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SUMMARY:Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend
DESCRIPTION:On the cusp of the Covid-19 pandemic\, Tony (Tony Leung Chiu-wai)\, a Hong Kong neuroscientist conducting research at a German university\, observes a botanical garden’s ancient gingko tree one lonesome and chilly evening. The mysterious arboreal entity enchants him\, leading him to a synthesis between scientific pursuit and the beauty of nature. Tony is not the first to feel the pull of that tree\, the quiet and enduring witness to the passage of time and ultimately a leafy companion to people whose connection to the environment is inseparable. Ildikó Enyedi’s ethereal cinematic triumph captures the essence of humanity across more than a century\, a triptych of stories that take place in 1908\, 1972\, and 2020. With a mesmerizing array of cinematographic styles\, Silent Friend creates an evocative portrait of the evolution of intellectual thought and irrepressible curiosities. Léa Seydoux costars. —Jordan Klein
URL:https://sffilm.org/event/sloan-science-on-screen-award-silent-friend-2/
LOCATION:BAMPFA\, 2155 Center Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Arch
DESCRIPTION:The Arch is reminiscent of a classical story in the Ibsen or Jamesian mode—in an 18th-century village\, a proud widow\, Madam Tung\, has allowed herself to be treated almost as a deity because of her virtuous behavior. When a troop of soldiers arrive to protect the farmers from bandits\, the villagers believe this is a reward from the Emperor for having requested that an arch be constructed in honor of Madam Tung and her saintliness. Exactly how Madam Tung manages to control her emotions when the troop captain attracts her (and her daughter also responds to the same man) is the crisis of this romantic tale. The visual aspects of The Arch are delicately beautiful (one notices that the cameraman is Satyajit Ray’s famous technician) and the acting is profoundly moving and romantic. There is an indescribably\, haunting quality about this film—the sort that lingers in the mind when one has seen something rare\, exotic\, and new. —Albert Johnson\, Festival 1968 \nThe original black-and-white 35mm negatives of the film have been lost. The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968\, including a 35mm release print preserved at the University of California\, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\, and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive. The digital restoration was undertaken at Silver Salt Restoration. Special thanks to the descendants of Paul Lee; Les Blank Films; and the Hong Kong Film Archive\, Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The Arch is one of the films under M+ Restored\, an initiative supported by CHANEL. The Arch is presented in support by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco. \nFilms from the Vault revisits previously presented titles at the San Francisco International Film Festival\, highlighting the Festival’s role in championing emerging artists and iconic auteurs and inviting audiences to rediscover these films anew. —Jessie Fairbanks
URL:https://sffilm.org/event/the-arch/
LOCATION:Marina Theatre\, 2149 Chestnut St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94123\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mel Novikoff Award: Michelle Satter + Beasts of the Southern Wild
DESCRIPTION:Below the levee\, the Bathtub exists as a tightknit community unto itself\, practically a separate nation from Louisiana and the rest of the United States. There\, six-year-old Hushpuppy (Oscar® Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis) lives a hardscrabble existence with her ill\, alcoholic father Wink (Dwight Henry). When Katrina hits\, the rising waters engulf the Bathtub while advancing aurochs further threaten Hushpuppy and the rest of the tiny enclave. Benh Zeitlin’s astonishing directing debut won the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize and captured four Academy Award® nominations for a drama that observes the chaos and loss brought forth by the 2005 hurricane through the eyes of a child. What unfolds in this gorgeously shot drama is dreamy and even hallucinatory. And as dire as things sometimes seem\, a sense of hope remains in this resilient little girl\, carried forth by her boundless imagination. —Pam Grady
URL:https://sffilm.org/event/mel-novikoff-award-michelle-satter-beasts-of-the-southern-wild/
LOCATION:Premier Theater at One Letterman\, 1 Letterman Dr # B\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 SFFILM Festival
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SUMMARY:The Son and the Sea
DESCRIPTION:British writer/director Stroma Cairns makes a resonant feature debut with this coming-of-age drama focused on a young man trying to find his place in the world. The film is a family affair as Cairns collaborated on the screenplay with her mother Imogen West and cast as the tempestuous protagonist her brother Jonah West. In his first film role\, he impresses as Jonah\, who is determined to sort himself but unsure of what that means as he travels from London to Scotland’s Aberdeenshire\, his mate Lee (Stanley Brock) in tow. The two make a new friend in deaf Charlie (Connor Tompkins)\, who is dealing with his own issues. Ruben Woodin Dechamps’s glorious cinematography captures the wild beauty of the Scottish coast as the roiling sea reflects Jonah’s emotional state as he grapples with the uncertainty in his life and what it means to be a man. —Pam Grady
URL:https://sffilm.org/event/the-son-and-the-sea/
LOCATION:BAMPFA\, 2155 Center Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
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SUMMARY:Elder Son
DESCRIPTION:“Where are you from?” That question asked of native-born Argentinian teenager Lila (Anita B. Queen)\, whose parents immigrated from Korea\, hovers over Cecilia Kang’s remarkable drama inspired by her own family’s story. The documentary director’s first narrative feature unfolds in three parts as Lila and her taciturn father Antonio (Chang Sung Kim) join a reunion with his rowdy friends to fish and talk about the old days. Then traveling back in time\, the drama observes a brash\, young Antonio (Sang Bin Suh) in Uruguay as he struggles to make a life for himself and with guilt over leaving his wife and Lila’s older sister in Korea. The last act gets to the heart of the matter in documentary footage of Kang’s parents poring over old photos as they reminisce about settling in South America. Gorgeously photographed\, in both fiction and fact\, Kang pays loving homage to her parents’ immigrant journey. —Pam Grady
URL:https://sffilm.org/event/elder-son/
LOCATION:Marina Theatre\, 2149 Chestnut St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94123\, United States
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SUMMARY:Still Playing + The Curfew + Nava
DESCRIPTION:Three protagonists and their quietly courageous gestures of resilience weave together a cinematic journey across the world. Documenting a father’s struggle in Palestine\, a woman’s fateful return to Iran\, and the quotidian experiences of Pakistani diaspora\, this trio of films raises essential questions about proximity to cruelty\, colonialism’s lasting impacts\, and what it means to show love and devotion under harrowing circumstances. \nFilms are listed in order of play. Total runtime is 72 min. \nStill Playing\nMohamed Mesbah (France 2025\, 37 min)\nPalestinian video game creator Rasheed Abueideh raises two sons in the West Bank\, where Israeli army raids are as common as his children’s robotics competitions. Interspersed with clips of streamers playing a game of Abueideh’s creation\, Liyla and the Shadows of War\, this documentary examines the depth of empathy—and apathy—for the Palestinian cause. In continued advocacy for Palestinian liberation\, Abueideh’s programming work acts as a medium for grief that honors his land and fallen compatriots. Indeed\, the film seeks to interrogate filmmakers and viewers alike\, gauging their positionality as conditions in Gaza further deteriorate under Israeli occupation. A portrait of a father committed to his family\, homeland\, and craft\, Still Playing raises essential questions about proximity to cruelty\, life under occupation\, and the power and limits of multimedia storytelling. —Sabrina Kim \nThe Curfew\nShehrezad Maher (USA 2025\, 19 min)\nAs Pakistani American Ayaan moves into a new apartment and becomes the caretaker for his grandmother\, he hears intergenerational echoes of language and history. \nNava\nDena Rassam (Iran 2025\, 16 min)\nIranian singer Nava has 24 hours to spend with her father before she must leave the country.
URL:https://sffilm.org/event/still-playing-the-curfew-nava/
LOCATION:Marina Theatre\, 2149 Chestnut St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94123\, United States
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