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Y... USA | Documentary | 111 At Rush! Eureka Thu, Apr 25 at 2:45 pm Apr 25 Eureka April 25, 2024 at 2:45 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman A triptych of stories focused on Indigenous culture in the Americas takes the spotlight in the la... Argentina | Fiction | 146 Banel & Adama Thu, Apr 25 at 3:30 pm Apr 25 Banel & Adama April 25, 2024 at 3:30 pm PT Marina Theatre The titular Senegalese couple at the center of this visually ravishing romantic drama faces sever... Senegal | Fiction | 87 Festival Talk: Filmmaking in the Bay Area and “Dì... Thu, Apr 25 at 5:00 pm Apr 25 Festival Talk: Filmmaking in the Bay Area and “Dìdi (弟弟)” April 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT SFFILM Festival Lounge Join us for an exclusive discussion with local filmmaker Sean Wang, as he reminisces about his ex... At Capacity! Shorts 4: Migration Flows Thu, Apr 25 at 5:30 pm Apr 25 Shorts 4: Migration Flows April 25, 2024 at 5:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Inspired by the flow of people and stories of migration, this shorts program is dedicated to the ... 100 At Rush! Agent of Happiness Thu, Apr 25 at 6:00 pm Apr 25 Agent of Happiness April 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre Can happiness be measured by points? In a policy woefully simplified by Western media, Bhutan cal... Bhutan | Documentary | 94 At Rush! Heartless Thu, Apr 25 at 6:00 pm Apr 25 Heartless April 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman In this drama inspired by co-director Nara Normande’s own life, teenage Tamara spends the summer ... Brazil | Fiction | 90 Persistence of Vision Award: Johan Grimonprez + "... Thu, Apr 25 at 6:30 pm Apr 25 Persistence of Vision Award: Johan Grimonprez + "Soundtrack for a Coup d’Etat" April 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm PT BAMPFA Established in 1997, the Persistence of Vision Award honors the achievement of a filmmaker whose ... Belgium | Documentary | 150 Great Absence Thu, Apr 25 at 8:15 pm Apr 25 Great Absence April 25, 2024 at 8:15 pm PT Marina Theatre An emotional depiction of father/son estrangement, a decades-long love story that takes on multip... Japan | Fiction | 152 Luther: Never Too Much Thu, Apr 25 at 8:30 pm Apr 25 Luther: Never Too Much April 25, 2024 at 8:30 pm PT Marina Theatre One can never get too much Luther Vandross, as Dawn Porter’s wonderfully comprehensive and jubila... USA | Documentary | 101 Sing Sing Thu, Apr 25 at 8:30 pm Apr 25 Sing Sing April 25, 2024 at 8:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman Colman Domingo dazzles as Divine G, a man who is incarcerated who finds purpose as an actor in Gr... USA | Fiction | 107 At Rush! Empty Nets Fri, Apr 26 at 3:00 pm Apr 26 Empty Nets April 26, 2024 at 3:00 pm PT Marina Theatre What begins as a pursuit of love becomes a dangerous journey into the seedy underbelly of Iran’s ... Germany | Fiction | 101 Eternal You Fri, Apr 26 at 3:30 pm Apr 26 Eternal You April 26, 2024 at 3:30 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman If you could, would you communicate with your dead loved ones? Would you embrace the possibility ... Germany | Documentary | 87 Sidonie in Japan Fri, Apr 26 at 3:30 pm Apr 26 Sidonie in Japan April 26, 2024 at 3:30 pm PT Marina Theatre Isabelle Huppert, one of the best actors working today, crafts a uniquely soft and vulnerable cha... Japan | Fiction | 95 The Teacher Fri, Apr 26 at 4:00 pm Apr 26 The Teacher April 26, 2024 at 4:00 pm PT BAMPFA The destruction of a Palestinian home by Israeli edict and the murder of a youth at the hands of ... UK | Fiction | 118 Zinzindurrunkarratz Fri, Apr 26 at 5:45 pm Apr 26 Zinzindurrunkarratz April 26, 2024 at 5:45 pm PT Marina Theatre “This is a film about a path,” says director Oskar Alegría (Zumiriki, Festival 2020 and 21) near ... Spain | Documentary | 89 Black Box Diaries Fri, Apr 26 at 6:00 pm Apr 26 Black Box Diaries April 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm PT Marina Theatre A 2015 dinner with Noriyuki Yamaguchi evolves into a years-long nightmare for Shiori Ito after th... Japan | Documentary | 104 Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa Fri, Apr 26 at 6:00 pm Apr 26 Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa April 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman A heroine hides in plain sight as a dishwasher in a Connecticut Whole Foods in Lucy Walker‘... USA | Documentary | 98 At Rush! Seeking Mavis Beacon Fri, Apr 26 at 7:00 pm Apr 26 Seeking Mavis Beacon April 26, 2024 at 7:00 pm PT BAMPFA What ever happened to Mavis Beacon? That guiding question propels two intrepid electronic sleuths... USA | Documentary | 103 Woodland Fri, Apr 26 at 8:15 pm Apr 26 Woodland April 26, 2024 at 8:15 pm PT Marina Theatre In Elizabeth Scharang’s evocative drama, a journalist from Vienna retreats to her childhood villa... Austria | Fiction | 100 Alemania Fri, Apr 26 at 8:45 pm Apr 26 Alemania April 26, 2024 at 8:45 pm PT Marina Theatre María Zanetti’s vivid debut feature, inspired by her own family’s story, tells the story of Lola,... Argentina | Fiction | 87 Porcelain War Fri, Apr 26 at 8:45 pm Apr 26 Porcelain War April 26, 2024 at 8:45 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman When the Russians invade Ukraine, husband-and-wife artists Slava and Anya, their faithful dog Fro... Ukraine | Documentary | 90 At Rush! Shorts 5: Family Films Sat, Apr 27 at 10:00 am Apr 27 Shorts 5: Family Films April 27, 2024 at 10:00 am PT Marina Theatre Wondrous and whimsical shorts from near and far corners of the world grace our festival screen fo... 75 Zinzindurrunkarratz Sat, Apr 27 at 11:30 am Apr 27 Zinzindurrunkarratz April 27, 2024 at 11:30 am PT BAMPFA “This is a film about a path,” says director Oskar Alegría (Zumiriki, Festival 2020 and 21) near ... Spain | Documentary | 89 Shorts 2: Of Body and Mind Sat, Apr 27 at 12:00 pm Apr 27 Shorts 2: Of Body and Mind April 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm PT Marina Theatre 94 At Rush! Mel Novikoff Award: Gary Meyer + "Macario" + "Sou... Sat, Apr 27 at 12:00 pm Apr 27 Mel Novikoff Award: Gary Meyer + "Macario" + "Sour Death Balls" April 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm PT Premier Theater at One Letterman A village’s Day of the Dead celebration foreshadows a bewitching magical realist fable in directo... 91 Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story Sat, Apr 27 at 12:15 pm Apr 27 Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story April 27, 2024 at 12:15 pm PT Marina Theatre In a place where land ends and the sea takes over – Scotland’s Shetland Islands – an orphaned ott... UK | Documentary | 78 At Rush! Janet Planet Sat, Apr 27 at 2:30 pm Apr 27 Janet Planet April 27, 2024 at 2:30 pm PT Marina Theatre In 1991, the summer before middle school, Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) brims with questions and gripes. Tig... USA | Fiction | 113 At Rush! The Cats of Gokogu Shrine Sat, Apr 27 at 2:45 pm Apr 27 The Cats of Gokogu Shrine April 27, 2024 at 2:45 pm PT Marina Theatre This rich observational documentary opens with a bratty orange tabby grabbing director Kazuhiro S... Japan | Documentary | 119 At Rush! Festival Talk: Soundscapes with Richard King Sat, Apr 27 at 3:00 pm Apr 27 Festival Talk: Soundscapes with Richard King April 27, 2024 at 3:00 pm PT Vogue Theatre The craft of sound editing is critical to our movie viewing experience. A soundscape blends ambie... At Capacity! + Export Events