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

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

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 [...]

SFGFF presents: FOOD STAMPED with filmmaker Q&A

When: May 31, 2012 @ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 9th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

Join us on May 31 at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center to launch our 2012 community screenings series: FOOD STAMPED Special screening and Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Shira and Yoav Potash Moderated by Julian Mocine-McQueen, Campaign and Partnerships Manager, Green For All ***ADVANCE ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE NOW ENDED. A LIMITED NUMBER OF [...]

55th SF International Film Festival

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 [...]

Free screening: REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

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, [...]

Free screening: WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI?

When: March 26, 2012 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Occupy Oakland

Occupy Oakland free outdoor screening Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th & Broadway, Oakland Rain venue: The Hold Out, 2313 San Pablo (23rd Street), Oakland Another 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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Pre-Screening and Kick-Off Party for the 1st San Francisco Green Film Festival

When: November 30, 2010 @ 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 9th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

Join us to celebrate the launch of the 1st San Francisco Green Film Festival, March 3-6, 2011, with a pre-screening and kick-off party on November 30 at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center. Be the first to see a sneak peek of some of our most inspiring films, hear about the great line-up of films [...]

1st San Francisco Green Film Festival

When: March 2, 2011 – March 5, 2011 (all-day)
Where: Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center Cinema, Battery St, San Francisco,CA, USA

SFGFF and SF Jewish Film Festival co-present: CONNECTED by Tiffany Shlain

When: July 23, 2011 @ 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St, San Francisco,CA 94114, USA

A huge hit at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the kaleidoscope of clips and mind boggling animation in this wide-ranging documentary are so entertaining one could happily watch it with the sound off. But it would be a shame to miss Tiffany Shlain’s meditations on modern life and technology. The Bay Area–based filmmaker delves into [...]

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