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Films in Competition

Presented at the Festival since its inaugural year in 1957, the Golden Gate Awards (GGAs) are among the most significant honors for emerging global film artists in the United States. Prizes are traditionally awarded in 11 narrative, documentary, mid-length, and short film categories.

Animated Short Film

By Water
Part of Shorts 2: Traditions
Short Films
Iyabo Kwayana (USA, Singapore 2022, 12 min)

Mushka
Part of Mushka: A Workshop with Andreas Deja
Short Films
Andreas Deja (USA 2022, 28 min)

Now I’m in the Kitchen
Part of Shorts 1: Generations
Short Films
Yana Pan (USA, China 2022, 5 min)

Persona
Part of Shorts 3: The Body
Short Films
Sujin Moon (South Korea, 7 min)

Bay Area Short Film

Cloistered
Part of Shorts 2: Traditions
Short Films
Catherine Finsness (USA 2022, 22 min)

No More Longing
Part of the Mid-Length program “The Kidnapping of the Bride” + “Balikbayan” + “No More Longing”
Short Films
Connor Lee O’Keefe (USA 2022, 16 min)

Sol in the Garden
Part of the Mid-Length program “What These Walls Won’t Hold” + “How We Get Free” + “Sol in the Garden”
Short Films
Emily Cohen Ibañez, Débora Souza Silva (USA 2022, 21 min)

Still Waters
Part of Shorts 1: Generations
Short Films
Aurora Brachman (USA 2021, 12 min)

Cine Latino Competition

Daughter of Rage
Narratives: International
Laura Baumeister (Nicaragua, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway, Spain 2022, 91 min)

I Have Electric Dreams
Narratives: International
Valentina Maurel (Belgium, France, Costa Rica 2022, 100 min)

Love & Mathematics
Narratives: International
Claudia Sainte-Luce (Mexico 2022, 82 min)

Vicenta B.
Narratives: International
Carlos Lechuga (Cuba, France, Colombia, Norway, USA 2022, 77 min)

Documentary Short Film

Addresses
Part of Shorts 2: Traditions
Short Films
María Luisa Santos, Carlo Nasisse (Costa Rica 2022, 14 min)

And Then I Was Here
Part of Shorts 3: The Body
Short Films
Alex Stergiou (USA 2022, 13 min)

Birdsong
Part of Shorts 2: Traditions
Short Films
Omi Zola Gupta, Sparsh Ahuja (UK, Laos 2022, 18 min)

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma)
Part of Shorts 1: Generations
Short Films
Sean Wang (USA 2023, 17 min)

Family Films

Code Rose
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Taye Cimon, Pierre Coëz, Julie Groux, Sandra Leydier, Manuarii Morel, Romain Seisson (France 2022, 5 min)

Dipsas Speaks
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Craig Leon (Ecuador 2022, 6 min)

Kintsugi
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Cleto Acosta-McKillop (USA 2022, 8 min)

Labor of Love
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Richard O’Connor (USA 2022, 3 min)

El Moño
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Luis Fernando Puente, Lizde Arias (USA 2022, 9 min)

New Moon
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Jeff Le Bars, Jérémie Balais (France, USA 2022, 12 min)

Pete
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Bret Parker (USA 2022, 7 min)

Swing to the Moon
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadine De Boer, Elisa Drique, Chloé Lauzu, Vincent Levrero, Solenne Moreau
(France 2022, 6 min)

The Wind and the Trees
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Todd Stewart (Canada 2022, 9 min)

With a Wool Ball
Part of Shorts 4: Family Films
Short Films
Belén Ricardes (Argentina 2021, 5 min)

GGA Documentary Competition

La Bonga
Documentaries: International
Sebastián Pinzón Silva, Canela Reyes (Colombia, USA 2023, 77 min)

Home Is a Hotel
Documentaries: USA
Kevin Wong, Todd Sills, Kar Yin Tham (USA 2023, 92 min)

Hummingbirds
Documentaries: USA
Estefanía “Beba” Contreras, Silvia Del Carmen Castaños (USA 2023, 78 min)

Milisuthando
Documentaries: International
Milisuthando Bongela (South Africa, Colombia 2023, 128 min)

Rally
Documentaries: USA
Rooth Tang (USA 2023, 101 min)

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Documentaries: International
Anna Hints (Estonia, France, Iceland 2023, 89 min)

Mid-Length Film

The Kidnapping of the Bride
Part of the Mid-Length program “The Kidnapping of the Bride” + “Balikbayan” + “No More Longing”
Mid-Length Films
Sophia Mocorrea (Germany 2023, 31 min)

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed
Part of “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed” + “Creating Things” + “Southern Afternoon”
Mid-Length Films
W. Kamau Bell (USA 2023, 59 min)

