Mar 14, 2018
Festival
WORLD PREMIERES
Alex Strangelove, Craig Johnson, USA
The Human Element, Matthew Testa, USA / Iceland
I Hate Kids, John Asher, USA
Mercury 13, David Sington, Heather Walsh, USA
The Rescue List, Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink, USA / Ghana
Tre Maison Dasan, Denali Tiller, USA
Ulam: Main Dish, Alexandra Cuerdo, USA
Wrestle, Suzannah Herbert, Lauren Belfer, USA
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES
CIVILIZATIONS: How Do We Look? (Episode 2), Matt Hill, UK
The Distant Barking of Dogs, Simon Lereng Wilmont, Denmark / Sweden / Finland
How to Talk to Girls at Parties, John Cameron Mitchell, UK
My Life with James Dean, Dominique Choisy, France
The White Girl, Jenny Suen, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan
US PREMIERES
Carcasse, Gústav Geir Bollason, Clémentine Roy, Iceland / France
The Children Act, Richard Eyre, UK
Gauguin, Edouard Deluc, France
Kodachrome, Mark Raso, Canada, USA
Louise Lecavalier – In Motion, Raymond St-Jean, Canada
Manhunt, John Woo, Hong Kong, China
Box office is now open online at sffilm.org for SFFILM members and opens March 16 for the general public.
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2018 San Francisco International Film Festival
The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities. The 61st edition runs April 4-17 at venues across the Bay Area and features nearly 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards with close to $40,000 in cash prizes, and upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests.
SFFILM
SFFILM is a nonprofit organization with a mission to champion 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, SFFILM is a year-round organization delivering screenings and events to more than 75,000 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.
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