Apr 10 So Long, My Son April 10, 2020 at 2:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival China | Fiction | 185 Some Kind of Heaven Fri, Apr 17 at 9:00 pm Apr 17 Some Kind of Heaven April 17, 2020 at 9:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 83 Stray Sun, Apr 19 at 2:00 pm Apr 19 Stray April 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 72 Suk Suk Thu, Apr 9 at 6:00 pm Apr 09 Suk Suk April 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Hong Kong | Fiction | 92 Tesla Thu, Apr 9 at 7:30 pm Apr 09 Tesla April 9, 2020 at 7:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 102 Supported by SFFILM Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another Sat, Apr 11 at 3:00 pm Apr 11 Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another April 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival Argentina | New Visions | 67 A Thousand Cuts Sat, Apr 11 at 5:30 pm Apr 11 A Thousand Cuts April 11, 2020 at 5:30 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 120 Time Wed, Apr 15 at 6:00 pm Apr 15 Time April 15, 2020 at 6:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 81 Tribute to Sienna Miller: "Wander Darkly" Wed, Apr 15 at 7:30 pm Apr 15 Tribute to Sienna Miller: "Wander Darkly" April 15, 2020 at 7:30 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Fiction | 97 A Tribute to Steve Coogan: "The Trip to Greece" Sat, Apr 18 at 3:30 pm Apr 18 A Tribute to Steve Coogan: "The Trip to Greece" April 18, 2020 at 3:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival Documentary | 110 True History of the Kelly Gang Sun, Apr 12 at 7:00 pm Apr 12 True History of the Kelly Gang April 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm Victoria Theatre SFFILM Festival Australia | Fiction | 124 Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me Sat, Apr 11 at 3:30 pm Apr 11 Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me April 11, 2020 at 3:30 pm Grand Lake Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 80 Two of Us Sat, Apr 11 at 8:45 pm Apr 11 Two of Us April 11, 2020 at 8:45 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival France | Fiction | 100 Valley of Souls Thu, Apr 16 at 8:30 pm Apr 16 Valley of Souls April 16, 2020 at 8:30 pm YBCA SFFILM Festival Colombia | Fiction | 136 A Voluntary Year Thu, Apr 16 at 6:00 pm Apr 16 A Voluntary Year April 16, 2020 at 6:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Germany | Fiction | 86 We Are As Gods Wed, Apr 15 at 7:30 pm Apr 15 We Are As Gods April 15, 2020 at 7:30 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 92 Supported by SFFILM Welcome to Chechnya Sun, Apr 12 at 5:15 pm Apr 12 Welcome to Chechnya April 12, 2020 at 5:15 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 107 Workforce Sat, Apr 11 at 3:00 pm Apr 11 Workforce April 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Mexico | Fiction | 82 You Will Die at Twenty Thu, Apr 16 at 3:00 pm Apr 16 You Will Die at Twenty April 16, 2020 at 3:00 pm Roxie Theater SFFILM Festival Sudan | Fiction | 105 Zana Thu, Apr 9 at 2:30 pm Apr 09 Zana April 9, 2020 at 2:30 pm Creativity Theater SFFILM Festival Albania | Fiction | 97 Supported by SFFILM Zappa Fri, Apr 10 at 8:00 pm Apr 10 Zappa April 10, 2020 at 8:00 pm Castro Theatre SFFILM Festival USA | Documentary | 129 Zumiriki Sat, Apr 18 at 3:30 pm Apr 18 Zumiriki April 18, 2020 at 3:30 pm SFMOMA SFFILM Festival How do you relive a memory? Returning to a meaningful childhood location where he builds a cabin that he will li... Spain | Documentary | 122 + Export Events
