SDFF Festival News

New Titles Added To SDFF Summer Shorts Program

Full Program Unveiled At Aug. 6 Screening During SebArts Open House Event SDFF just released the names of three more titles that will show at its upcoming, free summer screening event, themed The Art of Making An Impact, at the first SebArts Open House from 3-5 p.m. on Aug. 6. Two shorts from SDFF multi-year […]

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SDFF Announces Six Titles Appearing As Part Of Summer Shorts Program

Full List Revealed Before Screening At August 6 SebArts Open House SDFF has released the titles of a handful of films that will be shown as part of its summer screening program, The Art of Making An Impact, which will show for free at the first SebArts Open House from 3-5 p.m. on Aug. 6.

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SDFF Summer Shorts and Volunteer Appreciation Event – Aug. 6!

Part of SebArts Inaugural Open House SDFF will be holding a free summer shorts screening, themed The Art of Making An Impact, as part of the first annual SebArts Open House from 3-5 p.m. on Aug. 6. A rare selection of satisfying bits of brilliance, the shorts program will include a dozen films: surprising, touching

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Looking forward to a refreshed and vibrant SDFF 2025

SebDocs Pauses Annual Schedule to Reinvent and Expand Film Program and Festival June 1 usually opens calls for entries to the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. Not this year.  As Michael Moore writes, “It is time for us to invent something new, something bold that is progressive and sustainable…” SDFF 2023 wrapped as a resounding success.

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Listen In! SDFF Directors On The Air

Hear Interviews with 2023 Filmmakers & Festival Directors Matter Of Mind: My ALS & Healing In The Open Directors on KWMR’s Airwaves w/ R. Gallyot Matter Of Mind: My ALS director Anna Moot-Levin on KWMR‘s Airwaves w/ Raul Gallyot Veteran SDFF director Anna Moot-Levin discusses Matter Of Mind: My ALS, an intimate portrait of three

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SDFF 2023 Opening Night Kicks Off With Opening Night Screening and Celebration

DATE: Thursday, March 16, 2023 5:30 PM PDLOCATION: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA When Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival kicks off its 16th season with an Opening Night celebration on March 16, Sebastopol will once again be teeming with filmmakers, film patrons and energized voices from around the world.  Hosted by Sebastopol Center for

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OutBeat Radio Interview On SDFF 2023 LGBTQIA+ Films

OutBeat’s Gary Carnivele interviewed SDFF Co-Director Jane Winslow about this year’s fest, the films being shown in collaboration with OUTwatch, and other docs with LGBTQIA+ themes. SDFF 2023 OUTwatch Films Other SDFF 2023 LGBTQIA+ Themed Docs The 16th Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival runs March 16-19, 2023, followed by a Virtual Festival March 20-29, which features

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SDFF 2023 Curtain Raiser Event – Dusty & Stones, Filmmaker Q&A, BBQ & Country Dance Party!

DATE: Sunday, March 12, 2023 3 p.m.LOCATION: Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, Sebastopol, CA The 16th annual Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival will kick off on March 12 with a Curtain Raiser Event on March 12, featuring the California Premiere of Dusty and Stones (82 mins). This unique film captures the journey of a Country music duo

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