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2024 Sections + Spotlights > Global Documentaries

2024 Film Festival Spotlight

Global Documentaries

SFFILM’s documentary showcase celebrates the finest in nonfiction filmmaking from around the world, near and far.

Events + Programs

Apr 25
Three monks sitting outside a building.

2024 Film Festival

Agent of Happiness

April 25, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:59 pm
Marina Theatre
Apr 27
A small otter is hiding in a pile of ropes.

SFFILM Festival

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

April 27, 2024 @ 12:15 pm - 1:58 pm
Marina Theatre
Apr 26
Two women sitting in a courtroom.

2024 Film Festival

Black Box Diaries

April 26, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:14 pm
Marina Theatre
Apr 28

SFFILM Festival

Counted Out

April 28, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:29 pm
Marina Theatre
At Rush!
Apr 26
A man is sitting in a room with several monitors.

2024 Film Festival

Eternal You

April 26, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:27 pm
Premier Theater at One Letterman
Apr 25
A man smiling.

2024 Film Festival

Luther: Never Too Much

April 25, 2024 @ 8:30 pm - 10:41 pm
Marina Theatre
Apr 26
A woman in a red jacket with her hand on her chin.

SFFILM Festival

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

April 26, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:08 pm
Premier Theater at One Letterman
Apr 25
Three people in a car.

2024 Film Festival

Persistence of Vision Award: Johan Grimon...

April 25, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 9:50 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 26
A porcelain owl peeking out of a hole in a wall.

2024 Film Festival

Porcelain War

April 26, 2024 @ 8:45 pm - 10:45 pm
Premier Theater at One Letterman
Apr 26
A woman is looking at photos with a magnifying glass.

2024 Film Festival

Seeking Mavis Beacon

April 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:13 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 2024
A woman is looking at photos with a magnifying glass.

SFFILM Festival

Seeking Mavis Beacon

April 27, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Premier Theater at One Letterman
Apr 28

SFFILM Festival

Sugarcane

April 28, 2024 @ 4:15 pm - 6:27 pm
Premier Theater at One Letterman
Apr 27
A cat lying on the ground in front of a blooming tree.

2024 Film Festival

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

April 27, 2024 @ 2:45 pm - 5:14 pm
Marina Theatre
Apr 25

2024 Film Festival

Uncropped

April 25, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:22 pm
Marina Theatre
At Rush!
Apr 26
A dirt road through a field.

2024 Film Festival

Zinzindurrunkarratz

April 26, 2024 @ 5:45 pm - May 3, 2024 @ 7:44 pm
Marina Theatre

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