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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, [...]

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 [...]

SFFS Education: The Green Scene

By SFGFF ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When: February 6, 2012 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Where: Roxie Theater, 3125 16th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

This class surveys green-themed documentaries and reassesses our perspective on the world from the ground up. Do the plants really control us? Can a cause be a character? What does it mean to be green, and how do we determine excellence in films with content linked to causes such as mining, climate change and land [...]

Program Launch Party for the 2012 Festival! EVENT FULL

By SFGFF ⋅ December 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

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, [...]

SFGFF at ‘Nightlife’

By SFGFF ⋅ October 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When: September 30, 2010 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where: California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco,CA 94118, USA

Drill, baby, spill: On Sept 30 we’re screening Jon Bowermaster’s film SOLA: LOUISIANA WATER STORIES at the California Academy of Sciences ‘Nightlife’ special H2O edition. Jon arrived in Louisiana in July 2008 to make a film about the relationship between man and water, and could never have predicted his reportage would end with the planet’s [...]

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

By SFGFF ⋅ October 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]