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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

    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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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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

    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.
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  • 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
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  • The Son and the Sea

    The Son and the Sea

    Directed by Stroma Cairns | UK | Fiction | 102 min

    April 30, 2026 at 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

    April 30, 2026 at 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

    April 30, 2026 at 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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  • Still Playing + The Curfew + Nava

    Still Playing + The Curfew + Nava

    April 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Three protagonists and their quietly courageous gestures of resilience weave together a cinematic journey across the world. Documenting a father’s struggle in Palestine, a woman’s fateful return to Iran, and the quotidian experiences of Pakistani diaspora, this trio of films raises essential questions about proximity to cruelty, colonialism’s lasting impacts, and what it means to show love and devotion under harrowing circumstances.
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  • Salvation

    Salvation

    Directed by Emin Alper | Turkey | Fiction | 120 min

    May 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    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.
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  • How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps

    How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps

    Directed by Carolina Gonzalez Valencia | USA | Documentary | 80 min

    May 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Filmmaker Carolina González Valencia and her immigrant mother celebrate generational joy in a striking directorial debut that brings a dose of magic and a sense of honor to domestic labor.
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