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Jesse Hawthorne Ficks

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.

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...
Movies

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...
Arts + Culture

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...
Arts + Culture

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...
Arts + Culture

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...
Arts + Culture

What we saw at Sundance 2017: Narratives

The 33rd Annual Sundance Film Festival took place during the snowiest winter of the past 10 years in Park erity, Utah. Even trudging through...
Arts + Culture

What we saw at Sundance 2017: Documentaries

The 33rd Annual Sundance Film Festival took place during the snowiest winter of the past 10 years in Park City, Utah. Even with a...
Arts + Culture

Ficks’ Picks: Favorite films (spoiler-free!) of 2016

SCREEN GRABS Our esteemed film critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, who attended Sundance, SFiFF, Crossroads, Frameline, and Mill Valley Film Festival this year, picks the cream...
Arts + Culture

Must-sees from Mill Valley

SCREEN GRABS The 39th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival came to a close this weekend and showcased one of the best lineups of upcoming...
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