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Apr 24 – Free Earth Day screening: A FIERCE GREEN FIRE

By SFGFF ⋅ April 9, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: THE BATTLE FOR A LIVING PLANET is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. From halting dams in the Grand Canyon to battling 20,000 tons of toxic waste at Love Canal; from Greenpeace saving the whales to [...]

Jan 10 – Socially Green: Art, Culture & Lifestyle w/ GreenStreetSF & SF Green Film Fest

By SFGFF ⋅ December 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Meet other green startups and eco entrepreneurs, media, and local green business owners. SOCIALLY GREEN is the Meetup group of GreenStreetSF.org, a professional networking group for anyone from ecologically-minded consumers to green entrepreneurs and startups who want to connect with other professionals and innovators in the burgeoning green industry landscape. Our mission is to promote [...]

Sept 22 SFGFF presents: CAFETERIA MAN with Chef Tony Geraci & the Edible Schoolyard

By SFGFF ⋅ August 17, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

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 [...]

Sept 6 SF Green Film Festival at Walmart eCommerce

By SFGFF ⋅ August 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This September, SFGFF is partnering with Walmart eCommerce to present the Festival at the Walmart eCommerce corporate campus in San Bruno. The pilot event on September 6 will explore the theme of urban farming and employees will enjoy an afternoon of film screenings, discussions with local experts, opportunities to sample locally grown produce, and a [...]

Aug 8 SFGFF co-presents: MINDS IN THE WATER

By SFGFF ⋅ June 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 gather support from professional surfers, seek guidance from Sea Shepherd’s [...]

Apr 22 SFGFF co-presents: ONE DAY ON EARTH – Global Screening Event on Earth Day with filmmaker Q&A

By SFGFF ⋅ April 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Opening Night Premiere & Party: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT with filmmakers and special guests

By SFGFF ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE Thu 3.01 // 7:00 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. *** FILM IS SOLD OUT *** PARTY TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE *** THE ISLAND PRESIDENT Jon Shenk, USA, 2011, 101 mins. San Francisco Premiere. In person: Jon Shenk, Director; Richard Berge, Producer; Bonni Cohen, Producer; Steve Hipskind, Chief, Earth Science [...]

Lights! Camera! Action Steps! [PDF downloads]

By SFGFF ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you seen a festival film and are you thinking “What can I do?” Check out our new ‘Action Steps’ resources! Get an action-steps guide in the theater or download from here on our website, tell us what you’re going to do in the video story booth in the cinema lobby, or sign up for [...]

Panel discussions at the 2012 Festival

By SFGFF ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Join us for a series of lively panel discussions in the Superfrog Gallery at the New People, 1746 Post Street. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 1:00 PM THE FUTURE OF FILM FUNDING Buy tickets Documentary filmmaking has come of age and the ways docs are funded is changing rapidly. From bootstrapped productions and crowd-sourced micro-financed films [...]

Festival Video Story Booth [videos]

By SFGFF ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Responses to the films and ideas in the festival from audience members in the Video Story Booth: Additional videos for responses to the films throughout the week are at www.youtube.com/sfgreenfilmfest. Can you find yourself?