Kedi

Ceyda Torun / Featured Programs, Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / Istanbul / 2016 / 79 mins

Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely, wandering in and out of people’s lives, claiming no owners, and living between two worlds, neither wild nor tame. The cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives in ways nothing else could. Critics and internet cats agree — this cat documentary will charm its way into your heart and home as you fall in love with the cats in Istanbul.

Never A Cover

Lauren Tabak & Susannah Smith / Featured Programs, Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2015 / 10 mins

Short documentary about the Lexington Club, San Francisco’s only Dyke/Queer bar that closed in 2015 after 18 years in business.

The North Pole

Yvan Iturriaga / Featured Programs, Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2017 / 70 mins

The North Pole is a political comedy web series about three best friends born and raised in North Oakland, CA, who struggle to stay rooted as their neighborhood becomes a hostile environment. Across seven outrageous episodes, Nina, Marcus, and Benny fight, dream, and plot hilarious schemes to save the place they call home. Facing both gentrification and global warming, they combat evil landlords, crazy geoengineering plots, and ultimately each other.

Take This Hammer

Richard O. Moore / Featured Programs, Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 1964 / 44 mins

“Take This Hammer” is a documentary film produced and directed by KQED (TV)'s Richard O. Moore for National Educational Television in 1963. It features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin, as he holds frank exchanges with local people on the street and meets with community leaders in the Bayview and Western Addition neighborhoods.