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In ‘Blue Bayou,’ Justin Chon highlights citizenship limbo of Korean adoptees

September 19, 2021

Adopted as a three-year-old from South Korea and as thoroughly Cajun as crawfish etouffee, Antonio LeBlanc has never had any reason to question his...

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Berkeley director meets Icelandic elves in ‘The Seer and the Unseen’

September 9, 2021

Sara Dosa talks about filming a unique intersection of mystical beings and environmental activism.

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‘Respect’ director spotlights Aretha Franklin’s mighty activism

August 11, 2021

Former Berkeley Rep director Liesl Tommy grew up under South African apartheid, values music's transformative power

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Queer film hero Jenni Olson honored with top ‘Teddy’ award

June 16, 2021

The invaluable filmmaker, critic, curator, archivist, historian, and connection-maker is awarded at the Berlinale

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Bo McGuire’s lyrical queer family hybrid-doc ‘Socks on Fire’ comes to SFFILM

April 7, 2021

The director delves into a family inheritance rift between his homophobic aunt and his drag queen uncle

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Son’s dedication fuels doc on Black liberation group MOVE

December 9, 2020

'40 Years a Prisoner' examines police stand-off that left nine activists facing life—and the decades in prison that followed.

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Documentary ‘The Reunited States’ looks to bridge the United States’ political abyss

October 22, 2020

An interview with filmmaker Ben Rekhi about his seemingly impossible mission to bring us all together.

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Wayne Wang weaves food and family through ‘Coming Home Again’

October 13, 2020

At CAAMfest Forward, the 'Joy Luck Club' director returns to his indie roots

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Tom Dolby weaves life history into ‘The Artist’s Wife’

September 22, 2020

The SF-born director folds his family story into a tale of dementia, art, and marriage.

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From stoner cartoon frog to vicious alt-right icon in ‘Feels Good Man’

September 3, 2020

It is only appropriate that Feels Good Man, Arthur Jones's documentary about cartoonist Matt Furie and his creation Pepe the Frog should screen at...

Pam Grady

In ‘Blue Bayou,’ Justin Chon highlights citizenship limbo of Korean adoptees

Berkeley director meets Icelandic elves in ‘The Seer and the Unseen’

‘Respect’ director spotlights Aretha Franklin’s mighty activism

Queer film hero Jenni Olson honored with top ‘Teddy’ award

Bo McGuire’s lyrical queer family hybrid-doc ‘Socks on Fire’ comes to SFFILM

Son’s dedication fuels doc on Black liberation group MOVE

Documentary ‘The Reunited States’ looks to bridge the United States’ political abyss

Wayne Wang weaves food and family through ‘Coming Home Again’

Tom Dolby weaves life history into ‘The Artist’s Wife’

From stoner cartoon frog to vicious alt-right icon in ‘Feels Good Man’

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