Blog

Closing Night Premiere & Party: JUST DO IT with filmmakers and special guests

By SFGFF ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

CLOSING NIGHT Wed 03.07 // 7:30 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St.(at Webster) JUST DO IT – A TALE OF MODERN-DAY OUTLAWS Emily James UK, 2011, 90 mins USA Sneak Preview. In person: Emily James, Director; Laura Shacham, Assistant Producer; Jamie Henn, Co-Founder and Communications Director, 350.org Buy Tickets Green Film Fest-goers will [...]

Free Screening for Schools: CAFETERIA MAN

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 [...]

World Premiere: WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI?

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

Fri 03.02 // 5:00 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI? 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, [...]

USA Premiere: WAKING THE GREEN TIGER

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Sat 03.03 // 5:30 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. WAKING THE GREEN TIGER – THE RISE OF A GREEN MOVEMENT IN CHINA Gary Marcuse Canada, 2011, 78 min. In English and Mandarin with English Subtitles. USA Premiere. In person: Gary Marcuse, Director; Betsy Carson, Producer; Peter Bosshard. Policy Director, International Rivers; Katy [...]

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 [...]

SF Premiere: YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED ~ double bill with classic film LOCAL HERO

By SFGFF ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Fri 03.02 // 7:45 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED 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 [...]

Press Release ~ 2nd SF Green Film Festival ~ March 1-7, 2012

By SFGFF ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

THE 2ND ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FILM FESTIVAL WATCH GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY MARCH 1-7. 2012 The Bay Area’s Only Festival Dedicated to Films and Media That Explore Green Issues and Sustainable Living Festival Returns for 2nd Year with Screenings of 40 Premiere Films From Around the Globe, Special Events, Parties, Panels, Educational Programs and More [...]

Coming to the 2012 Festival

By SFGFF ⋅ January 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Click to download 2012 Festival Program Guide [PDF] Click to go to the online box office THURSDAY, MARCH 1 7:00 PM OPENING NIGHT: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT Jon Shenk USA, 2011, 101 mins. Buy Tickets San Francisco Premiere. In person: Jon Shenk, Director, Richard Berge, Producer, and Bonni Cohen, Producer. Bay Area filmmaker Jon Shenk spends [...]

URBANIZED with ‘Our Future in Urban Sustainability’ panel

By SFGFF ⋅ January 14, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

Mon 03.05 // 7:45 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. URBANIZED Gary Hustwit USA/UK, 2011, 82 mins Buy Tickets Urbanized is the third part of Gary Hustwit’s design film trilogy, joining Helvetica (2007) and Objectified (2009), and frames a global discussion on the future of cities. More than half the world’s population now [...]

ON COAL RIVER

By SFGFF ⋅ January 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Sat 03.03 // 3:30 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. ON COAL RIVER Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood USA, 2011, 81 min. Buy Tickets Ed Wiley is a former coal miner and is emblematic of the culture of the Appalachian Region – rugged, opinionated, community-minded, and unwilling to back down in the face [...]