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Chile | Fiction | 71 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Mon, Apr 21 at 9:15 pm Apr 21 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre April 21, 2025 at 9:15 pm PT Presidio Theatre (Chestnut St.) It’s been 50 years since Tobe Hooper’s slasher masterpiece, now part of the Library of Congress N... USA | Fiction | 83 Julie Keeps Quiet Tue, Apr 22 at 6:00 pm Apr 22 Julie Keeps Quiet April 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre With astute attention to framing and shot design, this riveting debut puts its rising tennis star... Belgium | Fiction | 97 Idiotka Tue, Apr 22 at 6:00 pm Apr 22 Idiotka April 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Nastasya Popov’s delightful debut is a playful sendup of reality fashion shows and a heartwarming... USA | Fiction | 82 Shorts 1: Sublime Interludes Tue, Apr 22 at 6:15 pm Apr 22 Shorts 1: Sublime Interludes April 22, 2025 at 6:15 pm PT Marina Theatre Philippines | Short Film | 22 Olivia & The Clouds Tue, Apr 22 at 6:30 pm Apr 22 Olivia & The Clouds April 22, 2025 at 6:30 pm PT Presidio Theatre (Chestnut St.) This visually stunning exploration of love, memory, and perception follows two couples whose reco... Dominican Republic | Fiction | 80 All That’s Left of You Tue, Apr 22 at 8:30 pm Apr 22 All That’s Left of You April 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman An epic drama spanning three generations in the life of a Palestinian family, this dynamic film c... Germany | Fiction | 145 The Babadook Tue, Apr 22 at 8:30 pm Apr 22 The Babadook April 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Presidio Theatre (Chestnut St.) In Jennifer Kent’s wicked cult classic, things go bump in the night when a widowed single mother’... Australia | Fiction | 94 Harvest Tue, Apr 22 at 8:30 pm Apr 22 Harvest April 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Marina Theatre In this painterly adaptation of Jim Crace’s novel, director Tsangari once again observes behavior... Shorts 4: Family Matters Tue, Apr 22 at 8:45 pm Apr 22 Shorts 4: Family Matters April 22, 2025 at 8:45 pm PT Marina Theatre The Chaplain and the Doctor Wed, Apr 23 at 4:30 pm Apr 23 The Chaplain and the Doctor April 23, 2025 at 4:30 pm PT BAMPFA An unlikely partnership forms between a chaplain and a physician in an Oakland trauma center, cha... Shorts 2: Under Precarious Circumstances Wed, Apr 23 at 5:45 pm Apr 23 Shorts 2: Under Precarious Circumstances April 23, 2025 at 5:45 pm PT Marina Theatre Germany | Short Film | 17 Sharp Corner Wed, Apr 23 at 6:00 pm Apr 23 Sharp Corner April 23, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Ben Foster and Cobie Smulders shine in Jason Buxton’s taut psychological thriller about a young f... Canada | Fiction | 110 Shorts 5: Docs Wed, Apr 23 at 6:00 pm Apr 23 Shorts 5: Docs April 23, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre An eclectic collection of stories from across the world, this documentary block brings forth expe... Ecuador | 15 Mel Novikoff Award: Roxie Theater + “Rashomon” Wed, Apr 23 at 7:00 pm Apr 23 Mel Novikoff Award: Roxie Theater + “Rashomon” April 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm PT Roxie Theater In Akira Kurosawa’s hugely influential drama, a woodcutter, a bandit, a bride, and a ghost offer ... Talks + Awards | 88 Cactus Pears Wed, Apr 23 at 7:00 pm Apr 23 Cactus Pears April 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm PT BAMPFA A tender tale of queer love and friendship blossoms amidst one man's grief over the death of his ... The Track Wed, Apr 23 at 8:30 pm Apr 23 The Track April 23, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Marina Theatre In a Sarajevo still shrouded by the shadow of war, an Olympic-size luge track slowly comes back t... Canada | Documentary | 90 Happyend Wed, Apr 23 at 8:45 pm Apr 23 Happyend April 23, 2025 at 8:45 pm PT Marina Theatre In a moody near-future Tokyo, a school’s new draconian mass surveillance system unsettles the fri... Japan | Fiction | 113 40 Acres Wed, Apr 23 at 8:45 pm Apr 23 40 Acres April 23, 2025 at 8:45 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Danielle Deadwyler (Till) stars as a woman willing to go to any lengths to protect her family and... Canada | Fiction | 113 Nine Months Thu, Apr 24 at 5:30 pm Apr 24 Nine Months April 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman A year after his star-making performance in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hugh Grant sparkles in h... USA | Fiction | 103 Triumph Thu, Apr 24 at 6:00 pm Apr 24 Triumph April 24, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre In this comedy of errors based on real life events, a hapless general in 1990s Bulgaria falls swa... Bulgaria | Fiction | 98 Sudan, remember us Thu, Apr 24 at 6:15 pm Apr 24 Sudan, remember us April 24, 2025 at 6:15 pm PT Marina Theatre In the midst of a war and destruction in Sudan, four young activists insist on justice, freedom, ... France | Documentary | 76 POV Award: Sky Hopinka + “maɬni – towards the oce... Thu, Apr 24 at 7:00 pm Apr 24 POV Award: Sky Hopinka + “maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore” April 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm PT BAMPFA Bodies of water ebb and flow throughout Sky Hopinka’s poetic experimental documentary that follow... USA | Documentary | 81 Sound and Cinema Showcase Thu, Apr 24 at 7:30 pm Apr 24 Sound and Cinema Showcase April 24, 2025 at 7:30 pm PT Short Film | The Last First Time Thu, Apr 24 at 8:30 pm Apr 24 The Last First Time April 24, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Away from home to take a test, a teenager experiences his firsts in love and sex when he meets an... Mexico | Fiction | 76 Shorts 3: Dark Waves & Stranger Tides Thu, Apr 24 at 8:45 pm Apr 24 Shorts 3: Dark Waves & Stranger Tides April 24, 2025 at 8:45 pm PT Marina Theatre Ricky Thu, Apr 24 at 9:00 pm Apr 24 Ricky April 24, 2025 at 9:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman After spending his teenage and early adult years in prison, Ricky navigates a tumultuous path tow... USA | Fiction | 108 Festival Talk: Filming in San Francisco: A Case S... Fri, Apr 25 at 4:00 pm Apr 25 Festival Talk: Filming in San Francisco: A Case Study with Outerlands and Film SF April 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm PT SFFILM Festival Lounge San Francisco has served as the backdrop for numerous iconic films – Vertigo (1958), The Ro... Happyend Fri, Apr 25 at 4:30 pm Apr 25 Happyend April 25, 2025 at 4:30 pm PT BAMPFA In a moody near-future Tokyo, a school’s new draconian mass surveillance system unsettles the fri... Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Fri, Apr 25 at 6:00 pm Apr 25 Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore April 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Oscar®-winner Marlee Matlin struggled to balance professional success with the pressures of being... USA | Documentary | 97 + Export Events
