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  • Hot Water

    Hot Water

    Directed by Ramzi Bashour | USA | 97 min

    Fri, May 1, 2026 8:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Ramzi Bashour’s poignant road movie depicts an anxious mother transporting her delinquent son from Indiana to California and highlights the glories of the American Midwest while unpacking the dynamics of parenting and letting go. With Dale Dickey and Lubna Azabal.
    SFFILM Supported Fiction
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  • Teen Filmmaking Workshop: Collaboration & Creativity

    Teen Filmmaking Workshop: Collaboration & Creativity

    Sat, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM PT Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    Join director duo and multi-disciplinary artists Jess X. Snow and Ashima Shiraishi, for a filmmaking workshop for teens focused on collaboration and creativity through multiple mediums. This workshop will delve into the process behind their narrative shorts as well as their latest collaborative experimental documentary, Tamashi (part of the Festival’s Shorts 1: Human Flow program), co-directed with artist and world record-breaking rock climber Ashima Shiraishi. Open to students ages 13–18.
    Family Friendly
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  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

    Directed by Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes | UK | 102 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Change unfolds swiftly and powerfully in this intimate, decade-spanning portrait of Syrian refugee Israa and her family as they navigate life across multiple countries.
    Documentary
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  • Hair, Paper, Water…

    Hair, Paper, Water…

    Directed by Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý | Belgium | 71 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 1:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    A woman regales her grandchildren with her wisdom and stories, a gift of language with which they can navigate life.
    Documentary
    At Rush
  • Jaripeo + Born at Night

    Jaripeo + Born at Night

    Directed by Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig | Mexico | 71 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 2:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Questions of masculinity, sexuality, and belonging swirl in this vivid documentary that explores Michoacán’s signature “jaripeos,” rural rodeos that also serve as a somewhat secret space for queer cowboys. This film will be preceded by the short film Born at Night, directed by Alba Cros Pellisè (Spain 2025, 18).
    SFFILM Supported Documentary
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  • Shorts Block 1: Human Flow

    Shorts Block 1: Human Flow

    Sat, May 2, 2026 2:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Traverse cityscapes, valleys, highways, and borders through films by an international ensemble of storytellers. Conversations between people and land are as alive as human dialogue in these earnest portrayals of gathering and return.
    Short Film
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  • Music + Film: Mysterious Bird with Musical Performance by Gabriela Quintero and Daniel Ho

    Music + Film: Mysterious Bird with Musical Performance by Gabriela Quintero and Daniel Ho

    Directed by Beth Aala | Mexico | 35 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 3:00 PM PT Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    From Grammy-winning duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gabriela Quintero comes to the Festival with her first solo project. Profiled in Beth Aala’s intimate film, Mysterious Bird, this program includes a rare live performance by Gabriela, a World Premiere screening, and panel discussion with special guests. You don’t want to miss this!
    MUSIC + FILM Live Performance
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  • Amílcar

    Amílcar

    Directed by Miguel Eek | France | 87 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 3:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    The life of Amílcar Cabral, revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, unfolds in this essayistic documentary, weaving letters, photographs, music, and archival footage into a vivid, striking portrait of a singular political voice.
    Documentary
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  • Salvation

    Salvation

    Directed by Emin Alper | Turkey | 120 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 5:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Winner of the Berlinale’s Silver Bear, Emin Alper’s tense, visually striking drama explores the explosive consequences when territorial rivalries ignite in a remote Turkish mountain village.
    Fiction
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  • To Hold a Mountain

    To Hold a Mountain

    Directed by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić | Serbia | 105 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 5:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.
    Documentary
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  • Milk Teeth

    Milk Teeth

    Directed by Mihai Mincan | Romania | 104 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 6:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    With deftly nuanced performances and atmospheric cinematography, this riveting drama unfolds as a story of innocence lost when young Maria’s sister goes missing without a trace.
    Fiction
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  • Scenes from the Divide + The Baddest Speechwriter of All + La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave)

    Scenes from the Divide + The Baddest Speechwriter of All + La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave)

    Sat, May 2, 2026 7:00 PM PT Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    A trio of documentaries survey the American political landscape, both past and present. Featuring MLK Jr. speechwriter Clarence B. Jones (in Stephen Curry’s directorial debut); Rising voice Nezza, who sings an anthem of hope at an LA Dodger game; and the supporters and opponents of Zohran Mamdani within NYC’s Jewish community.
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