Climate Change | San Francisco Green Film Festival

Free Screening: JUST DO IT + Q&A with director Emily James

By SFGFF ⋅ April 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 25, 2012 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Where: New Nothing Cinema, 16 Sherman St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

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 https://www.facebook.com/events/386711421362435/

SFGFF co-presents: ONE DAY ON EARTH

By SFGFF ⋅ April 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 22, 2012 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

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

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, SF Buy Tickets >> Be 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 Cinemas: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT

By SFGFF ⋅ April 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 13, 2012 – April 19, 2012 (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 [...]

55th SF International Film Festival

By SFGFF ⋅ April 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 19, 2012 – May 3, 2012 (all-day)

Where: Various locations

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 [...]

Earth Day SF

By SFGFF ⋅ March 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: April 22, 2012 @ 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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

Be a part of San Francisco’s largest Earth Day celebration. www.earthdaysf.org

Free screening: REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

By SFGFF ⋅ March 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: March 20, 2012 @ 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM

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

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, [...]

SFGFF co-presents: THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND

By SFGFF ⋅ March 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: March 15, 2012 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where: Pacific Film Archive Theater, Berkeley

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. Buy [...]

THE ISLAND PRESIDENT at the Landmark Embarcadero

By SFGFF ⋅ March 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: March 30, 2012 – April 12, 2012 (all-day)

Where: Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center Cinema, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

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 [...]

THE ISLAND PRESIDENT exclusive screening and in-depth Q&A with filmmakers

By SFGFF ⋅ March 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When: March 20, 2012 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Where: SF Film Society Cinema, 1746 Post St, San Francisco,CA 94115, USA

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 [...]

THE CITY DARK

By SFGFF ⋅ November 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When: December 6, 2011 (all-day)

Where: SF Film Society | New People Cinema, 1746 Post St, San Francisco,CA 94115, USA

The City Dark is the latest film from Ian Cheney (King Corn, Truck Farm) and will screen on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the 2nd SF Green Film Festival with the director in attendance. Can’t wait until March? Get a sneak peek of this wonderful film at the San Francisco Film Society Cinema on Tuesday, [...]