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Opening Night: Rebuilding Thu, Apr 17 at 8:00 pm Apr 17 Opening Night: Rebuilding April 17, 2025 at 8:00 pm PT Marina Theatre In Max Walker-Silverman’s achingly personal tale about communal love and resilience, Josh O’Conne... USA | Fiction | 95 Ghost Trail Fri, Apr 18 at 5:30 pm Apr 18 Ghost Trail April 18, 2025 at 5:30 pm PT BAMPFA A Syrian exile and former literature professor, now living in France, hunts the prison guard who ... France | Fiction | 108 Vivien’s Wild Ride Fri, Apr 18 at 6:00 pm Apr 18 Vivien’s Wild Ride April 18, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman When legendary film editor Vivien Hillgrove begins losing her sight, she turns to filmmaking to c... USA | Documentary | 87 Hot Milk Fri, Apr 18 at 6:00 pm Apr 18 Hot Milk April 18, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre An unsettling mother/daughter story set over a sultry Spanish summer, this sexy and mysterious dr... UK | Fiction | 92 The Botanist Fri, Apr 18 at 6:00 pm Apr 18 The Botanist April 18, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Presidio Theatre In the sun-drenched valleys of Xinjiang, China, a young Kazakh boy, beguiled by the natural world... China | Fiction | 96 Honeymoon Fri, Apr 18 at 6:30 pm Apr 18 Honeymoon April 18, 2025 at 6:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Trapped in their high-rise apartment, a newlywed couple in Ukraine play a cat-and-mouse with Russ... Ukraine | Fiction | 84 Harvest Fri, Apr 18 at 8:00 pm Apr 18 Harvest April 18, 2025 at 8:00 pm PT BAMPFA In this painterly adaptation of Jim Crace’s novel, director Tsangari once again observes behavior... UK | Fiction | 133 The Dating Game Fri, Apr 18 at 8:30 pm Apr 18 The Dating Game April 18, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Marina Theatre When males outnumber females by 30 million, getting a date with a woman is almost impossible. Ent... USA | Documentary | 90 BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Fri, Apr 18 at 8:30 pm Apr 18 BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions April 18, 2025 at 8:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Distinguished filmmaker and multimedia artist Kahlil Joseph returns to SFFILM with this sonic and... USA | Documentary | 113 Manas Fri, Apr 18 at 8:45 pm Apr 18 Manas April 18, 2025 at 8:45 pm PT Presidio Theatre Trapped in an abusive home on an isolated island in the Brazilian rainforest, a 13-year-old girl ... Brazil | Fiction | 101 The Devil Smokes Fri, Apr 18 at 8:45 pm Apr 18 The Devil Smokes April 18, 2025 at 8:45 pm PT Marina Theatre Telling the story of five siblings fending for themselves in the wake of parental abandonment, th... Mexico | Fiction | 97 Hola Frida! Sat, Apr 19 at 10:00 am Apr 19 Hola Frida! April 19, 2025 at 10:00 am PT Marina Theatre In Coyoacán, Mexico, young Frida Kahlo experiences the world as vibrant, colorful, and full of an... Canada | Fiction | 82 Shorts 7: Youth Works Sat, Apr 19 at 11:30 am Apr 19 Shorts 7: Youth Works April 19, 2025 at 11:30 am PT Premier Theater at One Letterman China | 5 Cactus Pears Sat, Apr 19 at 12:00 pm Apr 19 Cactus Pears April 19, 2025 at 12:00 pm PT Presidio Theatre A tender tale of queer love and friendship blossoms amidst one man's grief over the death of his ... India | Fiction | 112 Vivien’s Wild Ride Sat, Apr 19 at 12:00 pm Apr 19 Vivien’s Wild Ride April 19, 2025 at 12:00 pm PT BAMPFA When legendary film editor Vivien Hillgrove begins losing her sight, she turns to filmmaking to c... The Best Mother in the World Sat, Apr 19 at 12:15 pm Apr 19 The Best Mother in the World April 19, 2025 at 12:15 pm PT Marina Theatre In director Ana Endara’s powerful narrative feature debut a pregnant Colombian woman arrives in P... Brazil | Fiction | 106 How to Build a Library Sat, Apr 19 at 12:30 pm Apr 19 How to Build a Library April 19, 2025 at 12:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Two determined women in Nairobi take on the daunting task of decolonizing a former whites-only li... Kenya | Documentary | 101 Come See Me in the Good Light Sat, Apr 19 at 1:45 pm Apr 19 Come See Me in the Good Light April 19, 2025 at 1:45 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Spoken word icon and poet laureate Andrea Gibson navigates her final tour amid a devastating canc... USA | Documentary | 104 At Rush! Cutting Through Rocks Sat, Apr 19 at 2:30 pm Apr 19 Cutting Through Rocks April 19, 2025 at 2:30 pm PT BAMPFA The first female elected to her rural Iranian village’s council refuses to follow patriarchal nor... Iran | Documentary | 94 Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story Sat, Apr 19 at 2:45 pm Apr 19 Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story April 19, 2025 at 2:45 pm PT Presidio Theatre Edna O’Brien became notorious for writing sexually explicit novels in the ‘60s and ‘70s that insp... Ireland | Documentary | 99 Seeds Sat, Apr 19 at 3:15 pm Apr 19 Seeds April 19, 2025 at 3:15 pm PT Marina Theatre This visually stunning portrait reflects on identity, legacy, and the cyclical nature of life as ... USA | Documentary | 125 Where the Wind Comes From Sat, Apr 19 at 3:30 pm Apr 19 Where the Wind Comes From April 19, 2025 at 3:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Two Tunisian youngsters hit the road in the hopes of winning an art competition in this rousing a... Tunisia | Fiction | 99 “O R I G I N S” + “A Quiet Storm” + “Voices from ... Sat, Apr 19 at 4:30 pm Apr 19 “O R I G I N S” + “A Quiet Storm” + “Voices from the Abyss” April 19, 2025 at 4:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman The Botanist Sat, Apr 19 at 5:15 pm Apr 19 The Botanist April 19, 2025 at 5:15 pm PT BAMPFA In the sun-drenched valleys of Xinjiang, China, a young Kazakh boy, beguiled by the natural world... 3670 Sat, Apr 19 at 5:30 pm Apr 19 3670 April 19, 2025 at 5:30 pm PT Presidio Theatre A young North Korean defector’s path towards self-discovery brings him into Seoul’s vibrant gay c... South Korea | Fiction | 124 Beloved Tropic Sat, Apr 19 at 6:00 pm Apr 19 Beloved Tropic April 19, 2025 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre A Colombian immigrant woman in Panama cares for a matriarch suffering from dementia in a powerful... Panama | Fiction | 108 Surviving Earth Sat, Apr 19 at 6:30 pm Apr 19 Surviving Earth April 19, 2025 at 6:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Vlad, a charismatic Yugoslav refugee and talented musician, is a larger-than-life character who c... UK | Fiction | 97 Centerpiece: “Love, Brooklyn” + A Tribute to Andr... Sat, Apr 19 at 7:30 pm Apr 19 Centerpiece: “Love, Brooklyn” + A Tribute to André Holland April 19, 2025 at 7:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Bursting with sexual chemistry, textured relationships, and the allure of a love triangle, Love, ... USA | Talks + Awards | 87 + Export Events
