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  • Those Who Whistle After Dark

    Those Who Whistle After Dark

    Directed by Pınar Yorgancıoğlu | Turkey | Fiction | 108 min

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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.
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  • The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

    The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

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

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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.
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  • Shorts Block 4: Shades of Menace

    Shorts Block 4: Shades of Menace

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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.
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  • 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

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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.
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  • Blue Heron

    Blue Heron

    Directed by Sophy Romvari | Canada | Fiction | 90 min

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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.
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  • Lost Land

    Lost Land

    Directed by Akio Fujimoto | Japan | Fiction | 99 min

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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.
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  • Cronos

    Cronos

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

    Wed, Apr 29, 2026 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
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  • Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend

    Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend

    Directed by Ildikó Enyedi | Germany | Fiction | 147 min

    Thu, Apr 30, 2026 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
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  • The Arch

    The Arch

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

    Thu, Apr 30, 2026 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
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  • The Son and the Sea

    The Son and the Sea

    Directed by Stroma Cairns | UK | Fiction | 102 min

    Thu, Apr 30, 2026 7:30 PM PT BAMPFA
    A restless young man leaves London for the Scottish coast in search of purpose. Along the way, unexpected friendships force him to confront who he is—and who he might become.
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  • Mel Novikoff Award: Michelle Satter + Beasts of the Southern Wild

    Mel Novikoff Award: Michelle Satter + Beasts of the Southern Wild

    Directed by Benh Zeitlin | USA | Fiction | 135 min

    Thu, Apr 30, 2026 7:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    The 2026 Mel Novikoff Award honors Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs, who has championed independent filmmakers there since 1981. She will be joined in conversation by Bay Area filmmaker Peter Nicks. Followed by a screening of the celebrated 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, a project supported by both Sundance and SFFILM.
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  • Elder Son

    Elder Son

    Directed by Cecilia Kang | Argentina | Fiction | 118 min

    Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    An Argentinian teenager and her Korean immigrant father navigate family, memory, and identity across three generations, as past and present collide in a beautifully photographed drama inspired by the filmmaker’s own family.
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