42nd Annual S.F. Jewish Film Festival

Daily, July 21–Aug. 7 Castro Theatre, various Bay Area venues, & online The largest and longest-running festival of its kind presents films, events, and conversations that ex... Read More

Film & Lectures

Who Killed Jane Stanford?

Thursday, June 16, 5:30 p.m. Commonwealth Club (110 Embarcadero) Penetrating the fog of the coverup surrounding the murder of Stanford University’s cofounder, historian Richard W... Read More

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Angela Y. Davis in Conversation with Jelani Cobb

Tuesday, May 24, 7:30 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) As a teacher, writer, scholar, and activist, Davis’s work fighting for justice and equality for all cannot be ... Read More

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25th S.F. Silent Film Fest

Daily, May 5–11 Castro Theatre With 29 programs and live musical accompaniment from Buster Keaton to Brazilian experimentalism, French melodrama to German horror, this festival h... Read More

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19th Annual S.F. Greek Film Festival

Daily, April 8–16 & Sat.–Sun., April 30–May 1 Virtual, drive in, and in person The festival will present feature-length films and shorts by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers f... Read More

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Billy Collins

Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. Sidney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) One of the most popular contemporary poets, Collins is famous for conversational poems that welcome readers ... Read More

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19th Annual International Ocean Film Festival

Thu.–Sun., April 7–10 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center Livestream April 11–24 This acclaimed festival of independent ocean-related films from all over the world ranges in th... Read More

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Stories of Change: ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood’

Wed.–Sun. through March 13, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Exploratorium This remarkable story by Bay Area filmmaker Pam Uzzell of a legendary Berkeley social activist Mable “Mama” Howard... Read More

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Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy

Monday, March 14, 3 p.m. Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) & Live stream Join Congressman Raskin as he discusses his new memoir, which recounts his moving story of balanc... Read More

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24th Annual S.F. Independent Film Festival

Daily Feb. 3–13 Roxie Theater (3117 16th St.) & virtual Feast on the best independent, alternative, and subversive cinema from around the world. This year’s festival includ... Read More

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Imani Perry: On The American South

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 12:30–1:30 p.m. Live stream Sponsored by the Commonwealth Club and in conversation with author Deesha Philyaw, Princeton University Professor Imani Perry discuss... Read More

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Jack Kornfield and Anne Lamott

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) Hear Kornfield, trained as a Buddhist monk and a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre and Lamott,... Read More

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Illuminated Frames

Daily through Jan. 30 Exploratorium (Pier 15) This selection of artist-made movies draws inspiration from nature and optical effects and is presented in a dimmed cinema atmosphere,... Read More

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January 6 and the Insurrection: A Week to Week Political Roundtable Special

Thu., Jan 6, 12:30–1:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) & live stream Join the discussion of what Jan. 6 wrought, how it has affected the first year of Joe B... Read More

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Back to the Future Film with Live Orchestra

Fri.–Sat., Jan. 7–8, 7:30 p.m. Davis Symphony Hall Experience the thrill of time-traveling in this 1985 blockbuster with the S.F. Symphony performing award-winning composer Ala... Read More

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