• Figaro Up, Figaro Down

    Figaro Up, Figaro Down

    Directed by Javid Soriano | USA | Documentary | 75 min

    April 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT BAMPFA
    Tim Blevins trained at Juilliard, enthralling opera fans with his baritone before losing it all to addiction and landing on the streets of San Francisco. But then he pulled off a stunning comeback.
    SFFILM Supported Documentary
  • Centerpiece: I Love Boosters

    Centerpiece: I Love Boosters

    Directed by Boots Riley | USA | Fiction | 106 min

    April 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM PT Grand Lake Theatre
    A fearless crew of young women led by Corvette (Keke Palmer) shoplift designer clothes across the Bay Area and sell them at deep discounts. When fashion mogul Christie Smith (Demi Moore) takes notice, their rivalry escalates—sparking a bold plan for one final heist.
    Fiction
  • Enough Is Enough

    Enough Is Enough

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

    April 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    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

    April 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    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
  • The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

    The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

    Directed by Sean Robert Dunn | UK | Fiction | 103 min

    April 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Peter Mullan stars as a widower and devoted local history guide whose orderly life unravels when a flamboyant fantasy TV production descends on his Scottish village, sparking chaos and upheaval.
    Fiction
  • Shorts Block 4: Shades of Menace

    Shorts Block 4: Shades of Menace

    April 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Six sinister stories shine a piercing spotlight on every shade of menace, originating from the darkest depths of our psyches and leading to new heights of depravity.
  • POV Award: Lynne Sachs + Every Contact Leaves a Trace

    POV Award: Lynne Sachs + Every Contact Leaves a Trace

    Directed by Lynne Sachs | USA | Documentary | 83 min

    April 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    This year’s Persistence of Vision Award celebrates experimental filmmaker and poet Lynne Sachs. Following a moderated conversation, there will be a screening of Lynne’s new film Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a rumination of memory and assumptions using as inspiration a stack of business cards collected over 40 years.
    Documentary
  • Blue Heron

    Blue Heron

    Directed by Sophy Romvari | Canada | Fiction | 90 min

    April 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Depicting a young girl whose family is contending with a challenging older sibling, this masterful debut weaves autobiographical and documentary elements to captures the sights and sounds of adolescence impeccably.
    Fiction
  • Lost Land

    Lost Land

    Directed by Akio Fujimoto | Japan | Fiction | 99 min

    April 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Nine-year-old Somira and her younger brother Shafi are the focus of this moving drama that follows the Rohingya siblings as they journey from a refugee camp in Bangladesh to join relatives in Malaysia.
    Fiction
  • Cronos

    Cronos

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro | Mexico | Fiction | 93 min

    April 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Guillermo del Toro made his arresting debut with this vampire movie with a Latin-American twist that screened with the director in attendance at the 1994 Festival.
    From the Vault Fiction
  • Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend

    Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend

    Directed by Ildikó Enyedi | Germany | Fiction | 147 min

    April 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    An ancient ginkgo tree enchants longing souls across more than a century in this spellbinding cinematic triptych starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux.
    Fiction
  • The Arch

    The Arch

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

    April 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    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