SDFF DOCUMENTARY NEWS

Life of Lesbian Luminary & Gender Studies Pioneer Celebrated On Sept. 30, the SF Commonwealth Club will hold a special tribute to lesbian feminist activist,...

SDFF 2019 Selection Gives Context, Human Stakes to Heated Public Discourse The recent withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan has triggered intense public discourse about the...

Pol. + Gov & Best Doc Advocate (Philippe Bellaiche + Rachel Leah Jones, 2019) A portrait of Lea Tsemel, a Jewish-Israeli human rights lawyer who...

“More and more frequently I bless the people that others have called my ‘enemy’ or ‘unacceptable’ or ‘crazy,’ for it is the presence of such...

In early July, the UAE announced it had selected 28 year-old mechanical engineer Nora al-Matrooshi to train as an astronaut for its expanding space program, and will...

Following the release of the acclaimed documentary (and SDFF 2021 selection) Julia Scotti: Funny That Way (Susan Sandler, 2021), Julia Scotti, the film’s star was recently featured on...

SDFF is co-Presenting the gorgeously cinematic doc Overland at IndieFest’s launch of the Livable Plant Film Fest, which will stream online from April 22-May 2....

A Concerto is a Conversation,SDFF alum Ben Proudfoot’s much-celebrated collaboration with film composer and co-Director Kris Bowers and The New York Times OpDocs is nominated for Best Documentary...

Worsens Conditions for Many Filmmakers Relying on Streaming During Pandemic In late February, a number of independent documentarians found the already difficult tasks of accessing...

SDFF co-Director and Lead Programmer Jean McGlothlin (JM) interviewed Director Cliff Caines (CC) about his film Workhorse, which will be streaming on  DA Films America from March 1-21 as SDFF’s pick...