• A Child of My Own

    A Child of My Own

    Directed by Maite Alberdi | Mexico | Documentary | 90 min

    May 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Director Maite Alberdi employs reenactments to tell the fascinating story of a woman who fabricates a pregnancy to fulfill her dream of motherhood, triggering a months-long charade that is gripping and morally fraught.
    Documentary
  • Shorts Block 3: Shapes of Love

    Shorts Block 3: Shapes of Love

    May 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    In stories of queer love, intergenerational love, self-love, and love across borders, filmmakers deftly mediate between intimacy and universality. From before greetings to after goodbyes, these films trace love’s ever-evolving shapes.
  • Beau Travail

    Beau Travail

    Directed by Claire Denis | France | Fiction | 93 min

    May 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Claire Denis, who attended the Festival with the film in 2000, presents her hypnotic adaptation of Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, transposing the tale to the French Foreign Legion of 1999 and exploring obsession, discipline, and desire.
    From the Vault Fiction
  • Special Screening: Power Ballad

    Special Screening: Power Ballad

    Directed by John Carney | Ireland | Fiction | 98 min

    May 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    After former boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) turns a song stolen from wedding singer Rick (Paul Rudd) into a global hit, the two musicians clash in a hilarious, heartfelt, and chaotic battle over creativity and credit.
    FREE FOR MEMBERS Fiction
  • The Arch

    The Arch

    Directed by T’ang Shushuen | Hong Kong | Fiction | 95 min

    May 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT BAMPFA
    Presented at the 1968 Festival and little-seen since then, The Arch focuses on a proud widow who has allowed herself to be treated almost as a deity because of her virtuous behavior.
    From the Vault Fiction
  • Renoir

    Renoir

    Directed by Chie Hayakawa | Japan | Fiction | 118 min

    May 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    In 1987 suburban Tokyo, an 11-year-old girl’s irrepressible imagination transforms everyday life into a vivid, inventive, and deeply moving adventure.
    Fiction
  • Enough Is Enough

    Enough Is Enough

    Directed by Elisé Sawasawa | Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) | Documentary | 65 min

    May 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Displaced Congolese filmmaker Elisé Sawasawa chronicles life amid the Kivu War, capturing shocking attacks, refugee struggles, and frontline chaos in a fearless, urgent, and unflinching documentary about resilience.
    Documentary
  • Those Who Whistle After Dark

    Those Who Whistle After Dark

    Directed by Pınar Yorgancıoğlu | Turkey | Fiction | 108 min

    May 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    Retired Melih drifts through life as his wife and daughter pursue risky professional schemes. When ghostly figures appear, domestic absurdity spirals in this offbeat, comic, and charming portrait of family life.
    Fiction
  • Filipiñana

    Filipiñana

    Directed by Rafael Manuel | Singapore | Fiction | 100 min

    May 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    In this auspicious debut feature, a new hire arrives for work at a luxurious golf course on the outskirts of Manila, where she discovers something sinister hiding beneath its pristine surface.
    Fiction
  • Rose of Nevada

    Rose of Nevada

    Directed by Mark Jenkin | UK | Fiction | 114 min

    May 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Two Cornish villagers crew on a fishing boat that was previously lost at sea and return to a world both familiar and utterly changed in this eerie, enigmatic drama. Callum Turner and George MacKay star.
    Fiction
  • Ungrateful Beings

    Ungrateful Beings

    Directed by Olmo Omerzu | Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, France | Fiction | 110 min

    May 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    What begins as a summer crush evolves into a snowballing disaster in this darkly comedic family drama that sees a recently separated father desperately try to reconnect with his kids.
    Fiction
  • Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back

    Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back

    Directed by Irvin Kershner | USA | Fiction | 128 min

    May 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM PT Castro Theatre
    Close out the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival with a very special Star Wars Day screening and conversation with actor Anthony Daniels and Lucasfilm veteran and SFFILM Board Vice President Howard Roffman.
    Fiction