Mar 19, 2019
Festival
Updated 3/25
The following films, playing at the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival (April 10–23), have secured US distribution or are in negotiations with a US distributor. Full reviews and feature articles for these films must be held until they open commercially, but we do encourage capsule reviews (75 words or less) or mentions in Festival overview articles. We would appreciate it if, when your review runs, you do mention that the film premiered (if appropriate) or screened at the 2019 SFFILM Festival. Features may be possible if they can be re-published upon a films subsequent Bay Area theatrical release.
Always in Season, Jacqueline Olive, USA
Aniara, Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja, Sweden
Aquarela, Viktor Kossakovsky, UK / Germany
Ask Dr. Ruth, Ryan White, USA
The Beast in the Jungle, Clara van Gool, Netherlands / Luxembourg
Bloodroot, Douglas Tirola, USA
Close Enemies, David Oelhoffen, France / Belgium
Debt, Vuslat Saraçoglu, Turkey
The Great American Lie, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, USA
Hail Satan?, Penny Lane, USA
Halston, Frédéric Tcheng, USA
The Harvesters, Etienne Kallos, France / South Africa
Pahokee, Ivete Lucas & Patrick Bresnan, USA
Premature, Rashaad Ernesto Green, USA
Meeting Gorbachev, Werner Herzog & André Singer, UK / USA / Canada
Midnight Family, Luke Lorentzen, USA / Mexico
Midnight Traveler, Hassan Fazili, USA
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements, Irene Taylor Brodsky, USANothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy, Elizabeth Carroll, USA / Mexico
The Nightingale, Trevor Nunn, UK
Official Secrets, Gavin Hood, UK
RAISE HELL: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins, Janice Engel, USA
Ramen Shop, Eric Khoo, Singapore
Red Joan, Trevor Nunn, UK
Rojo, Benjamín Naishtat, Argentina
The Seer and the Unseen, Sara Dosa, USA / Iceland
Suburban Birds, Qiu Sheng, China / Taiwan
Tehran: City of Love, Ali Jaberansari, UK (until festival premiere)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, USA
We Are the Radical Monarchs, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, USA
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2019 San Francisco International Film Festival
The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities. The 62nd edition runs April 10–23 at venues across the Bay Area and features nearly 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards with close to $40,000 in cash prizes, and upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests.
SFFILM
SFFILM is a nonprofit organization with a mission to champion the world’s finest films and filmmakers through programs anchored in and inspired by the spirit and values of the San Francisco Bay Area. Presenter of the San Francisco International Film Festival, SFFILM is a year-round organization delivering screenings and events to more than 75,000 film lovers and media education programs to more than 12,000 students and teachers annually. In addition to its public programs, SFFILM supports the careers of independent filmmakers from the Bay Area and beyond with grants, residencies, and other creative development services.
For more information visit sffilm.org
This press release is available online at sffilm.org/press/releases
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