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The Kickstarter Film Festival

Two features, three shorts – all free at the Roxie Theater
By - posted 10/11/2015 No Comment

For one night only, 31 theaters across the country and Canada — some of them funded with Kickstarter — will be screening and hosting their biggest festival yet. In San Francisco, the fest will be screened at Roxie Theater in the Mission District from 7-9 pm on Thursday, October 15, 2015.

Kickstarter Film Festival
Thursday, October 15, 2015 | 7pm & 9:20pm
Roxie Theater, 16th St. & Valencia, SF
Free
, but an RSVP is required.

Admission is first come first served, even if you RSVP so get there early.

They combed through thousands of the features, documentaries, and shorts funded on Kickstarter to pick out an incredible program for you — including hits from Sundance, groundbreaking animation, and one knockout documentary. Best of all, it’s completely free.

2015 Film Lineup

7:00PM SCREENING

Afronauts (13 min)
Inspired by true events. A team of Zambian misfits races to beat America to the moon. Sundance Film Festival Official Selection.

What We Do In the Shadows (85 min)
Three vampires navigate the complexities of modern life. From the creators of the HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Toronto International Film Festival.

9:20PM SCREENING

World of Tomorrow (16 min)
This stunning, award-winning animated short introduces us to Emily as she gets a startling visit from her future (cloned) self.

Submarine Sandwich (2 min)
The strangest sandwich we’ve ever seen. In stop-motion animation.

T-Rex (91 min)
The true story of a teenage girl — Claressa “T-Rex” Shields — who becomes the first woman to box for gold in the 2012 Olympics.