Blade Runner

Ridley Scott / SFUFF 2015, Narrative / USA / 1982 / 117 mins

This 1982 Neo Noir Dystopian Classic depicts a world (set in 2019 LA) where a young Harrison Ford is tasked with chasing down and destroying escaped “replicants” – Humanoid Clones created as slaves, with no rights, and strictly forbidden from existing on the homeworld – Earth.

Precedes: Panel Discussion: Cinema and the City

La Haine

Mathieu Kassovitz / SFUFF 2015, Narrative / France / 1996 / 98 mins

A French film with English subtitles, "La Haine" translates to "Hate". This impactful narrative, starring Vincent Cassel of Ocean's 12 & Ocean's 13, takes us on a gritty, unsettling, and visually explosive look at the racial and cultural volatility in 90’s France. The film's backdrop of Banlieue districts on the outskirts of Paris offers a gold mine of urban planning problems.

Precedes: Panel Discussion: Can Urban Planning Create Equitable Economic Opportunities?

Show Me A Hero

Paul Haggis and David Simon / SFUFF 2016, Narrative / USA / 2015 / 360 mins

Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Lisa Belkin, the miniseries "Show Me a Hero" tells the story of how civil rights violations tear apart Yonkers, N.Y., paralyze the municipal government, and forever change the lives of a rising politician and his constituents.

Precedes: Panel Discussion: From Public to (Non)profit – SF’s New Model for Government-Funded Housing, Panel Discussion: Wealth Creation in African-American Communities