67th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24-28)

The San Francisco International Film Festival by SFFILM is a celebration of movies and the people who love them. The Festival is a handpicked program of the most innovative films from around the globe, and by filmmakers who call the Bay Area home. Join us at the 2024 SFFILM Festival from April 24-28, 2024. Get Tickets at sffilm.org

2024 SFFILM Festival
April 24-28, 2024
Buy Tickets – $20 General Admission

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Venues:

Marina Theatre
2149 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Premier Theater at One Letterman
1 Letterman Dr # B, San Francisco, CA 94129 United States

Vogue Theatre
3290 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720

Tickets and streaming passes on sale at sffilm.org.

About the Festival

Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. The annual event features a range of marquee premieres, international competitions, compelling documentaries, short and mid-length films, live music performances, and dazzling red carpet events. The SFFILM Festival is deeply rooted in the culture and process of film appreciation—film as an art form and as a meaningful agent for social change—and is an important showcase for the most searching and innovative films from around the globe.

2024 Sections

Awards + Special Events
Join The Festival for glittering presentations, among them Fremont-shot opening night film DÌDI (弟弟) and tributes to actors and filmmakers Joan Chen and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

• Opening Night: Dìdi (弟弟) – Wed, Apr 24 at 7:00 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman
• Persistence of Vision Award: Johan Grimonprez + “Soundtrack for a Coup d’Etat” – Thu, Apr 25 at 6:30 pm at BAMPFA
• Mel Novikoff Award: Gary Meyer + “Macario” + “Sour Death Balls” – Sat Apr 27 at 12 pm at Premier Theater
• A Tribute to Chiwetel Ejiofor + “Rob Peace” (Sloan Science on Screen) – Sat, Apr 27 at 7 pm at Premier Theater
• Sloan Science on Screen Award: On the Invention of Species – Sat, Apr 27 at 7:30 pm at Vogue Theatre
• Closing Night: Thelma – Sun, Apr 28 at 7:15 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman AND Sun, Apr 28 at 8:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• A Tribute to Joan Chen + “Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl” – Sun, Apr 28 at 1 pm at Premier Theater
• Cartoon Saloon Workshop: Puffin Rock and the New Friends – Sun, Apr 28 at 1:00 pm PT at Walt Disney Family Museum

Documentaries: International
From points all around the globe, this collection of documentaries introduces viewers to issues and viewpoints beyond our own borders.

• Agent of Happiness – Thu, Apr 25 at 6:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sun, Apr 28 at 12:00 pm PT at BAMPFA
• Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Sat, Apr 27 at 12:15 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Black Box Diaries – Fri, Apr 26 at 6:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sat, Apr 27 at 2:15 pm PT at BAMPFA
• The Cats of Gokogu Shrine – Sat, Apr 27 at 2:45 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sun, Apr 28 at 7:15 pm PT at BAMPFA
• Eternal You – Fri, Apr 26 at 3:30 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman
• Porcelain War – Fri, Apr 26 at 8:45 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman
• Persistence of Vision Award: Johan Grimonprez + “Soundtrack for a Coup d’Etat” at Thu, Apr 25 at 6:30 pm at BAMPFA
• Sugarcane – Sun, Apr 28 at 4:15 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman
• Zinzindurrunkarratz – Fri, Apr 26 at 5:45 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sat, Apr 27 at 11:30 am PT at BAMPFA

Documentaries: USA
The mystery behind an iconic software character, the inequity ingrained in math education, and the life of singer Luther Vandross are among the fascinating subjects of the Festival’s US documentaries.

• Counted Out – Sun, Apr 28 at 5:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Luther: Never Too Much – Thu, Apr 25 at 8:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa – Fri, Apr 26 at 6:00 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman
• Seeking Mavis Beacon – Fri, Apr 26 at 7:00 pm PT at BAMPFA AND Sat, Apr 27 at 4:00 pm PT at Premier Theatre at One Letterman
• Uncropped – Thu, Apr 25 at 2:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre

Narratives: International
From Argentina to Pakistan to Senegal and beyond, this lineup of films takes the pulse of our global village.

• Alemania – Fri, Apr 26 at 8:45 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Banel & Adama – Thu, Apr 25 at 3:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sat, Apr 27 at 5:00 pm PT at BAMPFA
• Empty Nets – Fri, Apr 26 at 3:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sun, Apr 28 at 2:30 pm PT at BAMPFA
• Eureka – Thu, Apr 25 at 2:45 pm PT at Premier Theatre at One Letterman
• Great Absence – Thu, Apr 25 at 8:15 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Heartless – Thu, Apr 25 at 6:00 pm PT at Premier Theatre at One Letterman
• Sloan Science on Screen Award: On the Invention of Species – Sat, Apr 27 at 7:30 pm at Vogue Theatre
• The Practice – Sat, Apr 27 at 8:45 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Ru – Sat, Apr 27 at 5:45 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Sidonie in Japan – Fri, Apr 26 at 3:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• The Teacher – Fri, Apr 26 at 4:00 pm PT at BAMPFA AND Sat, Apr 27 at 5:15 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Wakhri – Sun, Apr 28 at 2:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Woodland – Fri, Apr 26 at 8:15 pm PT at Marina Theatre

Narratives: USA
A selection of emerging American talents spin resonant and culturally diverse tales of life in the US.

• Opening Night: Dìdi (弟弟) – Wed, Apr 24 at 7:00 pm PT at Premier Theatre at One Letterman AND Wed, Apr 24 at 8:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• The Idea of You – Sat, Apr 27 at 8:15 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Janet Planet – Sat, Apr 27 at 2:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre AND Sun, Apr 28 at 4:45 pm PT at BAMPFA
• Sloan Science on Screen: Mabel – Sat, Apr 27 at 5:00 pm PT at Vogue Theatre
• Members Screening: Mother Couch – Sun, Apr 28 at 10:00 am PT at Marina Theatre
• Sing Sing – Thu, Apr 25 at 8:30 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman
• Closing Night: Thelma – Sun, Apr 28 at 7:15 pm PT at Premier Theater at One Letterman AND Sun, Apr 28 at 8:00 pm PT at Marina Theatre

Short Films
The Festival’s short films, made by filmmakers both veteran and new, pack each moment with storytelling power.

• Shorts 1: I’m Just a Girl – Sunday April 28 at 4:15 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Shorts 2: Of Body and Mind – Saturday April 27 at 12 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Shorts 3: Lineages of Love – Sunday April 28 at 1:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Shorts 4: Migration Flows – Thursday April 25 at 5:30 pm PT at Marina Theatre
• Shorts 5: Family Films – Saturday April 27 at 10 am PT at Marina Theatre
• Shorts 6: Youth Works – Sunday April 28 at 11 am PT at Marina Theatre

Talks + Workshops
Filmmakers describe their art and craft in The Festival talks, while The Festival’s workshop goes behind the scenes of an animated feature.

• Festival Talk: Filmmaking in the Bay Area and “Dìdi (弟弟)” – Thu, Apr 25 at 5:00 pm PT at SFFILM Festival Lounge
• Festival Talk: Soundscapes with Richard King – Sat, Apr 27 at 3:00 pm PT at Vogue Theatre
• Cartoon Saloon Workshop: Puffin Rock and the New Friends – Sun, Apr 28 at 1:00 pm PT at Walt Disney Family Museum

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