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Colombia | Documentary | 86 Snow Bear: Workshop with Aaron Blaise Sat, Apr 26 at 2:30 pm Apr 26 Snow Bear: Workshop with Aaron Blaise April 26, 2025 at 2:30 pm PT Walt Disney Family Museum Aaron Blaise is a living legend in animation, capturing the beauty and complexities of the natura... USA | 11 Sudan, remember us Sat, Apr 26 at 3:00 pm Apr 26 Sudan, remember us April 26, 2025 at 3:00 pm PT BAMPFA In the midst of a war and destruction in Sudan, four young activists insist on justice, freedom, ... Timestamp Sat, Apr 26 at 3:30 pm Apr 26 Timestamp April 26, 2025 at 3:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Children learn lessons in resilience alongside math and history in this cinema vérité documentary... Ukraine | Documentary | 125 That Summer in Paris Sat, Apr 26 at 4:00 pm Apr 26 That Summer in Paris April 26, 2025 at 4:00 pm PT Marina Theatre In this constantly surprising and touching debut, 30-year-old Blandine visits Paris to reconnect ... France | Fiction | 75 Julie Keeps Quiet Sat, Apr 26 at 5:30 pm Apr 26 Julie Keeps Quiet April 26, 2025 at 5:30 pm PT BAMPFA With astute attention to framing and shot design, this riveting debut puts its rising tennis star... A Tribute to Chris Columbus + “Rent” Sat, Apr 26 at 6:00 pm Apr 26 A Tribute to Chris Columbus + “Rent” April 26, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Director Chris Columbus reunites most of the original Broadway cast for this vibrant adaptation o... USA | Talks + Awards | 135 “Two People Exchanging Saliva” + “Budget Paradise... Sat, Apr 26 at 6:15 pm Apr 26 “Two People Exchanging Saliva” + “Budget Paradise” + “1:10” April 26, 2025 at 6:15 pm PT Marina Theatre In a dystopian society where kissing means death and currency is measured in slaps, a woman’s gro... TRT: 68 Rains Over Babel Sat, Apr 26 at 6:30 pm Apr 26 Rains Over Babel April 26, 2025 at 6:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Afrofuturism, surrealism, and punk blend to spin a queer, neon-lit adventure fable inspired by Da... Colombia | Fiction | 118 At Rush! Winter in Sokcho Sat, Apr 26 at 7:45 pm Apr 26 Winter in Sokcho April 26, 2025 at 7:45 pm PT BAMPFA In a snowy seaside town on South Korea’s east coast, a mysterious French artist upends an introsp... The Quiet Son Sat, Apr 26 at 8:30 pm Apr 26 The Quiet Son April 26, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Pierre (Vincent Lindon) is a railroad repairman in northeastern France who discovers that his eld... France | Fiction | 119 Carnival of Souls Sat, Apr 26 at 9:30 pm Apr 26 Carnival of Souls April 26, 2025 at 9:30 pm PT Marina Theatre In this timeless progenitor of low-budget horror cinema, a woman survives a devastating car accid... USA | Fiction | 78 Members Screening: Magic Farm Sun, Apr 27 at 10:00 am Apr 27 Members Screening: Magic Farm April 27, 2025 at 10:00 am PT Marina Theatre A hapless reporting team descends on a small Argentinean town in this pointed satire featuring Ch... Argentina | Fiction | 93 Deaf President Now! Sun, Apr 27 at 11:15 am Apr 27 Deaf President Now! April 27, 2025 at 11:15 am PT Premier Theater at One Letterman In this involving documentary, students at Washington, D.C.’s Gallaudet University stage protests... USA | Documentary | 100 The Tallest Dwarf Sun, Apr 27 at 12:00 pm Apr 27 The Tallest Dwarf April 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm PT BAMPFA Diagnosed with hypochondroplasia dwarfism as an adult, filmmaker Julie Wyman seeks to understand ... USA | Documentary | 93 In Waves and War Sun, Apr 27 at 12:30 pm Apr 27 In Waves and War April 27, 2025 at 12:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Struggling with PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI), a group of former Navy SEALs turn to cutti... USA | Documentary | 108 At Rush! The Wolves Always Come at Night Sun, Apr 27 at 1:15 pm Apr 27 The Wolves Always Come at Night April 27, 2025 at 1:15 pm PT Marina Theatre A devastating sandstorm shatters a Mongolian herding family’s life, forcing them to migrate to th... Mongolia | Documentary | 96 At Rush! Festival Talk: How Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender N... Sun, Apr 27 at 1:30 pm Apr 27 Festival Talk: How Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming Representation in Cinema Can Change the World April 27, 2025 at 1:30 pm PT SFFILM Festival Lounge Whoever we are, whatever our identities, it’s vitally important and necessary to see diverse, res... Sukkwan Island Sun, Apr 27 at 2:00 pm Apr 27 Sukkwan Island April 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Father-son bonding amid the majesty of nature takes a dark turn in this visually exhilarating ada... France | Fiction | 114 I Dreamed His Name Sun, Apr 27 at 2:30 pm Apr 27 I Dreamed His Name April 27, 2025 at 2:30 pm PT BAMPFA Thirty years after their father disappeared during a period of civil unrest, director Ángela Cara... Sonaggios Sun, Apr 27 at 3:45 pm Apr 27 Sonaggios April 27, 2025 at 3:45 pm PT Marina Theatre In this entrancing documentary, two families in Sardinia handcraft the cowbells that decorate the... Italy | Documentary | 84 Souleymane’s Story Sun, Apr 27 at 4:00 pm Apr 27 Souleymane’s Story April 27, 2025 at 4:00 pm PT Marina Theatre Boris Lojkine’s moody and propulsive film plays like a thriller, steadily laying out the obstacle... France | Fiction | 92 At Rush! Closing Night: Outerlands Sun, Apr 27 at 5:00 pm Apr 27 Closing Night: Outerlands April 27, 2025 at 5:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Cass, a San Francisco transplant, finds themselves an unintentional caretaker for an acquaintance... USA | Fiction | 100 At Rush! Deaf President Now! Sun, Apr 27 at 5:00 pm Apr 27 Deaf President Now! April 27, 2025 at 5:00 pm PT BAMPFA In this involving documentary, students at Washington, D.C.’s Gallaudet University stage protests... Closing Night: Outerlands Sun, Apr 27 at 6:00 pm Apr 27 Closing Night: Outerlands April 27, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre Cass, a newcomer to San Francisco, finds themselves an unintentional caretaker for an acquaintanc... Hot Milk Sun, Apr 27 at 7:45 pm Apr 27 Hot Milk April 27, 2025 at 7:45 pm PT BAMPFA An unsettling mother/daughter story set over a sultry Spanish summer, this sexy and mysterious dr... 2025 Doc Stories Nov 2025 at 12:00 am Nov 2025 2025 Doc Stories November 6, 2025 at 12:00 am PT Vogue Theatre Awards Night 2025 Mon, Dec 8 Dec 08 Awards Night 2025 December 8, 2025 TBD + Export Events
