2022 Film Festival Spotlight

Documentary Competition

Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the Golden Gate Award Doc Competition features the most significant non-narrative films of the season.

Events + Programs

Apr 23

a child whose hair is being blown by the wind stands in front of mountains

SFFILM Festival

Children of the Mist

April 23, 2022 @ 3:00 pm

BAMPFA

Apr 24

a person with glasses and a hat stands in front of a truck

SFFILM Festival

The Exiles

April 24, 2022 @ 2:00 pm

BAMPFA

Apr 24

a person in a suit in front of molten lava

SFFILM Festival

Fire of Love

April 24, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

BAMPFA

At Rush!

May 01

a man walks in the middle of the street with a police car and caution tape behind him

SFFILM Festival

GGA McBaine Documentary Feature Award Win...

May 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

CGV San Francisco

May 01

a person walking in a crosswalk next to a shadow of a person in wheelchair

SFFILM Festival

GGA McBaine Bay Area Documentary Feature ...

May 1, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 6:15 pm

CGV San Francisco

Apr 30

SFFILM Festival

I Didn’t See You There

April 30, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:41 pm

BAMPFA

Apr 29

SFFILM Festival

I Didn’t See You There

April 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:41 pm

CGV San Francisco

Apr 23

SFFILM Festival

Jeannette

April 23, 2022 @ 3:15 pm - 5:28 pm

Roxie Theater

Apr 24

SFFILM Festival

Master of Light

April 24, 2022 @ 2:45 pm - 4:29 pm

Vogue Theatre

Apr 28

two people lay on a colorful blanket outside

SFFILM Festival

Mija

April 28, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:23 pm

CGV San Francisco

Apr 23

a woman stands in a field staring at something off-camera

SFFILM Festival

No Simple Way Home

April 23, 2022 @ 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Vogue Theatre

May 01

SFFILM Festival

Riotsville, USA

May 1, 2022 @ 4:30 pm

BAMPFA

Apr 30

young adult records a video using a selfie ring light

SFFILM Festival

TikTok, Boom.

April 30, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:55 pm

CGV San Francisco