FEATURES
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SF International Asian American Film Festival Visits the Archives
A theme that emerged in this year’s San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) was the importance of archives in the film world. The existence of film... more
NEWS
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53rd San Francisco International Film Festival to Present Founder's Directing Award to Walter Salles
Press Release: The San Francisco Film Society announced this week that Walter Salles will receive the Founder’s Directing Award at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival. The Founder’s... more
CALENDAR
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Tiburon International Film Festival—Mar. 18-26
The ninth annual film festival begins this Thursday, opening with the comedy from Italy and Albania, East, West, East: The Final Sprint, and featuring the work of both local and... more
Skateboarding SOMA
Fans take to the streets to protest the privatization of “public space” after SF360’ Film + Club’s double screening of skate films at the Mezzanine this Tuesday. Steve Olpin’s film, “Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space,” documents the ongoing fight between skate culture and the law. Skateboarding is illegal in nearly every city across the globe, even in places deemed “public.” These two life-long skateboarders claim to have suffered tickets, harassment, and even jail-time just for riding a piece of wood.(Photo by Justin Juul)
10.31.2007
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