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  • The Last Waltz – Co-Presented with the JCCSF

    The Last Waltz – Co-Presented with the JCCSF

    Directed by Martin Scorsese | USA | 117 min

    Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:00 PM PT Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Band’s legendary farewell concert, Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz captures an unforgettable night at Bill Graham’s Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, creating one of cinema’s most influential music documentaries.
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  • Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Project Hail Mary

    Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Project Hail Mary

    Directed by Phil Lord, Chris Miller | USA | 156 min

    Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Celebrating SFFILM’s 10th year partnering with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, we bring you this year’s Sloan Science in Cinema prize winner, Project Hail Mary.
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  • Club Kid

    Club Kid

    Directed by Jordan Firstman | USA | 122 min

    Mon, Nov 2, 2026 7:00 PM PT Castro Theatre
    Club Kid plunges audiences headfirst into the exhilarating, sybaritic universe of New York City nightlife. First-time writer-director Jordan Firstman stars as Peter, a magnetic club promoter whose lifestyle of revelry is upended when he unexpectedly discovers he fathered a young boy. Join us this November 2 to watch Club Kid in 35mm at the Castro Theatre.
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  • Opening Night: 14th

    Opening Night: 14th

    Directed by Ava DuVernay | USA | 107 min

    Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:30 PM PT Vogue Theatre
    Ava DuVernay examines the enduring promises of the 14th Amendment through a powerful chorus of voices, joining us in person to discuss this vital new documentary.
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  • Shorts Block: New York Times Op Docs

    Shorts Block: New York Times Op Docs

    Fri, Nov 6, 2026 5:30 PM PT Vogue Theatre
    Continuing our beloved tradition of a dedicated shorts block featuring new and upcoming films from The New York Times’ Op-Docs desk, this year’s selection offers five singular stories that find humor, humanity, and unexpected drama in the lives of their subjects.
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  • Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been

    Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been

    Directed by Barry Avrich | Canada | 118 min

    Fri, Nov 6, 2026 8:30 PM PT Vogue Theatre
    The extraordinary singer Darlene Love has lived a big life with its concomitant ups and downs, and this film covers them all as Love herself charts her career, leading with joy and humor rather than anger and bitterness.
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  • Shorts Block: Sensory Experience

    Shorts Block: Sensory Experience

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 11:00 AM PT Vogue Theatre
    Amid shifting landscapes, fading memories, buried histories, and threatened communities, six films explore how attention can reveal what is hidden, preserve what remains, and keep what matters from being forgotten.
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  • Doc Talks: Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller

    Doc Talks: Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 1:30 PM PT Doc Stories Lounge
    Join us for an intimate and candid fireside conversation with filmmakers Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller, who will discuss the timeliness of their film, They’re Here about a Minneapolis community during a wave of ICE raids.
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  • Soul Patrol

    Soul Patrol

    Directed by J.M. Harper | USA | 100 min

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 2:00 PM PT Vogue Theatre
    This moving, creative, and seminal documentary depicts the final reunion of an all-Black six-man patrol team in Vietnam, ensuring that their courage and experiences are not lost to history.
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  • Doc Talks: Jeanie Finlay, Luke Lorentzen, and Erik Shirai

    Doc Talks: Jeanie Finlay, Luke Lorentzen, and Erik Shirai

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 3:30 PM PT Doc Stories Lounge
    Doc Talks continues with filmmakers Jeanie Finlay (All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea), Luke Lorentzen (Boatbuilders), and Erik Shirai (Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing), as they discuss of the cinematic power of observational storytelling and their unique approaches to working as both directors and cinematographers.
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  • All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea

    All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea

    Directed by Jeanie Finlay | UK | 99 min

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 5:00 PM PT Vogue Theatre
    When a mystery tide of poisoned sea life washes ashore on England’s Northern coast, grief gives way to a turbulent quest for answers, led by the unlikeliest of rebels.
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  • Black Sunflowers

    Black Sunflowers

    Directed by James Marcus Haney | Ukraine | 97 min

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 8:00 PM PT Vogue Theatre
    A kinetic, kaleidoscopic portrait of Ukrainian youth, alive with movement, color, and music, where dance floors become spaces of connection, release, and resistance as war threatens to consume their nation.
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  • Citizen Osama

    Citizen Osama

    Directed by Ahmed Hassouna | Palestine | 71 min

    Sun, Nov 8, 2026 11:30 AM PT Vogue Theatre
    A photographer turned war reporter documents life in Gaza while raising his newborn son, confronting the impossible challenge of bearing witness to catastrophe while protecting those he loves.
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