#6261

Kimura Byol - Nathalie Lemoine / SFUFF 2018, Documentary / Canada, Montreal / 2018 / Documentary / 15 mins

The documentary “#6261” proposes an artistic vision of the city of Montreal at the intersection of the hybrid identities of the people who live there. The sense of belonging of eleven Montreal residents who share their local or international immigration experience is enriched by their understanding of elsewhere, others and globalization.

73 Questions

Leah Nichols / SFUFF 2017, Films, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2017 / 10 mins

This beautifully hand-drawn animated short film inverts the popular culture trope of celebrity questionnaires and uses it instead to build a soulful profile of a man whom you would never otherwise stop to get to know.

Another Way of Living: The Story of Reston, VA

Rebekah Weingart-Jabi / SFUFF 2016, Documentary / USA / 2015 / 70 mins

Visionary American planner Robert Simon sets out to build a new kind of suburban community that would integrate citizens across racial, economic, and religious divides. His ambition is realized in Reston, Va.

Arc of Justice, The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Beloved Community

Helen S. Cohen and Mark Lipman / SFUFF 2017, Films, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2015 / 22 mins

“Arc of Justice” traces the inspiring journey of New Communities and the struggle for racial and economic justice among African Americans in southwest Georgia. Formed in 1969 during the Civil Rights movement, New Communities persevered as the largest black-owned farm in the country despite relentless opposition.

Concrete Canvas

Gema Ceron & Nicole Rivera / Student, SFUFF 2018, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 6 mins

Public art is integral to the empowerment of urban communities. Artists and city servants come together to explore how urban art grants agency to the disenfranchised.

Connection

Alisa Pashkova / Student, SFUFF 2018, Documentary, Shorts / China / 2018 / 11 mins

Connection is a documentary about the close connection between people’s heart and bridges in the city. It highlights the cultural gap between older generation and new generation which by focusing on the relationship between bridges and urban development. The film encourages people to enjoy the rapid development of modern cities, and at the same time to pay attention to the construction of spiritual bridges.

The Dream Kontinues

Pendarvis Harshaw / SFUFF 2018, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2014 / Documentary / 20 mins

Oakland filmmaker Pendarvis Harshaw unfurls the mystery of the prolific muralist whose work is tagged "The Dream" and profiles other members of the "TDK" collective.

Eulogy For The Dyke Bar

Macon Reed & Isabel Farrington / SFUFF 2017, Films, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2017 / 9 mins

A portrait of artist Macon Reed's installation "Eulogy for the Dyke Bar" on it's closing night.

Fenced In

Lily Yu / Student, SFUFF 2018, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2015 / 2 mins

A West Oakland youth pushes back against the environmental pollution in her neighborhood.

Flag Wars

Laura Poitras & Linda Goode Bryant / SFUFF 2017, Films, Documentary, Shorts / USA / 2003 / 95 mins

Personal look at a community in Columbus, Ohio, as gay white homebuyers move into a working-class black neighborhood. As the new residents restore the beautiful but run-down homes, black homeowners must fight to hold onto their community and heritage. The inevitable clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own. Winner of the Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival.