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Earth Day SF

By SFGFF ⋅ February 23, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 20, 2013 @ 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Where: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Join us and celebrate Earth Day 2013 in the heart of San Francisco, the “Greenest City in North America” This unique celebration packs a powerful day of green sustainability discussions, activism, workshops and solutions into one full day of fun and excitement for the whole family. Designed to support the Bay Area Community and beyond, [...]

Free Earth Day screening: A FIERCE GREEN FIRE

By SFGFF ⋅ February 23, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 24, 2013 @ 5:15 PM – 7:45 PM

Where: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco,CA 94102, USA

A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: THE BATTLE FOR A LIVING PLANET is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. From halting dams in the Grand Canyon to battling 20,000 tons of toxic waste at Love Canal; from Greenpeace saving the whales to [...]

Free Earth Day Screening: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT

By SFGFF ⋅ February 23, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 23, 2013 @ 5:45 PM – 7:30 PM

Where: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco,CA 94102, USA

Bay Area filmmaker Jon Shenk spends a year with President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives as he confronts a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced – the literal survival of his country and everyone in it, due to the devastating impacts of climate change. Witness the first chapter of his global [...]

SFGFF presents: PEOPLE OF A FEATHER

By SFGFF ⋅ January 27, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 4, 2013 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where: Goldman Theater, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley,CA 94704, USA

Film screening and conversation with artist Jeffrey Long Featuring groundbreaking footage from seven winters in the Arctic, PEOPLE OF A FEATHER takes the audience through time into the world of Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay. Connecting past, present, and future is a unique cultural relationship with the eider duck. Recreations of traditional [...]

SFGFF Special Screening & Mixer: CHASING ICE

By SFGFF ⋅ January 23, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

When: February 14, 2013 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where: Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 9th Street, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

*** SOLD OUT *** GIVE SOME LOVE TO THE PLANET! Treat yourself and the planet to an extraordinary Valentine’s Day event! Join us for an evening of film and friends with a special screening of the multi-award winning (and Oscar nominated) CHASING ICE. Be the first to hear exciting announcements about the upcoming festival in [...]

SFGFF co-presents: THE CHALLENGE OF VENICE

By SFGFF ⋅ October 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: November 18, 2012 @ 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Where: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

The three Italian gems brought to DocFest by guest curator Mariana Melani are: THE CHALLENGE OF VENICE that reveals plans to save the world’s most glamorous, magical, sinking city; VINYLMANIA about Italy’s love of old-school record albums; and ONE DAY’S REMINDER, an experimental collage of images of a little town after all of its tourists [...]

SFGFF co-presents: THE CHALLENGE OF VENICE

By SFGFF ⋅ October 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: November 17, 2012 @ 2:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Where: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

The three Italian gems brought to DocFest by guest curator Mariana Melani are: THE CHALLENGE OF VENICE that reveals plans to save the world’s most glamorous, magical, sinking city; VINYLMANIA about Italy’s love of old-school record albums; and ONE DAY’S REMINDER, an experimental collage of images of a little town after all of its tourists [...]

SFGFF recommends: CHASING ICE

By SFGFF ⋅ October 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: November 23, 2012 – December 13, 2012 (all-day)

CHASING ICE is the story of acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of his first trip to Iceland, Balog conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. Follow Balog as he begins deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras [...]

SFGFF & 3rd-i co-present: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT

By SFGFF ⋅ September 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: September 19, 2012 @ 7:15 PM – 9:15 PM

Where: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco,CA 94110, USA

Another chance to see our 2012 Opening Night Film at the SF International South Asian Film Festival, Sept 19-23, 2012. This year’s festival brings over 20 films from 9 different countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Canada, South Africa, UK and USA. THE ISLAND PRESIDENT Jon Shenk, USA/Maldives, 2012, 101 mins Information [...]

SFGFF & SFPL co-present: MINDS IN THE WATER

By SFGFF ⋅ June 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: August 8, 2012 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Where: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco,CA 94102, USA

MINDS IN THE WATER Justin Krumb, USA, 2011, 90 min. 5 years in the making, this beautiful documentary chronicles professional surfer Dave “Rasta” Rastovich’s path to protect dolphins, whales and their ocean environment. Rasta’s latest campaign – a 660km sailing expedition along Australia’s Gold Coast – provides the backdrop for this evolution. His quest to [...]