Nov 30, 2011
SFFILM
Paul Goodman Changed My Life (USA 2011), Jonathan Lee’s documentary chronicling the life and work of multidisciplinary thinker Paul Goodman, plays January 3-5 at SF Film Society Cinema (1746 Post Street).
Though you may not have heard of Paul Goodman, there was a time when this thinker, poet, social critic and free spirit was a prominent and divisive figure in the intellectual world. Jonathan Lee’s spirited portrait uses testimony of friends and contemporaries alongside a trove of archival material to tell the story of an outspoken bisexual who maintained a marriage and family life; an advocate for youth who questioned the need for schools and even literacy; a cofounder of Gestalt therapy, poet and lifelong pacifist with thoughts about everything from architecture to how to improve congestion in Manhattan. Without underplaying his sometimes maddening behavior, Lee paints a lively, affectionate portrait of a man whose work and thought are ripe for rediscovery. Photographed by Benjamin Shapiro. 89 min. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films.
Showtimes 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 pm
Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office opens December 26 online at sffs.org and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
To request screeners contact hilary@sffs.org.
For photos and press materials visit: sffs.org/pressdownloads.
At SF Film Society Cinema, the stylish state-of-the art theater located in the New People building at 1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan) in Japantown, the San Francisco Film Society offers its acclaimed exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events on a daily year-round basis. For complete up-to-date information on all SFFS Cinema programming, including buying tickets, visit sffs.org/cinema.
Upcoming San Francisco Film Society programs
Through December 1: The Swell Season After starring in the indie hit Once and winning an Oscar for Best Original Song, folk rock musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova go on tour in this music-filled black-and-white documentary.
December 2-3, 9-11: The Dardy Family Home Movies by Stephen Sondheim by Erin Markey The newest KinoTek program is the world premiere of a live performance with video projection by fearless actress/playwright Erin Markey.
December 5: SFFS Film Arts Forum: Pitch Perfect Panel discussion focusing on tried and true strategies for pitching a film project to industry decision makers.
December 6: The City Dark Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, historians and lighting designers, The City Dark is a cautionary tale of light pollution and the disappearance of the night sky.
December 8: An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt featuring his newest animated film It’s Such a Beautiful Day and an onstage interview.
December 12, 14: Catechism Cataclysm In Todd Rohal’s genre busting, hilarious and wonderfully confusing nest of twists and surreal gags, a heavy metal-loving priest takes a canoe trip to consider whether the church is his true calling, when he begins to realize he is lost.
December 16, 18-22: The Bride Wore Black New 35mm print. One of the most entertaining films of the French New Wave has Jeanne Moreau playing the femme fatale to the hilt in François Truffaut’s closest homage to his idol Hitchcock.
December 17: Holiday Movie Poster Sale A once-in-a-blue-moon sale with hundreds of posters from the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Film Society’s weekly screenings and contemporary commercial cinema.
Opening December 23: Silent Souls The myths and traditions of a vanishing culture are beautifully woven into Aleksei Fedorchenko’s lyrical, sensual and dreamlike film about love and loss.
December 23 (late show): Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale It’s the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town! DVDs and poster giveaways for lucky winners-great last-minute stocking stuffers!