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2022 Sections + Spotlights

The 65th SFFILM Festival program is organized for you in two ways. Sections are organized by program type and geography, and Spotlights feature curated selections from our programming collective.

Sections

Browse the program by film or event type. Sections will take you right to your favorite kind of program.

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Documentaries: International

From points all around the globe, this collection of documentaries introdu...

From points all around the globe, this collection of documentaries ...

From points all around the globe, this collecti...

From points all around the globe, thi...

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Documentaries: USA

Traversing rural hillsides to the streets of Oakland and places beyond, th...

Traversing rural hillsides to the streets of Oakland and places bey...

Traversing rural hillsides to the streets of Oa...

Traversing rural hillsides to the str...

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Mid-Length Films

Clocking in between 31 and 59 minutes long, these films may be slimmed dow...

Clocking in between 31 and 59 minutes long, these films may be slim...

Clocking in between 31 and 59 minutes long, the...

Clocking in between 31 and 59 minutes...

Narratives: International

From Ukraine to Brazil to China and beyond, this array of films takes the ...

From Ukraine to Brazil to China and beyond, this array of films tak...

From Ukraine to Brazil to China and beyond, thi...

From Ukraine to Brazil to China and b...

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Narratives: USA

American filmmakers spin scintillating tales in a variety of genres that s...

American filmmakers spin scintillating tales in a variety of genres...

American filmmakers spin scintillating tales in...

American filmmakers spin scintillatin...

Short Films

The Festival’s short films, made by filmmakers both veteran and new, may b...

The Festival’s short films, made by filmmakers both veteran and new...

The Festival’s short films, made by filmmakers ...

The Festival’s short films, made by f...

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Talks + Workshops

Learn more about filmmaking and issues surrounding today’s cinema with our...

Learn more about filmmaking and issues surrounding today’s cinema w...

Learn more about filmmaking and issues surround...

Learn more about filmmaking and issue...

Spotlights

Our Festival Spotlights illuminate groups of films related to each other by competitions, special initiatives, local connections, and more.

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Bay Area Voices

The manifold qualities of the Bay come into focus with these films set in ...

The manifold qualities of the Bay come into focus with these films ...

The manifold qualities of the Bay come into foc...

The manifold qualities of the Bay com...

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Cine Latino Competition

From the Andes Mountains’ rural highlands to crowded Brazilian stree...

From the Andes Mountains’ rural highlands to crowded Brazilia...

From the Andes Mountains’ rural highlands...

From the Andes Mountains’ rural...

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Documentary Competition

Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the Golden Gat...

Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the Gol...

Presented at the Festival since its inaugural y...

Presented at the Festival since its i...

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Family Friendly

Drawing with animation legends, a heartwarming mollusk, a story of female ...

Drawing with animation legends, a heartwarming mollusk, a story of ...

Drawing with animation legends, a heartwarming ...

Drawing with animation legends, a hea...

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Global Documentaries

SFFILM’s documentary showcase celebrates the finest in nonfiction fi...

SFFILM’s documentary showcase celebrates the finest in nonfic...

SFFILM’s documentary showcase celebrates ...

SFFILM’s documentary showcase c...

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Global Visions

Travel the world without ever leaving the Bay with this program of narrati...

Travel the world without ever leaving the Bay with this program of ...

Travel the world without ever leaving the Bay w...

Travel the world without ever leaving...

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Marquee

The Marquee spotlight features top-flight talent and the festival circuit&...

The Marquee spotlight features top-flight talent and the festival c...

The Marquee spotlight features top-flight talen...

The Marquee spotlight features top-fl...

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New Directors Competition

Meet the new crop of emerging narrative talent as SFFILM presents stellar ...

Meet the new crop of emerging narrative talent as SFFILM presents s...

Meet the new crop of emerging narrative talent ...

Meet the new crop of emerging narrati...

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SFFILM Supported

Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs have granted more than $8.5 million to ...

Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs have granted more than $8.5 mill...

Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs have granted...

Since 2009, SFFILM Makers programs ha...

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Shorts + Mid-Length Films

From animation to documentary, experimental to family-oriented, the Festiv...

From animation to documentary, experimental to family-oriented, the...

From animation to documentary, experimental to ...

From animation to documentary, experi...

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Special Events

Compelling presentations, award presentations with conversations, and our ...

Compelling presentations, award presentations with conversations, a...

Compelling presentations, award presentations w...

Compelling presentations, award prese...

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