Category: FIlm Festival

The Disappearance of Shere Hite: Rediscovering a Feminist Icon

November 30, 2023

Nicole Newnham directed and produced “The Disappearance of Shere Hite,” a film that explores the life and activism of Shere Hite, author of “The Hite Report.” The report, published in 1976, was a controversial study on female sexuality that triggered societal uproar. After facing unfair backlash, Hite relocated to Europe, continuing her efforts but never returning to the US. Newnham was inspired to make the film after reading Hite’s obituary, viewing it as a crucial story about preserving progress in women’s rights. … More The Disappearance of Shere Hite: Rediscovering a Feminist Icon

Bardo: An Eccentric Journey for the Seasoned Eye

February 4, 2023

With Bardo, Iñárritu presents a surreal, at times “pue digne de foi” story packaged as a work of art. … More Bardo: An Eccentric Journey for the Seasoned Eye

Mostly British Film Festival in SF this February

January 17, 2023

The Mostly British Film Festival is around the corner and promises to bring delightful stories to San Francisco, Feb 9-16, 2023. … More Mostly British Film Festival in SF this February

Brasilian tribe fights for their land in The Territory

May 4, 2022

THE TERRITORY provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon (National Geographic). … More Brasilian tribe fights for their land in The Territory

CINE: Te Llevo Conmigo (I Carry You With Me), en salas de cine este Julio 2021

June 11, 2021

Por Lupita Franco Peimbert A principios de Julio del 2021 llegará a salas cinematográficas de San Francisco y otras ciudades la película “Te Llevo Conmigo,” (I Carry You With Me). Es una película en español (con subtítulos en Inglés) que despertó ovaciones en importantes festivales de cine. Se ganó el premio de Audiencia en el … More CINE: Te Llevo Conmigo (I Carry You With Me), en salas de cine este Julio 2021

Berlin and Beyond: The Drive-In Experience at Fort Mason

May 27, 2021

This article is about my simple observations during two recent visits to Fort Mason, for the drive-in film experience presented by the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival. Based in San Francisco, the festival is happening May 25 through May 30, 2021. As it reaches its 25th anniversary this year, the festival is doing a great … More Berlin and Beyond: The Drive-In Experience at Fort Mason

Drive-In, First Film Exhibited For The Berlin And Beyond Film Festival

May 25, 2021

First night of the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival in San Francisco. So exciting! For more information please go to BerlinBeyond.comMay 25th through May 30th

SISTERS APART

May 10, 2021

Sisters Apart (Im Feuer) Director: Daphne Charizani – Germany, Greece | 2020 | 93 min.Northern California Premiere Rojda is a young German soldier with Kurdish-Iraqi roots who has lived in Germany since childhood. She is now looking for her mother, Ferhat, in a Greek refugee camp. When the two finally find each other after so … More SISTERS APART

Berlin Alexanderplatz at the 2021 Berlin and Beyond Film Festival

May 6, 2021

(San Francisco) – The famous 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin in which a man seeks to reinvent himself has been remade into a film again. Director Burhan Qurbani presents the story of an undocumented immigrant man from West Africa and his saga to reinvention. His immigration status in Germany, makes it almost impossible to move … More Berlin Alexanderplatz at the 2021 Berlin and Beyond Film Festival