Bigger Picture: Pipe Dreams
On November 16, 2011, SFGFF hosted the SF premiere of Leslie Iwerks’ Pipe Dreams and distributed our pilot “Lights! Camera! Take Action!” handouts. The film explores the largest environmental battle in the US today – the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Behind the scenes with festival filmmakers: Mark Decena and Kevin White
Here, in the latest in our series of posts that go behind the scenes with the Festival's film directors, we meet two filmmakers with a passion for the great outdoors. We had a simple question, can you send us a photo of yourself with your favorite piece of film kit. Of course, we received some stunning photos in return and some surprising answers. At this year's Festival we're thrilled to be screening shorts from both of these local filmmakers, Mark Decena and Kevin White.
Read moreOct 23 & 24 SFGFF co-presents three films at UNAFF 2013 in Stanford
The 16th UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival) from October 17-27, 2013 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University celebrates the power of documentary films dealing with human rights issues, the environment, racism, women’s issues, universal education, war and peace.
The theme for this year is INDIVIDUAL TO UNIVERSAL.
The San Francisco Green Film Festival proudly co-presents three films as part of this year's UNAFF:
Read moreSept 10 Free Screening: 'With My Own Two Wheels' + bicycle panel discussion
Join the San Francisco Green Film Festival for a special screening of With My Own Two Wheels, a film about the bicycle as a vehicle for change around the world.
Screening followed by panel discussion with activists and members of the bicycle community, including:
~ Rose Aguilar, "Your Call", KALW (moderator)
~ Paul Freedman, Founder, Rock the Bike
~ Julian Rhoads, IDEX, San Francisco
~ Maya Carson, Co-Director, Cycles of Change, Oakland
Read moreApr 4 - Special Screening: PEOPLE OF A FEATHER
Featuring groundbreaking footage from seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes the audience through time into the world of Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay. Connecting past, present, and future is a unique cultural relationship with the eider duck. Recreations of traditional life are juxtaposed with modern life in Sanikiluaq, as both people and eiders face the challenges posed by changing sea ice and ocean currents disrupted by the massive hydroelectric dams powering eastern North America. The eyes of a remote subsistence culture challenge the world to find energy solutions that work with the seasons of our hydrological cycle.
Read moreFeb 27 - SPLIT ESTATE: Free Screening & Discussion on Fracking
This compelling Emmy Award winning documentary shows the dirty side of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas, an energy source the industry touts as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Imagine discovering that you don't own the mineral rights under your land, and that an energy company plans to drill for natural gas two hundred feet from your front door. Imagine having little recourse, other than accepting an unregulated industry in your backyard.
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.
Read moreSF 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!
Read moreON 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: FUTURE OF HOPE
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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
