Movies: San Francisco Film Society

  • 2012
    Beasts of the Southern Wild

    Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

    Beasts of the Southern Wild

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    Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to pro...

    Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • 2021
    Ascension

    Ascension (2021)

    Ascension

    6.82021HD

    The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation...

    Ascension
  • 2021
    Writing with Fire

    Writing with Fire (2021)

    Writing with Fire

    7.32021HD

    In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines o...

    Writing with Fire
  • 2015
    Ghost Town to Havana

    Ghost Town to Havana (2015)

    Ghost Town to Havana

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    A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his father, spends five years on ball fields in inner city Oakland and Havana, following the lives of two ...

    Ghost Town to Havana
  • 2015
    A Fighting Season

    A Fighting Season (2015)

    A Fighting Season

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    On the brink of the 2007 U.S. troop surge, two Army Recruiters face the daunting pressures of recruitment while their own deployment is on the line. Sgt. Harris (Lew Temple) has been stationed in the recruiting office long enough for it to feel like ...

    A Fighting Season
  • 2021
    The Neutral Ground

    The Neutral Ground (2021)

    The Neutral Ground

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    With sharp humor and a critical sense of curiosity, comedian CJ Hunt documents the fraught removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. As the scope of his film expands, Hunt investigates the origins of a romanticized Confederacy and confron...

    The Neutral Ground
  • 2017
    Romeo Is Bleeding

    Romeo Is Bleeding (2017)

    Romeo Is Bleeding

    7.32017HD

    Donte Clark's poetic voice was honed on the violent street corners of a struggling city. Yet rather than succumb to the pressures of Richmond, CA, Clark uses his artistic perspective to help save his city from itself....

    Romeo Is Bleeding
  • 2018
    The Providers

    The Providers (2018)

    The Providers

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    Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three healthcare providers in northern New Mexico. They work at El Centro, a group of safety-net clinics that offer care to all who walk th...

    The Providers