Spotlight: Special Events
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A Tribute to Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh is an indelible screen presence who grounds every frame she inhabits with authenticity and explosive talent. It is hard to think of another…
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Community Screening: Land of Gold
Soprano Julia Bullock mesmerizes in this entrancing documentary that brings to vivid life John Adams’ and Peter Sellars’ opera Girls of the Golden West and…
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Sloan Science on Screen Award: Linoleum
When a satellite falls from the sky, Cameron (Jim Gaffigan), finds his life upended. This sweet, quirky film leads to unexpected places, as Cameron searches…
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Closing Night: Cha Cha Real Smooth
Deeply ambivalent 22-year-old Andrew, a bat mitzvah party-starter, befriends single mother Domino (Dakota Johnson) and falls for a homelife that has no room for him…
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Music + Film: 32 Sounds
Festival favorite Sam Green returns with this immersive documentary, a poem in audio and images that explores the effect of sound on our lives, narrated…
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Trinh T. Minh-ha: Persistence of Vision Award + What About China?
UC Berkeley professor and experimental filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha fascinates with this video essay examining the mercurial nature of China nearly half a century after…
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Opening Night: Stay Awake
A tender portrait emerges of the day-to-day fight for sobriety and the hopeful resilience of families attempting to overcome addiction in this powerful drama that…
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Centerpiece: 892
When a routine transaction turns into a bank heist, two employees find themselves at the whim of a Marine veteran (a riveting John Boyega) pushed…
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A Tribute to Jenny Slate + Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, this feature expansion of the beloved web series features the titular mollusk (voiced by Jenny Slate) looking after his Nana Connie…
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Closing Night: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
This fascinating documentary delves into the origins of the beloved children’s show Sesame Street. With humor, never before-seen footage, and special guests, Street Gang explores…
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Supercool
After Neil undergoes a magical transformation, he and his best friend Gilbert make unexpected alliances that cause pure mayhem in this hilariously profane, teens-gone-wild comedy.
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Strawberry Mansion
Whimsical and unique, this story of a dream auditor falling in love with the woman he’s scrutinizing depicts the priceless sanctuary of imagination.