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Jesse Hawthorne Ficks

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Jesse Hawthorne Ficks is the film history coordinator at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle. He curates and hosts “MOViES FOR MANiACS,” a film series celebrating underrated and overlooked cinema, in a neo-sincere manner.
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Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: The grand masters return

48 Hills critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports from the Toronto International Film Festival. Read more of his on-the-ground reviews and impressions here.  TIFF Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters which...
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Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Indian Cinema in full effect

Critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports from the Toronto International Film Festival. Read his first report here.    TIFF Working as an activist filmmaker for more than...
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Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Gorgeous Chinese films + early Oscar buzz

Our critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports from the Toronto International Film Festival. Read more of his coverage here.  TIFF This year's Toronto International Film Festival (which just...
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Ficks’ Picks: A guide to the CROSSROADS 2018 experimental film festival

FICKS' PICKS San Francisco Cinematheque’s annual experimental film festival CROSSROADS 2018 is celebrating its ninth year at SFMOMA this weekend, Thu/7-Sun/10. With 84 ​works of...

Jump into the SF International Film Festival midstream!

We know, huge film festivals can be overwhelming and intimidating—something it feels like you have to prepare for weeks in advance. Don't miss out...
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What we saw at Sundance 2018, round two: Women fight back

Read part one of Jesse Hawthorne Ficks Sundance 2018 coverage here.  FICKS' PICKS Sundance sported some of the best Midnite Movie entries in recent years, which...
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What we saw at Sundance 2018: Live from Park City

Read part two of Jesse's Sundance coverage here.  FICKS' PICKS The air felt different to me in Park City this past week. With the lowest...
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Ficks’ Picks: Favorite movies of 2017

Presenting 48 Hills critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks' top films of last year (and look for his exclusive Sundance reports for us coming soon!). For our...
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A leap for CROSSROADS

SCREEN GRABS The San Francisco Cinematheque’s eighth annual experimental film festival, CROSSROADS 2017, has some genuine medicine for the overabundance of melancholy fogging up the...
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More SFIFF must-sees

SCREEN GRABS This year's annual international film festival is chock full of exciting screenings and important explorations. After the first wave, here are more...
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