What These Walls Won’t Hold
Part of the Mid-Length program “What These Walls Won’t Hold” + “How We Get Free” + “Sol in the Garden”
Mid-Length Films
Adamu Chan (USA 2022, 42 min)

Narrative Short Film

Mancha
Part of Shorts 1: Generations
Short Films
Nicole Mejia (USA 2022, 15 min)

Rest Stop
Part of Shorts 1: Generations
Short Films
Crystal Kayiza (USA 2022, 12 min)

Sèt Lam
Part of Shorts 2: Traditions
Short Films
Vincent Fontano (France 2022, 23 min)

Southern Afternoon
Part of “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed” + “Creating Things” + “Southern Afternoon”
Short Films
Tian Lan (China 2022, 16 min)

New Directors Competition

Animalia
Narratives: International
Sofia Alaoui (France, Morocco, Qatar 2023, 90 min)

Earth Mama
Narratives: USA
Savanah Leaf (USA 2023, 97 min)

Martinez
Narratives: International
Lorena Padilla (Mexico 2023, 93 min)

Peafowl
Narratives: International
Byun Sung-bin (South Korea 2022, 114 min)

Snow and the Bear
Narratives: International
Selcen Ergun (Turkey 2022, 93 min)

Something You Said Last Night
Narratives: International
Luis De Filippis (Canada, Switzerland 2022, 96 min)

Youth Works

American Ball Game
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Teja Mettu, Krish Mysoor (USA 2022, 9 min)

An Island in the Middle of the Sea
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Alberto Montull (Spain 2022, 5 min)

The External-Internal Monologue of an Interdependent Insomniac
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Julian Felix Aaronson (USA 2022, 7 min)

Growing Up with Memory Loss | A Gift for My 16th Birthday
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Keertana Sreekumar (USA 2022, 3 min)

Hop Heel Drop
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Sania Bhatia (USA 2022, 3 min)

My Sisters in the Stars: The Story of Lee Yong-soo
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Ian Kim (USA, South Korea 2022, 10 min)

Our Days in Dongshi
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Hsiang-Yu Li, Tse-Ling Huang, Po-Wen Yen, Hsin-Yi Hung (Taiwan 2022, 10 min)

Parental Orbit
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Dara Carneol (USA 2022, 9 min)

Rational Functions
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Esmé Nix (USA 2022, 6 min)

Shopworn
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Athena Cheris (USA 2022, 6 min)

The Sound
Part of Shorts 5: Youth Works
Short Films
Cole Willis (USA 2022, 5 min)

Development Data Intern

OVERVIEW

Want the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and connections at a legacy film arts nonprofit?

SFFILM’s Development Department seeks a current student of data and analytics to partner with the organization on the interpretation and improvement of its data collection, analysis, communication and hygiene.

Your work will support the program management, sustainability and funding of all areas of SFFILM, including exhibition, Filmmaker development, and Education. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about non-profit arts data needs while making an important contribution and helping to influence the strategy of the organization.

This internship requires a commitment of 2-3 days a week (approximately 12-20 hours per week) and starts in Winter 2023 through May or June 2023. This position may occasionally involve attendance at events outside of normal business hours.

OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES

  • With the guidance of your supervisor, and the support of stakeholders across the organization and department, develop skills in and real world application of data collection, reporting, and supporting inquiries for our programs/partners.
  • Build experience working with external partners to identify areas of improvement and hone best practices in data collection.
  • Have meaningful input into how SFFILM measures program impact.
  • Gain supervised experience in Monitoring survey data, identify improvement opportunities, and learning to understand the WHY.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A self-starter with an interest in mission driven work, you want to spend your semester influencing an organization making a community impact.
  • You’re detail-oriented, comfortable using technology and curious about understanding and improving the way things work.
  • Interest in working cross departmentally across Development,Communications, Operations (Accessibility), and Data Committee to provide analysis to understand the demographics of our program participants, audience and members.
  • Review impacts across programs to understand differences and how those different factors impact outcomes.
  • Manage the actions performed by development that impact metrics.
  • Proficiency in SQL and how to query large sets of complex data.
  • Experience with a programmatic data analysis tool (e.g., R or Python).
  • Exposure and introductory understanding of data visualization applications and techniques (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Shiny).
  • Comfort analyzing large data sets to produce strategic insights that inform business decisions.
  • Aptitude communicating data to non-analyst audiences and creating digestible reporting.
  • Curiosity in your validation and using data to support your hypotheses.

Benefits

  • SFFILM is an internationally recognized nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.
  • Great introduction and experience in development research, cultivation and relationship management in addition to exposure to aspects of program management and marketing.
  • Excellent opportunity to learn about the inner workings of a world class film organization and create personal connections.
  • Complimentary 1-year SFFILM membership.
  • Interns are able, and encouraged, to attend SFFILM preview screenings and events.
  • Class credit (if applicable).
  • Work sample, resume and network builder.
  • Unpaid, but great film perks!