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SF URBAN FILM FEST

ALL FILM & EVENTS

  1. The Mural

    Francisco Guijarro / Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2014 / 19 mins
    This film follows the stories of several artists with developmental disabilities working with the non-profit The Arc San Francisco and civic artists from Free Space to paint a wall-sized mural that aims to erase barriers. The film explores the unlimited nature of art and its capacity to express freedom, even for those individuals whose lives seem to be confined to the boundaries of their disabilities.
    Plays In:
    Nurturing the Media Activist Ecosystem of Citizen Journalists, Mainstream Media, and Policy-Makers

    Ninth Street Independent Film Center
    November 15, 2017 6:00 pm Ticket Sales are Closed

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    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco: The Fillmore

    Peter L. Stein / SFUFF 2014, Documentary / USA / 1999 / 84 mins
    Part of a PBS series on neighborhoods, this segment tells the story of San Francisco’s premier Japanese-American and African-American community and the profound impact urban renewal had on the fabric of American cities, including that of the Fillmore in San Francisco.

  3. “No Man’s Land”: Where Nature and Community Thrive

    SFUFF 2017 / 150 mins
    Awkward spaces in-between freeways, mysterious empty lots, and remote rooftops, capture your imagination as no man’s land, but the films and panelists will reveal a more complex story of careful planning, close collaboration and shared values contributing to productive places. Film screening followed by panel discussion.

    In This Program: Nomadic Community Gardens, Brooklyn Farmer, The Lot, Build The Lot

    “No Man’s Land”: Where Nature and Community Thrive

    Google Community Space
    November 13, 2017 6:00 pm Ticket Sales are Closed

  4. No Vacancy

    Abhi Singh / Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2016 / 17 mins
    “No Vacancy” chronicles the experiences of local artists who strive to live in San Francisco while facing economic challenges and threat of eviction. Profiled artists include two who were part of a group of artists recently evicted from the art studio in the “Beast on Bryant” building, now being developed for new housing.
    Plays In:
    Canary in the Coal Mine: Artists in the City

    SPUR
    November 16, 2017 12:30 pm Ticket Sales are Closed

  5. Nomadic Community Gardens

    Ross Harrison / Films, SFUFF 2017, Shorts / London / 2016 / 7 mins
    Nomadic Community Gardens breathe life into disused parts of cities, which become places where nature and community thrive. This short film shows one such project near Brick Lane in East London.
    Plays In:
    “No Man’s Land”: Where Nature and Community Thrive

    Google Community Space
    November 13, 2017 6:00 pm Ticket Sales are Closed

  6. “The North Pole” [of Oakland] Comedy Web Series: Stories of Urban Adaptation

    SFUFF 2017 / 150 mins
    The characters of the hilarious and smart new comedy series “The North Pole” have ingenious solutions to rising rents and climate change, and so do our panelists as they introduce a few sustainable public policies and innovative design solutions that are poised to positively impact San Francisco and Oakland, and adaptable to other communities.

    In This Program: The North Pole

    “The North Pole” [of Oakland] Comedy Web Series: Stories of Urban Adaptation

    SPUR
    November 16, 2017 6:00 pm Ticket Sales are Closed

  7. Nurturing the Media Activist Ecosystem of Citizen Journalists, Mainstream Media, and Policy-Makers

    SFUFF 2017 / 180 mins
    How do urban storytellers align themselves to amplify their messages in battling today’s entrenched public policy problems? With the advent of social media and the democratization of production tools anyone can be a civic whistleblower. The real work is in connecting and nurturing new networks that may have not had access to each other.

    In This Program: 73 Questions, Heart of the City, The Mural, The Ride

    Nurturing the Media Activist Ecosystem of Citizen Journalists, Mainstream Media, and Policy-Makers

    Ninth Street Independent Film Center
    November 15, 2017 6:00 pm Ticket Sales are Closed

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    Occupy the Farm

    Todd Darling / SFUFF 2016, Documentary / USA / 2014 / 107 mins
    Urban farmers break onto land in San Francisco to plant acres of vegetables to prevent the land from being developed.

    Precedes: Panel Discussion: The Politics of Food and Cities

  9. Panel Discussion: Water Infrastructure in SF

    SFUFF 2015 / Panel
    Panelists: Raphael Garcia, Emily Schlickman, Kristina Loring

    Preceded by: Lost Rivers

  10. Panel Discussion: Artists in the City -Provocateurs or Catalysts?

    SFUFF 2015 / Panel
    Panelists: Ronald Sundstrom, Brian Weiner, James Rojas

    Preceded by: Thomas Hirschhorn: The Gramsci Monument