17
APR
Opening Night: Rebuilding
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
SECTIONS + SPOTLIGHTS
BIG NIGHTS
Crowd-pleasing big nights, award presentations, and our Tribute programs make up the 2026 Festival Special Events.
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
17
APR
AT CAPACITY
Opening Night: Rebuilding
MARINA THEATRE
18
APR
Hot Milk
MARINA THEATRE
18
APR
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
19
APR
Hola Frida!
MARINA THEATRE
19
APR
Centerpiece: “Love, Brooklyn” + A Tribute to André Holland
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
19
APR
They Live
MARINA THEATRE
20
APR
Visual Storytelling Workshop with Alicia K. Harris
SFFILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE
20
APR
The Dutchman
MARINA THEATRE
20
APR
Operation Taco Gary’s
PRESIDIO THEATRE (CHESTNUT ST.)
21
APR
Chain Reactions
PRESIDIO THEATRE (CHESTNUT ST.)
21
APR
Magma
MARINA THEATRE
21
APR
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
PRESIDIO THEATRE (CHESTNUT ST.)
22
APR
The Babadook
PRESIDIO THEATRE (CHESTNUT ST.)
23
APR
Mel Novikoff Award: Roxie Theater + “Rashomon”
ROXIE THEATER
23
APR
40 Acres
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
24
APR
Nine Months
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
24
APR
POV Award: Sky Hopinka + “maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore”
BAMPFA
25
APR
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
25
APR
Sky Hopinka Shorts: a proposition of memory
MARINA THEATRE
25
APR
Sundown Cinema Outdoor Screening: The Fog
CIVIL WAR PARADE GROUND
26
APR
Snow Bear: Workshop with Aaron Blaise
WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM
26
APR
A Tribute to Chris Columbus + “Rent”
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
26
APR
Carnival of Souls
MARINA THEATRE
27
APR
Members Screening: Magic Farm
MARINA THEATRE
27
APR
Closing Night: Outerlands
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
27
APR
Closing Night: Outerlands
MARINA THEATRE
27
APR
Hot Milk
BAMPFA
24
APR
Opening Night: Late Fame
CASTRO THEATRE
24
APR
Opening Night: The Invite
CASTRO THEATRE
25
APR
Sender
MARINA THEATRE
26
APR
Tuner
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
26
APR
Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
27
APR
An Evening with Ritesh Batra + The Lunchbox
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
29
APR
POV Award: Lynne Sachs + Every Contact Leaves a Trace
BAMPFA
30
APR
Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend
BAMPFA
30
APR
Mel Novikoff Award: Michelle Satter + Beasts of the Southern Wild
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
1
MAY
Tuner
MARINA THEATRE
2
MAY
Music + Film: Mysterious Bird with Musical Performance by Gabriela Quintero and Daniel Ho
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
MUSIC + FILM
3
MAY
Special Screening: The Kidnapping of Arabella
PREMIER THEATER AT ONE LETTERMAN
FREE FOR MEMBERS
3
MAY
Special Screening: Power Ballad
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
FREE FOR MEMBERS
4
MAY
Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back
CASTRO THEATRE