Year: 2025

Thank you to our Fall 2025 Sponsors!

The 2025 edition of Doc Stories (Nov 6–9, 2025) is just around the corner! We’re proud to partner with incredible sponsors who help make this…
SFFILM Doc Stories Filmmaker Toolkit

We’re thrilled to welcome you to 2025 Doc Stories! To help you promote your film during the festival—and get a lift from our own social…
Schools at Doc Stories

Providing students the opportunity to experience stories from around the world
Programming Department Intern

We are no longer accepting applications for this position. OVERVIEW SFFILM’s Programming department is seeking a motivated intern with an interest in curation and film/media…
SFFilm Doc Stories: Behind a presidential assassination attempt in Union Square, a half-century before Trump

SF Chronicle Datebook: Crime in the Union Square area has prominently featured in the news lately, but the most notorious incident in its history will…
SFFILM Doc Stories to Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary with ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ on Opening Night

IndieWire: The 2024 edition of SFFILM Doc Stories is celebrating a milestone year as the festival toasts its 10th anniversary. This year’s four-day program will…
SFFILM’s Doc Stories To Showcase John And Yoko Documentary, Janis Joplin Film, ‘Suburban Fury,’ ‘Ernest Cole’ And More At 10th Anniversary Event

DEADLINE: SFFILM’s prestigious Doc Stories is set to welcome a slew of Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmakers to its 10th anniversary event next month, along with…
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

Ron Howard’s documentary Jim Henson Idea Man is a radically honest and inspiring documentary about the world- renowned puppeteer Jim Henson. From our 2024…
If I Could Stay / Si Pudiera Quedarme (2024)

Help students to deepen their understanding and empathy toward immigration issues as they apply these themes: Identity, Belonging, Resilience, Empathy, and Sacrifice. From our…
Blink (2024)

Blink highlights the themes of love, resilience, and the importance of cherishing life’s moments. From our 2024 Schools at Doc Stories program: Blink highlights…
Behind the Lens: In Conversation with the Roxie Theater

For over 30 years, the SFFILM Mel Novikoff Award has honored individuals or institutions whose work has enhanced the film-going public’s appreciation of world cinema.…
High School: 2nd Runner-Up – Tanaya Safi

Part of: 2025 Nellie Wong Magic of Movies Essay Contest The Art & Science of Lucasfilm: James Tooley – ILM Creature Supervisor As the screen…