• A Sad and Beautiful World

    A Sad and Beautiful World

    Directed by Cyril Aris | Lebanon | Fiction | 110 min

    April 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Ambitious and emotionally potent, Cyril Aris’s drama explores one couple’s romantic travails with three tumultuous decades of Lebanese history as the backdrop.
    Fiction
  • Daughters of the Forest: Mycelium Chronicles

    Daughters of the Forest: Mycelium Chronicles

    Directed by Otilia Portillo Padua | Mexico | Documentary | 95 min

    April 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    The mushrooms speak in this inventive sci-fi documentary that follows indigenous female mycologists as they document and preserve the intricate bonds between humans and fungi.
    Documentary
  • The Oldest Person in the World + Paper Trail

    The Oldest Person in the World + Paper Trail

    Directed by Sam Green | USA | Documentary | 87 min

    April 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Director Sam Green makes his triumphant return to SFFILM with a deeply personal, lovingly crafted film documenting the world’s oldest people, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. This film will be preceded by the short film Paper Trail, directed by Don Hertzfeldt (USA 2026, 14 min).
    Documentary
  • Time and Water

    Time and Water

    Directed by Sara Dosa | USA | Documentary | 90 min

    April 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM PT BAMPFA
    Writer Andri Snær Magnason reckons with the death of Okjökull, the first glacier lost to climate change, as Sara Dosa’s striking documentary blends vanishing ice, family memory, and urgent witness.
    Documentary
  • The Queen and the Smokehouse

    The Queen and the Smokehouse

    Directed by Iga Lis | Poland | Documentary | 65 min

    April 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    The queen of the Polish town of Łeba does not wear a crown or sit on a throne. Instead, her kingdom is a smokehouse from which she feeds mackerel and cod to thousands.
    Documentary
  • Nuisance Bear

    Nuisance Bear

    Directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman | USA | Documentary | 90 min

    April 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    A yearling polar bear embodies his species in this immersive, poetic Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, revealing the tense, fraught balance between humans and nature’s apex predator.
    Documentary
  • Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend

    Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend

    Directed by Ildikó Enyedi | Germany | Fiction | 147 min

    April 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    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 World of Love

    The World of Love

    Directed by Yoon Ga-eun | South Korea | Fiction | 119 min

    April 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM PT BAMPFA
    Boisterous and unshakable, a young girl’s harmonious world unravels after a public clash and anonymous letters force her to confront long-buried truths, testing her sense of self and resilience.
    Fiction
  • It Would Be Night in Caracas

    It Would Be Night in Caracas

    Directed by Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás | Mexico | Fiction | 97 min

    April 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    The lawlessness afoot in Venezuela’s capital city is vibrantly captured in this gripping adaptation of Karina Sainz Borgo’s novel from the filmmaking team behind Bad Hair (Festival 2014).
    Fiction
  • Two Pianos

    Two Pianos

    Directed by Arnaud Desplechin | France | Fiction | 115 min

    April 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Arnaud Desplechin’s high-pitched drama follows a tempestuous pianist reconnecting with his mentor Elena (Charlotte Rampling, at her diva best) for one final duet before her retirement.
    Fiction
  • Give Me the Ball!

    Give Me the Ball!

    Directed by Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff | USA | Documentary | 102 min

    April 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT BAMPFA
    Through rare archival footage and candid interviews in this vivid and electrifying documentary, Billie Jean King recalls the victories, struggles, and sacrifices behind her trailblazing career.
    Documentary
  • Figaro Up, Figaro Down

    Figaro Up, Figaro Down

    Directed by Javid Soriano | USA | Documentary | 75 min

    April 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    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