2024 Festival Program 2024 SFFILM Festival Program Interest Bay Area LGBTQIA+ Women directors, writers, producers Music + Art Animation Family-Friendly Politics + Civic Engagement Discovery Festival Section Awards + Special Events Documentaries: International Documentaries: USA Narratives: International Narratives: USA Short Films Talks + Workshops Country Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile China Czechia Denmark Ecuador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France French Guiana Georgia Germany Hong Kong India Iran Ireland Israel Japan Kenya Kosovo Lebanon Mexico Myanmar (Burma) Netherlands Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Panama Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Slovakia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey UAE UK Ukraine Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Download PDF Events Search and Views Navigation Find Events List Month Day Map Events Search Events From Search 7 events Sort By: Date Date A-Z Z-A Great Absence Thu, Apr 25 at 8:15 pm Apr 25 Great Absence April 25, 2024 at 8:15 pm PT Marina Theatre An emotional depiction of father/son estrangement, a decades-long love story that takes on multip... Japan | Fiction | 152 Sidonie in Japan Fri, Apr 26 at 3:30 pm Apr 26 Sidonie in Japan April 26, 2024 at 3:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Isabelle Huppert, one of the best actors working today, crafts a uniquely soft and vulnerable cha... Japan | Fiction | 95 Black Box Diaries Fri, Apr 26 at 6:00 pm Apr 26 Black Box Diaries April 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre A 2015 dinner with Noriyuki Yamaguchi evolves into a years-long nightmare for Shiori Ito after th... Japan | Documentary | 104 Shorts 5: Family Films Sat, Apr 27 at 10:00 am Apr 27 Shorts 5: Family Films April 27, 2024 at 10:00 am PT Marina Theatre Wondrous and whimsical shorts from near and far corners of the world grace our festival screen fo... 75 The Cats of Gokogu Shrine Sat, Apr 27 at 2:45 pm Apr 27 The Cats of Gokogu Shrine April 27, 2024 at 2:45 pm PT Marina Theatre This rich observational documentary opens with a bratty orange tabby grabbing director Kazuhiro S... Japan | Documentary | 119 At Rush! Shorts 1: I'm Just a Girl Sun, Apr 28 at 4:15 pm Apr 28 Shorts 1: I'm Just a Girl April 28, 2024 at 4:15 pm PT Marina Theatre Girls, girls, girls. They’ve had it with life’s complications; these girls just want ... 96 At Rush! The Cats of Gokogu Shrine Sun, Apr 28 at 7:15 pm Apr 28 The Cats of Gokogu Shrine April 28, 2024 at 7:15 pm PT BAMPFA This rich observational documentary opens with a bratty orange tabby grabbing director Kazuhiro S... Japan | Documentary | 119 + Export Events