2012 Film Festival Award Winners
The 2nd San Francisco Green Film Festival (SFGFF), from March 1-7, 2012, has announced the recipients of the festival’s 2012 film awards.
2012 Festival Sponsors and Partners
Thank you to our 2012 Festival Sponsors, Partners, and Donors!
Festival program line-up! March 1-7, 2012
Join us for the 2nd San Francisco Green Film Festival, March 1-7, 2012 – the Bay Area’s only festival dedicated to films and new forms of media that explore green issues and sustainable living.
This year’s films include local premieres of 40 films from around the globe, with 65 visiting filmmakers and guest speakers and with themes ranging from climate change to food and agriculture, land use, energy, green design, and the future of cities.
Opening Night Premiere & Party: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT with filmmakers and special guests
OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE
Thu 3.01 // 7:00 PM
SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St.
*** FILM IS SOLD OUT *** PARTY TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ***
San Francisco Premiere. In person: Jon Shenk, Director; Richard Berge, Producer; Bonni Cohen, Producer; Steve Hipskind, Chief, Earth Science Division, NASA Ames Research Center.
2012 Festival Filmmakers and Guest Speakers
Filmmakers, Speakers, and Panelists at the 2nd San Francisco Green Film Festival March 1-7, 2012.
Panel discussions at the 2012 Festival
Join us for a series of lively panel discussions in the Superfrog Gallery at the New People, 1746 Post Street.
Festival Video Story Booth [videos]
Responses to the films and ideas in the festival from audience members in the Video Story Booth:
Additional videos for responses to the films throughout the week are at www.youtube.com/sfgreenfilmfest. Can you find yourself?
Glorious short films at the 2012 Festival!
Enjoy the great selection of short films at the upcoming festival! Shorts play throughout the week before the feature presentations.
Closing Night Premiere & Party: JUST DO IT with filmmakers and special guests
CLOSING NIGHT
Wed 03.07 // 7:30 PM
SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St.(at Webster)
USA Sneak Preview.
In person: Emily James, Director; Laura Shacham, Assistant Producer; Jamie Henn, Co-Founder and Communications Director, 350.org
Free Screening for Schools: CAFETERIA MAN
2nd ANNUAL STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAM
This is a free event for Middle and High School students and teachers.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
San Francisco Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
World Premiere: WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI?
SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St.
World Premiere, commemorating the 15th anniversary of Judi Bari’s death on March 2, 1997.
In person: Mary Liz Thomson & Darryl Cherney, filmmakers; Elyse Katz, Exec. Producer; Sheila Laffey, Co-executive producer; Kerry Reynolds, Videographer; Kevin Connelly, Associate Director, Earth Island Institute.
USA Premiere: WAKING THE GREEN TIGER
Sat 03.03 // 5:30 PM
SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St.
USA Premiere.
In person: Gary Marcuse, Director; Betsy Carson, Producer; Peter Bosshard. Policy Director, International Rivers; Katy Yan, China Program Coordinator, International Rivers.
Jan 31 Program Launch Party for the 2012 Festival! ***EVENT FULL***
*** Thank you all for the amazing response to our party invitation - THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL!
Festival tickets and passes will be on sale Feb 1st at sfgreenfilmfest.org
Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment - screenings will sell out fast! ***
SF Premiere: YOU'VE BEEN TRUMPED ~ double bill with classic film LOCAL HERO
Fri 03.02 // 7:45 PM
SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St.
San Francisco Premiere.
In person: Anthony Baxter
Special Double Bill Presentation with LOCAL HERO!
Press Release ~ 2nd SF Green Film Festival ~ March 1-7, 2012
URBANIZED with 'Our Future in Urban Sustainability' panel
http://www.youtube.com/embed/6jpN8kI0-pY?rel=0&hd=1
Mon 03.05 // 7:45 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. URBANIZED Gary Hustwit USA/UK, 2011, 82 mins Buy Tickets Urbanized is the third part of Gary Hustwit’s design film trilogy, joining Helvetica (2007) and Objectified (2009), and frames a global discussion on the future of cities. More than half the world’s population now lives in cities and statistics say that 75% will have migrated to a an urban area by 2050. Hustwit’s captivating and lively new documentary about the design of cities examines how major urban environments are adapting to the challenges of today and tomorrow, particularly climate change and population growth. It’s a study of how a city’s visual design can impact its daily life. Through thoughtful interviews and carefully selected images, this eye-opening film looks at the challenges and promises facing some of the world’s important cities from New York and Paris to Bogota and Cape Town. We learn about and see the impact of innovative solutions including new bike lanes, walkways and housing projects.

Following the screening, join a panel of architects, designers and innovators to discuss Our Future in Urban Sustainability. In a world where we are dealing with economic instability, climate action plans, and water and fuel stresses building upon the urban environment is more than just function. The triple bottom line is now a part of the process of urban development and the choices a community and government has to make when considering growth and development. Panelists will discuss the thought process and methods they use and feel are integral when meeting all the goals and initiative for the future of a sustainable urban plan and environment. Panelists include: ~ Lee Schneider, DocuCinema [moderator] ~ Allison Arieff, 'Opinionator' columnist, New York Times; Urbanist Editor, SPUR ~ David Baker, David Baker + Partners Architects ~ Michelle Kaufmann, Michelle Kaufmann Studio ~ Raquel Rivera Pinderhughes, Professor of Urban Studies, San Francisco State University
ON COAL RIVER
Sat 03.03 // 3:30 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. ON COAL RIVER Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood USA, 2011, 81 min. Buy Tickets

San Francisco Premiere: TASTE THE WASTE
Tue 03.06 // 5:30 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. TASTE THE WASTE Valentin Thurn, Germany, 2010, 92 mins. San Francisco Premiere. Buy Tickets

San Francisco Premiere: CAFETERIA MAN ~ with 'Chew the Fat: Reinventing School Lunches' panel
Sun 03.04 // 1:00 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. CAFETERIA MAN Richard Chisolm USA, 2011, 65 min. San Francisco Premiere. In Person: Richard Chisolm Buy Tickets

Screening will be followed by Chew the Fat: Reinventing School Lunches panel. After watching Cafeteria Man please just us and filmmaker Richard Chisolm for a panel discussion around agriculture and the challenges of eating locally and sustainably within our current system. We will talk with panelist who are meeting those challenges while dealing with the established norms of institutions and systems geared in the opposite direction. We hope to provoke a conversation that will motivate those in their community to ignite or flame the movement around food security, health, and sustainability. Panelists include: ~ Karen Brown, Creative Director, Center for Ecoliteracy ~ Richard Chisolm, director, Cafeteria Man ~ Helen de Michiel, www.lunchlovecommunity.org ~ Christina Goette, MPH, Sr. Health Program Planner, San Francisco Department of Public Health ~ DeAnthony Jones, 2010 Brower Youth Award Winner ~ Rivka Mason, School Garden Teacher, Berkeley Unified School District ~ Willa Murphy, Student Activist, Senior, Sir Francis Drake High School, Founder & President, Drake Youth Politics Club
San Francisco Premiere: FUTURE OF HOPE
http://www.youtube.com/embed/9LcmmeZ-V3g?rel=0&hd=1
Wed 03.07 // 5:30 PM SF Film Society Cinema, 1748 Post St. FUTURE OF HOPE Henry Bateman UK/Iceland, 2010, 75 min. San Francisco Premiere. Buy Tickets
