Portraits of Our City 1986-1996

James Q. Chan and Tina Bartolome / Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2017 / 7 mins

Lingering shots of city spaces are recontextualized by the intimate voiceovers of queer encounters in 80’s & 90’s San Francisco. This is an excerpt of a longer piece.

The Ride

Jeff Adachi / Films, SFUFF 2017, Shorts / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 15 mins

Take an up close and personal ride inside criminal injustice system with one of the nation’s few elected public defenders, City of San Francisco’s Public Defender, Jeff Adachi. Adachi defends a young African American man who is charged with assaulting police officers after being falsely accused of a crime in a case with racial overtones. In this era of mass incarceration, police shootings of young African American men, and implicit bias in policing, what are the consequences for those who question police authority?

Saving The City

Ron Blatman / SFUFF 2014, Shorts / USA / WIP / 20 mins

A work-in-progress which includes a segment comparing two neighborhoods designed from scratch - Mission Bay in San Francisco and a similar neighborhood in Vancouver, Canada.

Precedes: Panel: Mission Bay – The Transformation of A New Town

Souvenirs

Andre Margerìn / SFUFF 2015, Shorts / USA / 2013 / 9 mins

Souvenirs explores the philosophy and controversy that surround the thrill-seeking practice of urban exploration in Manchester, England.

Preceded by: The Cerebral City

Stylish Spokes

Greg Miller / Films, SFUFF 2017, Shorts / USA / 2017 / 4 mins

Biking and beautiful shoes are not incompatible although many think they are. Stylish spokes illustrates to women that you don’t have to wear gym clothes to ride a bicycle.

The Cerebral City

John Moody / SFUFF 2015, Shorts / USA / 2015 / 11 mins

An exploration of our urban spaces and the individual, this short film translates a woman’s discovery of Melbourne’s quirky public spaces in the alleys of Melbourne, through the narration of a designer who helped transform Melbourne into the city it is today.

Precedes: Souvenirs

This Night, Who is Gonna Cry For You

Dolissa Medina / Films, SFUFF 2017, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2014 / 5 mins

A tribute video to the Mission District's now-closed Esta Noche nightclub, the last Latino gay bar in San Francisco

TransForm: GreenTRIP Connect

Ann Cheng / SFUFF 2016, Shorts / USA / 2016 / 4 mins

Connect helps you instantly calculate how smart location, affordable homes and traffic reduction strategies can reduce driving and greenhouse gas emissions from residential development. It also calculates how much money and space can be saved from right-sized parking.

Walk At Her Own Risk

Dolly Tolles / SFUFF 2014, Shorts / USA / 2014 / 10 mins

A story of a young woman reconstructing her life after a recent pedestrian collision in San Francisco. (commissioned by Walk SF)

Walking Cinema: Tales of the Hidden City

Michael Epstein / SFUFF 2014, Shorts / USA / WIP

Multi-media project featuring a Mid-Market development and its residents.

Precedes: Panel: Mid-Market – How Do You Tell A Story of Neighborhood Change?