45th Annual American Indian Film Festival

Daily, Nov. 6–14 Livestream This festival is focused on premiering the best of movies, music videos, and original entertainment by, for, and about American Indian and First Natio... Read More

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JCCSF | John Grisham

Wednesday Nov. 11, noon Livestream The New York Times best-selling author discusses his new courtroom drama, A Time for Mercy, with Jake Brigance, the hero of A Time to Kill. $11, ... Read More

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Commonwealth Club | The Founders’ First Principles: Learning From The Greeks And Romans

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. Livestream Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Ricks to discuss four founding fathers, their educations and their devotion to the ancient Gre... Read More

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ACT | Virtually Speaking: Annette Bening

Friday, Nov. 20, livestream Daily, Dec. 4–June 30, on demand Hosted by ACT Artistic Director Pam McKinnon, ACT alum Annette Bening kicks off this new series of in-depth conversat... Read More

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43rd Mill Valley Film Festival

Daily, Oct. 8–18 Livestream Over 200 films independent and international films will be available for screening. Visit website for screening and ticket information. 877-874-6833, ... Read More

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

Ongoing Online This film is based on the Chinese dissident’s 2014 installation on Alcatraz that focused on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. $12 (50 percent of proceeds be... Read More

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John Lewis: Good Trouble

Ongoing Online This film premiered at the beginning of last month, and seems even more poignant now with the civil rights’ leader’s recent death. $12, (50 percent of proceeds b... Read More

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

Wednesday, March 11, 7–9 p.m. Presidio Theatre (99 Moraga Ave.) This documentary reveals the stories behind the postcards generated by thousands of visitors to @Large: Ai Weiwei... Read More

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22nd Annual SF Indiefest

Daily through Feb. 13 Roxie Theater (3117 16th St.) Victoria Theater (2961 16th St.) Feast on the best independent, alternative, and subversive cinema from around the world. $10–... Read More

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Engram Preservation: Early Work Toward Mind Uploading

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. The Interval, Fort Mason Center Is it possible to preserve and read memories after someone has died? Robert McIntyre’s company, Nectome, is workin... Read More

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The Silk Road

Tuesday, Feb. 18, noon–1 p.m. S.F. Public Library Main Branch (100 Larkin St.) Travel the ancient routes that provided goods, technologies, and ideas to countries and cultures fr... Read More

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Diane Keaton

Thursday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) Hear the Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author discuss her new memoir, Brother & Sister, w... Read More

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Free Angela Davis & All Political Prisoners Film Screening

Saturday, Jan. 4, noon–3:30 p.m. Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum (Golden Gate Park) The film traces the high-stakes crime, political movement, and trial that catapults the 26-y... Read More

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The Power of Critical Thinking

Monday, Jan 13. 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Leland Faust and Richard Conn share a lament about how rarely rational thinking dominates and how wishful thinkin... Read More

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18th Annual San Francisco Film Noir Festival

Daily, Jan. 24–Feb. 2 Castro Theatre (429 Castro St.) The largest noir film festival in the world returns for a 10-night feast of danger, desire, and despair. $125 (passport), $1... Read More

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