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An Interview with documentarian Penny Lane
Documentary filmmaker turns her lens on herself and finds a new challenge with ‘Confessions of a Good Samaritan’ Documentarian Penny Lane made her feature debut…
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A Q&A with Persistence of Vision Award-winner Mark Cousins
Read more about the story behind Mark Cousins’s film works up to date What is the Persistence of Vision Award? SFFILM Festival’s Persistence of Vision…
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Meet the 2022 SFFILM Youth Residents
Celebrate this wonderful group of future filmmakers with us. What is the SFFILM Youth FilmHouse Residency? SFFILM Education’s Youth FilmHouse Residency, in partnership with SFFILM…
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Wrap Notes: Bay Area Filmmakers Shine at the 2023 SFFILM Festival
The 66th San Francisco International Film Festival brought audiences into theaters across the Bay Area, and showcased works from 37 countries. Now, the reviews are…
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When Art Imitates Life—An Interview with Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson finds the parallels between a tech startup and filmmaking in Sloan Science Award winner BlackBerry In a way, BlackBerry, SFFILM’s Sloan Science on…
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Who is Mary Harron?
SFFILM tributee Mary Harron celebrates New York in the ‘70s and an aging surrealist in ‘Dalíland’ Mary Harron, whose latest film Dalíland screens twice at…
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What is the future of documentary filmmaking?
2023 Novikoff Award winners Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith and their nonprofit Firelight Media see the future of documentary filmmaking. The Festival’s 2023 Mel Novikoff…
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Lorena Padilla’s Feature Debut Screens at the 2023 SFFILM Festival
A daughter’s urge to understand her father leads to the creation of an indelible character in Lorena Padilla’s feature debut ‘Martinez’ A native of Guadalajara,…
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‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ Explores an Icon’s Legacy
Get a behind the scenes look at Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’Boyle’s documentary on superstar Joan Baez. When Joan Baez was 13 years…
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A director comes out of his COVID shell to make ‘Stone Turtle’
Woo Ming Jin’s Stone Turtle plays with genre and form—see it for the first time in California at the 2023 SFFILM Festival Woo Ming Jin…
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SFFILM Festival Opening Night Features New Film About Local Legend Stephen Curry
Here’s why we’re excited for the West Coast and hometown premiere of Stephen Curry: Underrated, Peter Nicks’ new documentary about the four-time NBA champ. The…
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Will Michelle Yeoh Win An Oscar? SFFILM Thinks It’s About Time
Last spring, at the 65th SFFILM Festival, we paid tribute to cinematic icon Michelle Yeoh, who wrapped up the year by earning an Oscar nomination.…
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