Shorts Block 1: Human Flow
Traverse cityscapes, valleys, highways, and borders through films by an international ensemble of storytellers. In these vivid portraits of gathering and return, the dialogue between people and land is as […]
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Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United States
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Mysterious Bird with Musical Performance by Gabriela Quintero featuring Daniel Ho
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMusic + Film returns to the Festival with the Grammy-winning guitarist Gabriela Quintero, stepping into her first solo spotlight. Beth Aala’s intimate new documentary follows Gaby as she creates her […]
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Amílcar
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAgricultural engineer Amilcar Cabral (1924–1973) dreamed of freedom for Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde in West Africa and set about making that liberation happen. In this impressionistic documentary, the life of this remarkable revolutionary unfolds through letters Cabral wrote to his wives, set to a soundtrack of slogans and dreams. Shot in 16mm, the film tells […]
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Salvation
Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWinner of the Berlinale’s Silver Bear, Emin Alper’s (Frenzy, Festival 2016) electrifying drama of power struggles in a Turkish mountain village exposes the chaos that erupts when territorialism takes root. […]
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To Hold a Mountain
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAt first glance, Gara is a simple farmer, tending her crops and animals, making cheese, and caring for adolescent Nada. But there is far more to this woman who lives […]
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Milk Teeth
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesMaria’s older sister Alina vanishes without a trace, last seen by Maria cutting through the schoolyard to take out the trash. That image haunts her as Alina remains missing and […]
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Scenes from the Divide + The Baddest Speechwriter of All + La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave)
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA trio of documentaries survey the American political landscape, both past and present. Featuring Martin Luther King Jr. speechwriter Clarence B. Jones (in Stephen Curry’s directorial debut); rising voice Nezza, […]
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Inside Amir
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesWhile he awaits the approval of a visa to join his girlfriend, Tara, abroad in Italy, Amir inhabits an existence in limbo. He spends his days biking through Tehran, delivering […]
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Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)
Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA, United StatesOne of director Anna Fitch’s closest friends, Yo was adventurous, self-assured, and headstrong. Before Yo passed away in 2013, Fitch spent countless hours capturing memories and anecdotes of Yo’s colorful […]
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If We Don’t Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night
Marina Theatre 2149 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe placid surface of a rural Costa Rican town hides a mystery in Kim Torres’s striking debut feature. A newcomer to the village, teenaged Laura (Lara Yuja Mora) takes wary […]
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Space Cadet
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCanadian DJ and multihyphenated artist Kid Koala brings his unique gift for storytelling to a new medium as he makes his directorial debut with this delightful, animated adaptation of his […]
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Special Screening: The Kidnapping of Arabella
Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSeven-year-old Arabella (Lucrezia Guglielmino) only wants to go Taco King, not listen to her boring father give a speech (Chris Pine, speaking flawless Italian). Given no choice in the matter, […]