Daily, March 9–19 Various venues, San Francisco and Oakland More than a week’s worth of film screenings, food, music and more, including the premiere of The Chinese Exclus... Read More
Daily, March 9–12 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason From sharks to surfing to women’s programs, immerse yourself in the 14th iteration of this festival devoted to all films aquati... Read More
Daily, Feb. 16–23 Vogue Theatre (3290 Sacramento St.) From the poignant The Daughter to the classic A Hard Day’s Night, this film festival features movies from the U.K., Ir... Read More
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Boomers came of age wanting to make a difference in the world. John Tarnoff and Marc Freedman will explain how Boomers... Read More
Daily, Feb. 3–8 Various Bay Area venues It’s the 21st year for this popular festival that showcases films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. $10 (individual films), $1... Read More
Daily, Feb. 2–16 Various S.F. venues The 19th San Francisco Independent Film Festival presents 50 films of all types showing the creativity and quality of the independent film sc... Read More
In conjunction with the temporary exhibition Curious Contraptions, this whimsical program of expressive short films explores both kinetic and cinematic realms of tinkering. Include... Read More
The moody, thrilling film festival devoted to film noir returns with 24 films ranging from the mid-20th century to new movies drawn from all around the globe. $120 (all-access pass... Read More
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning songwriter whose hits include “Nobody Does It Better,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” the theme from Arthur, and more, talks with... Read More
Film Festival Daily, Oct. 20–30 Various Bay Area venues This year’s films center on the theme of “Compass for a Better World.” Free–$10 individual screenings,... Read More
Friday, Oct. 14, 12 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Historian and author Nancy L. Cohen talks with ABC 7’s Dan Ashley about her discussions with 125 elected officia... Read More
Thu.–Sat., Oct. 13–15 Roxie Theater (3117 16th St.) The festival presents in six combo presentations short movies from 17 countries. $12 individual screenings, sfshorts.com ... Read More
Various days, Oct. 7–23 Phyllis Wattis Theater, SFMOMA SFMOMA and the San Francisco Film Society present a new film series that highlights the connections between cinema’s ... Read More
Thursday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Castro Theatre (429 Castro St.) Actor, activist, author Alan Cumming hits town to discuss his successful career and his life away from the limelight. $10... Read More
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) The NBA’s all-time leading scorer has become a much-watched observer of culture, politics, and society, as well as ... Read More