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SFGFF & SFPL co-present: ALMA

When: October 25, 2012 @ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco,CA 94102, USA

ALMA Patrick Rouxel France, 2011, 65 mins. Join us for this free screening of the ‘Director’s Choice’ from the 2012 SF Green Film Festival. Beautifully shot, alternately joyful and horrifying, Alma captures the ecological, and even spiritual, cost of meat, dairy, and leather production in the Amazon. Since 2003, Patrick Rouxel has dedicated his time [...]

SFGFF presents: CAFETERIA MAN with Chef Tony Geraci

When: September 22, 2012 @ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Auditorium, 1781 Rose St, Berkeley,CA 94703, USA

Bad school food meets its match! Join the SF Green Film Festival, MLK Jr. Middle School, and the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley for a special screening of the award-winning documentary “Cafeteria Man” with chef Tony Geraci. Learn first-hand from star Tony Geraci about the success of “Cafeteria Man” and what’s possible. Tony was recently named as [...]

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 presents: PELICAN DREAMS with Judy Irving

When: September 12, 2012 @ 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 9th St, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA

Join us on Wednesday, September 12, with award-winning, Bay Area documentary filmmaker Judy Irving who will show excerpts from her work-in-progress film PELICAN DREAMS about the most enigmatic of our local birds, the Brown Pelican. Judy directed THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL but her love for Brown Pelicans goes even further back: “Because pelicans [...]

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 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 [...]

In Cinemas: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT

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 [...]

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