The latest short film from San Francisco State University student and Sunset District resident Sam Goldberg premiers at the Balboa Theatre as part of Another Hole In The Head Film Festival’s Strictly Local lineup on Dec. 7. Fellow students Lee Ivy Voisin and Julia Li helped produce the film in conjunction with the school’s professional cinematic society, Delta Kappa Alpha.
Seeing millions of bats flying around at sunset might make a lot of people run away in horror. In contrast, Richmond District native Kristin Tièche draws inspiration from the spectacle of nature to continue working on her film about the flying mammals.
On Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m., Ocean Plant located at 800 Great Highway in San Francisco’s Outer
Richmond neighborhood will host an event in support of “The Invisible Mammal,” a new feature
documentary produced and directed by filmmaker Kristin Tièche, a Richmond District resident.
San Francisco movie-goers lined Clement Street on July 14, waiting their turn to file into the 4 Star Theater. While CinemaSF’s newest theater often has movie festivals, the tone of this one felt a bit different. Shelley Duvall, “one of the greatest actresses of all time,” according to the 4 Star’s website, passed away on July 11.
The documentary “Diane Warren: Relentless” by director Bess Kargman delves into songwriter Diane Warren’s complex persona, capturing her enigmatic nature, relentless work ethic, and personal dichotomies. The film showcases Warren’s unwavering self-belief, her chaotic creative process and her journey to becoming a commercially successful and influential songwriter.
The film is about Jay Jordan and the struggle with his stutter through incarceration, solitary confinement and homelessness. Confronting systemic barriers by finding strength in his stutter, Jay launches a groundbreaking youth mentorship program, using his journey to advocate for criminal justice reform that leads to his own redemption.
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).
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.
After decades of historical film he shot sat untouched in his basement, Richmond District resident Rev. Harry Chuck, with the help of his son filmmaker Josh Chuck, who lives in the Sunset District, is finally ready to show it to the world in the new documentary “Chinatown Rising” at the 4 Star Theater.
After decades of historical film he shot sat untouched in his basement, Richmond District resident Rev. Harry Chuck, with the help of his son filmmaker Josh Chuck, who lives in the Sunset District, is finally ready to show it to the world in the new documentary “Chinatown Rising” at the 4 Star Theater.
In the nearly nine years that it took to complete her first feature-length documentary, “How to Have an American Baby,” it was just Leslie Tai and her camera capturing all facets of the underground birth tourism industry. The director/producer/cinematographer/editor stayed with pregnant women from China, who were living in suburban Los Angeles maternity hotels.
W. Kamau Bell, 50, may have started out as a stand-up comedian in the 1990s, but he realized early on that he had to widen his vision of a career in show business. While living in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset District for 11 years, Palo Alto-born Bell honed his craft.
As promised last time, I will talk about “The Mother and the Whore” (1973) and “The Role of Her Life” (2004), the last two on Mick LaSalle’s list of the the first 10 films that came to mind when he was asked by a reader what he would include in a “masterpieces of film” festival. Both are in French with English subtitles.
“The Creative High” will be screening at the San Francisco Main Public Library at 100 Larkin St. in the Koret Auditorium on May 24, from 6-7:30 p.m. There will be a Q&A session with filmmakers and artist subjects afterwards. FREE and open to the public.
Are you addicted to binge-watching on streaming platforms, in front of a flat-screen monitor dominating your living room space? Put down the remote control. Get off your couch and venture out to a local cultural event. Does it really require that much effort?
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