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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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  • 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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  • 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.
    Fiction
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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.
    Documentary
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  • Shorts Block 2: Under Pressure

    Shorts Block 2: Under Pressure

    May 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Across cultures, five women confront the forces pressing in on their lives, tracing the moments when endurance gives way to reckoning and reclaiming one’s voice becomes both risk and necessity.
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  • Memory of Princess Mumbi

    Memory of Princess Mumbi

    Directed by Damien Hauser | Kenya | Fiction | 79 min

    May 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    In this futuristic sci-fi mockumentary, a filmmaker repurposes footage shot in the African nation of Umata as a love letter to the life of Princess Mumbi.
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  • Filipiñana

    Filipiñana

    Directed by Rafael Manuel | Singapore | Fiction | 100 min

    May 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    In this auspicious debut feature, a new hire arrives for work at a luxurious golf course on the outskirts of Manila, where she discovers something sinister hiding beneath its pristine surface.
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  • The Fox King

    The Fox King

    Directed by Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia | Fiction | 94 min

    May 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin returns to SFFILM with this fable-like story about twin brothers trying to make a life for themselves with scant resources as they reel from their mother’s death.
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  • American Doctor

    American Doctor

    Directed by Poh Si Teng | USA | Documentary | 93 min

    May 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Three U.S. doctors—Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—strive to alleviate suffering in Gaza as war devastates its hospitals, confronting impossible choices, human suffering, and moral peril.
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  • Hot Water

    Hot Water

    Directed by Ramzi Bashour | USA | Fiction | 97 min

    May 1, 2026 at 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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