• Opening Night: Late Fame

    Opening Night: Late Fame

    Directed by Kent Jones | USA | Fiction | 96 min

    April 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM PT Castro Theatre
    When a retired poet’s forgotten writings capture the attention of a vibrant NYC group, admiration, longing, and desire stir in this heartfelt, witty meditation on ambition and second chances. Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee star.
    Fiction
  • Opening Night: The Invite

    Opening Night: The Invite

    Directed by Olivia Wilde | USA | Fiction | 107 min

    April 24, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Castro Theatre
    Nothing is off limits in Olivia Wilde’s (Booksmart, Festival 2019) taboo-smashing third feature where two San Francisco couples meet for a casual get-to-know-one-another dinner but instead find themselves traversing surprising boundaries of intimacy and relationships. Penelope Cruz, Olivia Wilde, Edward Norton, and Seth Rogen star.
    Fiction
  • Shorts Block 5: Family Films

    Shorts Block 5: Family Films

    April 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT Marina Theatre
    From intergalactic cardboard adventures to magical whales, stubborn staircases, and unexpected animal mishaps, this delightful collection of short films celebrates imagination, resilience, and the connections that bring us together. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
    Family Friendly
  • Renoir

    Renoir

    Directed by Chie Hayakawa | Japan | Fiction | 118 min

    April 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM PT BAMPFA
    In 1987 suburban Tokyo, an 11-year-old girl’s irrepressible imagination transforms everyday life into a vivid, inventive, and deeply moving adventure.
    Fiction
  • The Wages of Fear

    The Wages of Fear

    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot | USA | Fiction | 152 min

    April 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Four men risk their lives driving rickety trucks loaded with nitroglycerine in Henri-Georges Clouzot’s classic thriller that last played the Festival in 1978 as part of a tribute to star Yves Montand.
    From the Vault Fiction
  • Time and Water

    Time and Water

    Directed by Sara Dosa | USA | Documentary | 90 min

    April 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    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
  • Hair, Paper, Water…

    Hair, Paper, Water…

    Directed by Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý | Belgium | Documentary | 71 min

    April 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM PT BAMPFA
    A woman regales her grandchildren with her wisdom and stories, a gift of language with which they can navigate life.
    Documentary
  • The World of Love

    The World of Love

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

    April 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    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
  • Risa and the Wind Phone

    Risa and the Wind Phone

    Directed by Juan Cabral | Argentina | Fiction | 94 min

    April 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    In a small town where the dead call from an abandoned phone booth, a young girl discovers she alone can hear them, setting off a whimsical quest to help spirits—and find her father. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
    Family Friendly Fiction
  • Joybubbles

    Joybubbles

    Directed by Rachael J. Morrison | USA | Documentary | 79 min

    April 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Born blind and longing for connection, Joe Engressia—later known as Joybubbles—discovers he can hack the analog telephone network with whistles, transforming curiosity into connection and sparking the phone-phreak movement. Presented with open audio description and open captions.
    Documentary
  • Blue Heron

    Blue Heron

    Directed by Sophy Romvari | Canada | Fiction | 90 min

    April 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT BAMPFA
    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.
    Fiction
  • Cookie Queens

    Cookie Queens

    Directed by Alysa Nahmias | USA | Documentary | 91 min

    April 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Four young Girl Scouts race to sell as many cookies as possible over the course of a season in this charming and warm-hearted crowd pleaser. Recommended for ages 7 and up.
    Family Friendly Documentary