Interest: Women Writers, Directors + Producers

Shorts 6: Youth Works

See the world through the lenses of today’s young filmmakers! This selection of narrative, documentary, and animated films from all over the world, tells stories…
The Fever

The division between urbanity and the wilderness is atmospherically explored in acclaimed documentarian Maya Da-Rin’s narrative debut. Middle-aged Justinio works security at the port of…
Freeland

In the lush and dense countryside of Northern California, Devi (Krisha Fairchild, Krisha, Festival 2015) and her seasonal help – employees who are like family…
Agnes Gund: George Gund III Award + “Aggie”

Agnes Gund is an American philanthropist, collector of contemporary art, and a renowned advocate for arts education and social justice. SFFILM salutes her for her…
Coded Bias (SFFILM Festival)

This revelatory documentary exposes the ways that AI systems have developed algorithms that can infringe on our privacy and threaten civil rights.
Sibyl

A new patient triggers a psychotherapist’s obsessions in this psychological thriller. An aspiring writer, Sibyl (Virginie Efira) follows actress Margot (Adèle Exarchopoulos) to a remote…
Zana

Lume has nightmares – cow heads and flayed feet populate her dreams – leading her to wonder if they’re why she can’t get pregnant. They…
Opening Night Film + Party: “Boys State”

Filming a group of Texas teens selected to participate in the titular highly respected program, Boys State masterfully observes as they engage in a weeklong…