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Free screening: BAG IT

When: August 23, 2012 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco,CA 94102, USA

There’s another opportunity to view Festival 2011 Opening Night film BAG IT at the San Francisco Public Library on Thursday, August 23. This film will change your life! Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes, disposable bags that they throw away without much thought. But where is “away”? Where do the bags and other [...]

SFGFF & SFPL co-present: MINDS IN THE WATER

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 [...]

Free online screening: JUST DO IT – A TALE OF MODERN DAY OUTLAWS

When: April 30, 2012 (all-day)

FREE 24hr online screening of UK direct action doc JUST DO IT (Closing Night film of SFGFF 2012) this MONDAY 4/30: occupy.com! http://justdoitfilm.com/watch-just-do-it-for-free-with-occupy-com Pls repost.

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/Media Incubator Open House

When: April 24, 2012 @ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 9th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

No doubt we’ve mentioned before that SFGFF is a participant in the wonderful Ninth Street Media Arts Incubator Program. The program enables filmmakers and burgeoning media arts groups to use workspace and resources at the Film Center with the goal of nurturing up-and-coming, groundbreaking media projects, and providing opportunities to share that work with the [...]

Earth Day SF

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

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 [...]

Program Launch Party for the 2012 Festival! ***EVENT FULL***

When: January 31, 2012 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: CompoClay Showroom and Resource Center, United States Post Office, 1400 Pine St,San Francisco,CA 94109, USA

*** 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 [...]

Earth Day SF screenings at Civic Center

When: April 23, 2011 @ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Civic Center Plaza, Civic Center, San Francisco,CA, USA

Another chance to see many of the brilliant short films from the 2011 festival! Join us on Saturday, April 23 to celebrate Earth Day SF in Civic Center Plaza in front of San Francisco’s City Hall where we will be screening a selection of the festival’s short film highlights in the Green Film Dome. The [...]

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