Jun 1, 2018
SFFILM
San Francisco, CA – SFFILM has announced the lineup of new features premiering on the SFFILM Screening Room, the curated film streaming service available exclusively to SFFILM members through an easy-to-use web platform and mobile app. Five new films have joined the already strong roster of titles on the service, and are now available to stream. There are currently 36 films to choose from on the service, with additional features being added each month.
The SFFILM Screening Room service is available to SFFILM members on the web at sffilm.org/watch. Members can also access films and supplemental content by downloading the SFFILM app and logging into their membership accounts. The SFFILM app is available for iOS, Apple TV, and Android devices as a free download on iTunes or Google Play. The web platform and app have been created with the generous support of Margaret and Will Hearst.
FEATURE FILMS ADDED JUNE 1
Almayer’s Folly
Chantal Akerman (France/Belgium 2011, 127 min)
Somewhere in South-East Asia, in a little lost village on a wide and turbulent river, a European man clings to his pipe dreams out of love for his daughter. A story of passion, loss and madness. Adapted from the novel by Joseph Conrad.
The Iron Ministry
J.P. Sniadecki (China/USA 2014, 83 min)
A thrillingly expansive portrait of China as observed in the cramped compartments of its trains, J.P. Sniadecki’s The Iron Ministry is a vivid social document and a bold aesthetic work. Shot over three years and dozens of rides, the film seamlessly unfolds as a single voyage, Sniadecki’s indefatigable camera instigating several conversations along the way that may surprise audiences for their political candor.
No Home Movie
Chantal Akerman (Belgium/France 2015, 115 min)
Chantal Akerman’s final work epitomizes the late filmmaker’s intuitive sense of cinematic form, and reaffirms her inextricable relationship with her mother Natalia (Nelly). Edited from over 40 hours of footage captured during the last period of Nelly’s life, No Home Movie observes a life confined indoors, and the conversations that take place between a daughter and her fading mother. Interspersed with images of indeterminate locales, Akerman’s ultra-personal film beautifully explores ideas of history, distance, memory and intimacy.
Nostalgia for the Light
Patricio Guzman (France/Chile/Germany 2010, 90 min)
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet’s regime.
Paths of the Soul
Zhang Yang (China 2015, 115 min)
Chinese director Zhang Yang’s Paths of the Soul is a captivating and profound portrait of a small group of Tibetan villagers on an arduous, 1,000-mile pilgrimage to the holy city of Lhasa. With a graceful documentary style that makes full use of the glorious vistas of the Himalayas, the film captures the astonishing self-sacrifice and physical challenges of the group’s highway journey and the transcendence that helps liberate the pilgrims from their suffering.
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SFFILM
SFFILM champions the world’s finest films and filmmakers through programs anchored in and inspired by the spirit and values of the San Francisco Bay Area. Presenter of the San Francisco International Film Festival (April 4-17, 2018), SFFILM is a year-round nonprofit organization delivering screenings and events to more than 100,000 film lovers and media education programs to more than 10,000 students and teachers annually. In addition to its public programs, SFFILM supports the careers of independent filmmakers from the Bay Area and beyond with grants, residencies, and other creative development services. For more information visit sffilm.org.
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