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Mar15Thu
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SFGFF co-presents: THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND @ Pacific Film Archive Theater, Berkeley7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Join us at the SF International Asian American Film Festival for the local premiere of this beautiful new documentary.
Members of the Polynesian community of Takū must decide how to adapt to the devastating impact of climate change. Briar March’s award-winning documentary shows the frustration and resilience of these innocent victims of environmental change.
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Mar20Tue
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Free screening: REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR @ Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Main Branch5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Post-screening discussion will follow with:
~ Robert Hayden, Manager of Transportation Programs and San Francisco EV Initiative, SF Environment
~ Andrea Kissack, Sr. Science Editor, KQED
~ Kavi Reddy, Youth Advisory Board Member, Alliance for Climate Education (ACE)
~ moderated by Owen Thomas, Founding Editor of the Daily Dot.A Bay Area Community Cinema event, presented by ITVS, KQED, and the San Francisco Public Library.
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THE ISLAND PRESIDENT exclusive screening and in-depth Q&A with filmmakers @ SF Film Society Cinema7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Another chance to see our inspirational 2012 Festival opening night film, THE ISLAND PRESIDENT. Jon Shenk’s beautifully shot documentary follows the globe-trotting journey of Mohamed Nasheed, former president – he was forced to resign on February 7, 2012 – of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world. After becoming the Maldives’ first freely elected leader in 30 years, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.
More chances to watch on the big screen: Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the film theatrically in San Francisco on March 30 at the Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center Cinema.
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Mar26Mon
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Free screening: WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI? @ Occupy Oakland7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Occupy Oakland free outdoor screening
Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th & Broadway, Oakland
Rain venue: The Hold Out, 2313 San Pablo (23rd Street), OaklandAnother chance to see this festival favorite about the 1990 Oakland car bombing of Earth First! organizers Judi Bari & Darryl Cherney and the FBI’s & OPD’s attempt to frame them.
Info and additional local screening schedule at whobombedjudibari.com
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Mar30Fri
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THE ISLAND PRESIDENT at the Landmark Embarcadero @ Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center CinemaMar 30 – Apr 12 (all-day)
Another chance to see our inspirational 2012 Festival opening night film, THE ISLAND PRESIDENT. Jon Shenk’s beautifully shot documentary follows the globe-trotting journey of Mohamed Nasheed, former president – he was forced to resign on February 7, 2012 – of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world. After becoming the Maldives’ first freely elected leader in 30 years, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.
Samuel Goldwyn Films releases the film theatrically in San Francisco on March 30 at the Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center Cinema.
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Apr13Fri
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In Cinemas: THE ISLAND PRESIDENTApr 13 – Apr 19 (all-day)
See The Island President on the big screen! The film continues this weekend and thru next week at the Landmark Theatres Lumiere Cinema in San Francisco, the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, and the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.
The Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced – the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.
This is definitely our not-to-be missed film pick for Spring, but don’t just take our word for it - here’s what the critics are saying.
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Apr16Mon
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Envision 2012 @ Ford FoundationApr 16 – Apr 17 (all-day)
Executive Director Rachel Caplan will be in New York to represent SFGFF at Envision 2012: Stories for a Sustainable Future, hosted by the Independent Filmmaker Project and the United Nations Department of Public Information at the Ford Foundation.
The conference focuses on how storytelling and documentary film can be powerful tools in building a better future for all people. This year’s highlights include a keynote address by Don Cheadle, Academy Award-nominated actor and goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, and a conversation with Alexandra Cousteau, founder of Blue Legacy.
Watch the live stream on April 17 from 9:30-600 pm EDT at www.envisionfilm.org – and join us for conversation on twitter @sfgreenfilmfest.
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Apr19Thu
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55th SF International Film Festival @ Various locationsApr 19 – May 3 (all-day)
SFGFF is thrilled to be a community partner for the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 19 – May 3. The Festival presents marquee premieres of Jessica Yu’s Last Call at the Oasis, an enthralling, entertaining, and ultimately sobering look at the world’s water crisis, and Micha X. Peled’s Bitter Seeds, about a farmer’s daughter who fights to give powerless Indian cotton farmers a voice against multinational seed and pesticide giant, the Monsanto Corporation.
Buy tickets and see full line up at festival.sffs.org.
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Apr22Sun
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Earth Day SF @ Civic Center Plaza10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Be a part of San Francisco’s largest Earth Day celebration.
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SFGFF co-presents: ONE DAY ON EARTH @ Roxie Theater4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
SFGFF co-presents:ONE DAY ON EARTH
Global Screening Event with filmmaker Q&A
Sunday, April 22 at 4:00 PM
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, SFBe a part of cinema history this Earth Day and join countries around the world in the global screening of One Day on Earth, the first film made in every country of the world on the same day. We see both the challenges and hopes of humanity from a diverse group of volunteer filmmakers assembled by a participatory media experiment. One Day on Earth is partnered with the United Nations, WWF, The Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and over 60 other NGO’s worldwide. www.onedayonearth.org
Due to popular demand, a San Francisco screening is now confirmed through Tugg (a fun new way to get the films you want in your local theater) and we’re thrilled to be co-presenting this part of the Global Screening Event with them. All proceeds made on One Day on Earth will go to support screenings in the developing world. Please come to enjoy the film, meet local participating filmmakers, and share your thoughts on this historic piece of cinema.
Join a few of the participating filmmakers, Jeffrey Hickey and Karen Kiser, Robert Hammond, and Laura Murphy for a special Q&A after the screening!
Please also invite and share the event with your friends on facebook and please tweet the ticket link.
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Apr24Tue
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SFGFF/Media Incubator Open House @ Ninth Street Independent Film Center5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
No doubt we’ve mentioned before that SFGFF is a participant in the wonderful Ninth Street Media Arts Incubator Program. The program enables filmmakers and burgeoning media arts groups to use workspace and resources at the Film Center with the goal of nurturing up-and-coming, groundbreaking media projects, and providing opportunities to share that work with the film and media community.
Need a space for your organization or film project?
Applications are now open until May 1st to join the 2012/2013 program. On April 24, come to the Incubator Open House and meet current program participants, see the spaces (including our SFGFF office), and talk to staff about the program.
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Apr25Wed
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Free Screening: JUST DO IT + Q&A with director Emily James @ New Nothing Cinema8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
TONIGHT! Another chance to see festival closing night film JUST DO IT- the direct action doc from the UK – in an evening of rabble-rousing courtesy of Rising Tide North America.
Join us at 8pm at the New Nothing Cinema plus Q&A with director Emily James!
Check out the trailer here: http://youtu.be/zavTd31qxho
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