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‘Overtures and Undertows:’ Captivating Picks from Eclectic Lineup at the Frameline50 Film Festival

By featureseditor027d778c78 on June 16, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Frameline, the annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with a festival running from June 17-27. The milestone is a big deal for the largest and longest-running queer film festival in the world. Several San Francisco and East Bay venues, including the newly restored Castro Theatre, will host 140 films from 35 countries with LGBTQ+ themes by mostly queer filmmakers. Programming for the 11-day event also includes parties, networking events and industry panels.

A.I. Filmmaking on Display at Richmond Film Festival

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on January 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

December in the Richmond District is a month of holiday celebration, shopping and local film screenings. The Balboa Theater has hosted the independent film festival, Another Hole in the Head, for 22 years. The festival ran throughout the month of December at the theater.

SF’s West Side Is the Backdrop for New Indie Film “Outerlands”

By Sunset Beacon on April 18, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

… most of the scenes are shot at locations that have been referred to as the “Outerlands” of the City, specifically the Outer Richmond and Outer Sunset neighborhoods.

Richmond District Filmmaker’s Work Premiers at DocLands Documentary Film Festival

By Sunset Beacon on April 18, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

For nearly six years, her passion project has been a full-length documentary titled, “The Invisible Mammal,” which she wrote, directed and co-produced. It is finally getting its world premiere on May 3, at the Smith Rafael Film Center, during the annual DocLands Documentary Film Festival (April 30-May 4).

Sunset Resident Jessie Fairbanks Stars as Lead Programmer for SF Film Festivals

By Sunset Beacon on December 6, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Jessie Fairbanks, director of programming for SFFILM, swiftly entered the Laureate Bar and Lounge at the Laurel Inn on opening night of the mini-festival, Doc Stories (Nov. 2-5), wearing a modern and professional outfit (black jeans, black crew-neck sweater over an orange blouse with an exaggerated Peter Pan collar and low-heeled black slides).

Award-Winning Filmmaking Partners Tell Stories That Need to Be Told

By Sunset Beacon on October 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, co-directing, co-producing and co-writing partners since 1978, are promoting their latest documentary, “Música!” during the fall film festival circuit. Despite winning Oscars, Emmys and a Grammy, creating and releasing new work never gets old.

‘Overtures and Undertows’: What Award Season Means to Me

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on January 5, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

As my passion for film grew and I was blessed to write movie reviews and feature stories, I became aware that each year, there’s an award season that begins with a fall film festival circuit, followed by a series of award ceremonies (Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards [SAG], British Academy of Film and Television Awards [BAFTA], among others), culminating with the Academy Awards.