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Full program line-up! March 1-7, 2012

By SFGFF ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re pleased to announce the film program and special events line up for SFGFF’s 2nd annual film fest, taking place March 1-7, 2012. Click to download 2012 Festival Program Guide [PDF] Click to go to the online film schedule and box office FESTIVAL PASSES Avoid the lines with a Festival Pass! Passes give entry to [...]

Special Events at the 2012 Festival

By SFGFF ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

OPENING NIGHT Thu 3.01 // 7:00 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. THE ISLAND PRESIDENT Jon Shenk, USA, 2011, 101 mins. San Francisco Premiere Buy Tickets Bay Area filmmaker Jon Shenk follows President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives as he confronts a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced – [...]

Panel discussions at the 2012 Festival

By SFGFF ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Join us for a series of lively panel discussions in the Superfrog Gallery at the New People, 1746 Post Street. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 1:00 PM THE FUTURE OF FILM FUNDING Buy tickets Documentary filmmaking has come of age and the ways docs are funded is changing rapidly. From bootstrapped productions and crowd-sourced micro-financed films [...]

Filmmakers & Guests at the 2012 Festival

By SFGFF ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

A list of guests expected at the 2012 Festival. Please check back frequently for additions. Tamara Badgley Horowitz, San Francisco Film Society David Baker, David Baker+Partners Architects Anthony Baxter, Director, You’ve Been Trumped Ian Cheney, Director, The City Dark Darryl Cherney, Producer, Who Bombed Judi Bari? Richard Chisolm, Director, Cafeteria Man Ann & Steven Dunsky, [...]

March 6 ~ Free Screening for Schools

By SFGFF ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

2nd ANNUAL STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAM This is a free event for Middle and High School students and teachers. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM San Francisco Film Society Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 MUNI: 2, 3, 22, 38, & 38L SFGFF’s mission is to organize and present forward-thinking programs [...]

March 2 ~ SPECIAL EVENT: You’ve Been Trumped ~ SF Premiere with Local Hero

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Anthony Baxter UK, 2011, 95 min. San Francisco Premiere. In person: Anthony Baxter Special Double Bill Presentation with LOCAL HERO! Buy Tickets A rare and interesting combination of investigative journalism and activist filmmaking, You’ve Been Trumped adds a few drops of celebrity notoriety to really put matters on the line. With a courageous approach, this [...]

Glorious short films at the 2012 Festival!

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Enjoy the great selection of short films at the upcoming festival! Shorts play throughout the week before the feature presentations. ANIMAL BEATBOX Damon Gameau, Australia, 2011, 2 mins “This film was a joy to make. It involved my girlfriend and my mother and 3 days of being children again building sets and cutting out animal [...]

March 2 ~ WORLD PREMIERE: Who Bombed Judi Bari?

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Mary Liz Thomson and Darryl Cherney USA, 2012, 93 mins. World Premiere, commemorating the 15th anniversary of Judi Bari’s death on March 2, 1997. In person: Mary Liz Thomson & Darryl Cherney, filmmakers; Elyse Katz, Exec. Producer; Sheila Laffey, Co-executive producer. Buy Tickets This is a raw, personal and at times abrupt film, with a [...]

March 3 ~ USA PREMIERE: Waking the Green Tiger – The Rise of the Green Movement in China

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Gary Marcuse Canada, 2011, 78 min. In English and Mandarin with English Subtitles. USA Premiere. In person: Gary Marcuse Buy Tickets Waking the Green Tiger is a raw and electrifying account of ordinary people in rural China standing up to a juggernaut to try and preserve their homes and native culture in its spectacular setting [...]

Jan 31 Program Launch Party for the 2012 Festival! EVENT FULL

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ One comment

*** Thank you all for the amazing response to our party invitation – THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL! Festival tickets and passes will be on sale Feb 1st at sfgreenfilmfest.org Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment – screenings will sell out fast! *** Join us on Tuesday, January 31st at CompoClay’s stylish downtown showroom [...]