Hair, Paper, Water…
Cao Thị Hậu and her family live in Vietnam surrounded by rolling green hills enveloped in mist. Here, she sits with her grandchildren tending to their pains and spinning stories […]
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BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States
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The World of Love
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesBoisterous, mischievous, and seemingly unassailable, Lee Joo-in is the master of her world. Whether dancing with classmates, sparring with her charismatic brother and devoted mother (Parasite’s Jang Hye-jin), or sharing […]
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Risa and the Wind Phone
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAn abandoned telephone booth calls out to 10-year-old Risa. After a tragic fire devastates their small town, residents take to calling the dead on an out-of-order telephone high atop a […]
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Joybubbles
Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAn extraordinary man deserves an extraordinary documentary, and director Rachael J. Morrison delivers exactly that with this lively portrait of Josef Carl Engressia, also known as Joybubbles. In the era […]
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Blue Heron
BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesA masterful debut, this depiction of a young girl whose family is contending with a challenging older sibling weaves autobiographical and documentary elements seamlessly into a singularly poignant package. Sasha’s […]
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If I Go Will They Miss Me
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesWalter Thompson-Hernández’s stunning feature debut is a coming-of-age story set in South Los Angeles, blending social and magical realism, Greek mythology, and vérité observation into a poetic reflection on family, […]
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Cookie Queens
Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAra, Shannon Elizabeth, Nikki, and Olive live by the mantra, “Sell! Sell! Sell!” Each Girl Scout in this diverse group has her own sales goal to reach or maybe even […]
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Ghost School
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesFor many kids, the idea of never having to go to school again may seem like a dream come true, but 10-year-old Rabia (Nazualiya Arsalan) loves learning. Despite growing up […]
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It Would Be Night in Caracas
BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThe lawlessness afoot in Venezuela’s capital city is vibrantly captured in this gripping adaptation of Karina Sainz Borgo’s novel by the filmmaking team behind Bad Hair (Festival 2014). It’s 2017, […]
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Give Me the Ball!
Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBillie Jean King changed the game of tennis — on the court and across sports culture. Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff’s documentary presents the legend in full, combining rare archival […]
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Sender
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesSeverance’s Britt Lower stars as Julia, a young woman whose online shopping habit takes an alarming turn in this quirky thriller. Fired three weeks ago and now three weeks sober, […]
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Bad Blood
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis stunning film by Leos Carax has earned him comparisons with such virtuoso filmmakers as David Lynch and Martin Scorsese. Awarded France’s Prix Delluc as Best Film of 1986, it […]