The map of our new season addition, Film Crawl on Mission, Thursday, September 5 — is nearly complete. Get ready to crawl among four pop-up film houses and watch films that will enlighten, challenge and delight.
We’re grateful to the new Mission and 29th street business owners and community members who are opening their doors and welcoming our audience.
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Each 45-minute program of films screens at 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 pm.
The line-up is unfolding. More details to follow.
The Magic Patio 3264 Mission Street
Films presented by
Experience audience favorites from the San Francisco Dance Film Festival! This selection of five short films range from documentary shorts to innovative narratives and represent a dynamic range of creativity with broad audience appeal. Featuring exciting locales like the bustling streets of Lagos, the roofs of Mexico City, and San Francisco’s skyline, dancers find poetic expression in the universal language of the body in motion.
I Just Wanna Dance 05:00
Dance
Amanda Beane
Set in a Victorian ballroom overlooking the San Francisco skyline, the dancers take a journey through genres of partner dancing, addressing homophobia and effeminophobia.
Circle 06:00
Dance
Philip Kaminiak
With undulating athleticism, powerful unisons, and a hypnotic score, “CIRCLE” explores cosmic forces at play for people living in mass cities.
Then Comes the Body 15:00
Documentary
Jacob Krupnick
Training on the dusty urban streets of Lagos, Nigeria, self-taught dancer and teacher Daniel Ajala’s passion drives his students to persevere as underdogs in the ballet world and find joy and meaning in their work.
Heartache 03:18
Dance
Iker Karrera, Alberto D. Centeno
Set in a derelict theater, “Heartache” deploys tensely expressive movement in a darkly playful take on the dynamics of seeing and being seen.
Old Man at the Corner Store 08:00
Narrative Dance
Nadav Heyman, Anabella Casanova
Set in a derelict theater, “Heartache” deploys tensely expressive movement in a darkly playful take on the dynamics of seeing and being seen.
Studio 45 45- 29th Street
Films presented by
My Turn 04:53
Isabelle Maria Tumboimbela,
Daisha Lin Sherman
One sunny morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, Beth and her younger sister Liz become fierce rivals in their race to the bathroom.
Tule 04:53
Animation
Jocelyn Estrella Garcia
The poetic contemplations of a young Pomo girl. She revels in the local nature’s glory, but dread strikes when she faces today’s careless pollution damage that impedes cultural practices.
I Was Never A Hippie, I Just looked Like One 16:44
Art Documentary
Adriana Marchione and KIrk Goldberg
A painter in his 85th year chronicles his life in self-portraits revealing an offbeat artistic journey mixed with humor and social commentary
Sense of Place 02:30
Documentary
Waleah Welsh
Sense of Place explores the idea of home from the perspective of an unhoused woman named Mama Shanon.
Re/Frame 04:54
Narrative
Kara Fabella and Craig Smith
Through a surreal turn of events, a model/influencer breaks free from the everyday pull of instant gratification.
Lady in Red 08:01
Noir Drama
Wes House
A private detective in San Francisco, becomes obsessed over the job while he is on a case following a young woman.
Kirk the Blacksmith 09:50
Documentary
Azad Azizyan
Kirk McNeill is a Blacksmith artist and an environmentalist in Santa Cruz, California, who utilizes his art to bring awareness to the cruel act of shark finning.
STEMful 30 - 29th Street
Films presented by
For over 20 years, BAVC Media Youth and Emerging Media Makers Programs (YEMM) have been local and national models in the field of media arts and education.
YEMM Programs equip young people ages 12 – 25 with the skills and experience they need to create media that matters to them and focuses on their social change goals. Students gain marketable technical skills through hands-on, project-based coursework, taught by working professionals using industry-standard equipment.
awkward
Eve Haghighi
When Did You Grow Up
Mary Jane Dye, Lily Ann Dye
Guardians of the Garden
Zeina Danfoura, Ariel Fu-Chen, Luis Gerado Alvorado Rosales, Logan Agnew, Gabriela Trujillo Diaz
A video game quest to find out how what we eat affects the planet and learn about more sustainable food sources.
The Red Fleece
Violet Nadaraja, Rahki Hull, Mitzy Vasquez, Jaybird Joyce, Mia Bazo
The monsters you see in horror films are real, and they’ve banded together to get better healthcare from their boss in this workplace mockumentary.
glasses
Grace Taylor, Sara Hawkins, Iona Judkins, Juliet Schoenberger
A girl is self concious about how she looks with glasses, so she tries to do something about it.
Horror & Co
Alexa Shochet, Olivia Tiffin, Diana Cardenas, Maxine Damerow, Katie Stormer
A true crime junkie discovers a questionable scene in her own apartment building, one which may turn her against herself and her friends.
Maniac
Augustus Adrien
A true crime junkie discovers a questionable scene in her own apartment building, one which may turn her against herself and her friends.
Rebel Rhythms: The Murdani Kahar Story
Natasha Putra
From a local tailor in a new city, to one of Indonesia’s top singers. Watch how November 87 band’s lead singer, Murdani Kahar breaks the stereotype of a rockstar!
Cafe´Seventy8 78 - 29th Street
Films presented by
Making It Work: Stories of labor, labor organizing and doing what you love.
Prolific: Joe Brainard 5:00
Documentary
Sophie Constantinou
The Labor of Lunch 04:15
Helen di Michel, Sophie Constantinou
Work is central to our existence. Some people work to live and others live to work. These films explore the right to work, the power of work and how work gives us joy, meaning and hope.
Ian James Made 04:30
Sadiq Norris
Collaboration: Ron Padgett 4:15
Documentary
Sophie Constantinou
James Richards, 80 Years in Hunters Point 20:00
Documentary
Kevin Epps