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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.
    Fiction
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  • Still Playing + The Curfew + Nava

    Still Playing + The Curfew + Nava

    Thu, Apr 30, 2026 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

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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.
    Fiction
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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

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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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  • Shorts Block 2: Under Pressure

    Shorts Block 2: Under Pressure

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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.
    Fiction
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  • Filipiñana

    Filipiñana

    Directed by Rafael Manuel | Singapore | Fiction | 100 min

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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.
    Fiction
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  • The Fox King

    The Fox King

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

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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.
    Fiction
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  • American Doctor

    American Doctor

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

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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

    Fri, May 1, 2026 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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  • Teen Filmmaking Workshop: Collaboration & Creativity

    Teen Filmmaking Workshop: Collaboration & Creativity

    Sat, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM PT Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    Join director duo and multi-disciplinary artists Jess X. Snow and Ashima Shiraishi, for a filmmaking workshop for teens focused on collaboration and creativity through multiple mediums. This workshop will delve into the process behind their narrative shorts as well as their latest collaborative experimental documentary, Tamashi (part of the Festival’s Shorts 1: Human Flow program), co-directed with artist and world record-breaking rock climber Ashima Shiraishi. Open to students ages 13–18.
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  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

    Directed by Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes | UK | Documentary | 102 min

    Sat, May 2, 2026 12:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Change unfolds swiftly and powerfully in this intimate, decade-spanning portrait of Syrian refugee Israa and her family as they navigate life across multiple countries.
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