SDFF 2023 Special Events

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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Filmmaker Panel – SDFF 2023 Directors Talk Documentary Style

DATE: Saturday, March 17, 3 p.m.LOCATION: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Of the decisions a director makes as they bring a film to life, the choice of style is paramount. For documentarians, this is doubly true, as style is bound up with how the reality captured in raw footage will take shape on-screen.

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Reaching the Summit – Insider Tips On Navigating Documentary’s Rocky Terrain

DATE: Saturday, March 18, 11 a.m.LOCATION: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA Reaching the Summit: Insider Tips On Navigating Documentary’s Rocky Terrain is a panel discussion about the state of the industry, giving practical information and perspectives from across the field on funding, producing and distributing non fiction in 2023. The discussion will be

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In Search Of Justice – Special Panel Conversation On El Equipo w/ Emmy® Nominated Director Bernardo Ruiz

Follows Screening of Vaunted New Doc El Equipo (The Team) DATE: Saturday, March 18, 4:15 p.m.LOCATION: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA El Equipo, the fifth feature film by two-time Emmy® nominated director Bernardo Ruiz (The Infinite Race), will be screened at 4:15 p.m. on March 18 as part of the 16th annual Sebastopol

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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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