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SF Urban Film Fest

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Join us for the second annual SF Urban Film Fest, a weeklong festival of planning and urban design as portrayed on video. This year鈥檚 extensive combination of film screenings and in-depth panel discussions will focus on the interwoven thematic bands of dystopia, utopia and resistance and reclamation.

Schedule:

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at SPUR

12:30 pm - Lunchtime Forum

Social Impact Storytelling: The Lava Mae Story with Filmmaker Ken Fisher and Doniece Sandoval, Executive Director, Lava Mae

6:00 pm - Film Screening/Filmmaker Q&A

  • 鈥淢annahatta鈥 (short film, part of upcoming Robert Moses/Jane Jacobs opera)
  • 鈥淭ELOS: The Fantastic World of Eugene Tssui鈥 (full-length documentary)  -Q&A with Filmmaker Kyung Lee and Professor Eugene Tssui, Visionary Architect

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at SPUR

6:00 pm - Film Screening/Panel Discussion

  • 鈥淟a Haine (Hate)鈥 (French film with English subtitles starring Vincent Cassel of 鈥淥ceans 12鈥 and 鈥淥cean鈥檚 13鈥)
  • Panel Discussion: 鈥淐an Urban Planning Create Economic Opportunities That Are Equitable?鈥
    •  Rachel Brahinsky, Assistant Professor, USF
    •  Pedro Lange Churion, Professor, USF

Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 黑料传送门(co-presented with the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco)

6:00 pm - Film Screening/Panel Discussion

  • 鈥淭homas Hirschhorn: The Gramsci Monument鈥 (U.S. Premiere, full-length documentary)
  • Panel Discussion: 鈥淎rtists in the City - Provocateurs or Catalysts?鈥
  • Ronald Sundstrom, Associate Professor, USF
  • Brian Weiner, Associate Professor, USF
  • James Rojas, Artist/Urban Planner

Friday, November 6, 2015 at Presentation Hall, USF

Free Event

5:30 pm - Fest at the Film Fest: Reception with food and drink

6:30 pm - Special Presentation and Film Screening

  • Colin Marshall鈥檚 SFUFF commissioned video essay on the enduring dystopian urbanist vision of 鈥淏lade Runner鈥
  • 鈥淏lade Runner鈥 (the Director鈥檚 Cut of Ridley Scott鈥檚 classic film )

Saturday, November 7, 2015

10:30 am - Walking Tour

  • 2.5 Hour Walking Tour with Joel Pomerantz, Seep City
  • Meet at Lake and 12th Ave park restrooms
  • $15.00

Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Kanbar Forum, The Exploratorium

1:00 pm - Film Screenings and Special Presentations

  • 鈥淭he Cerebral City鈥 and 鈥淪ouvenirs鈥 (short films)
  • 鈥淟ost Rivers鈥 (full-length documentary)
  • Special Presentations:
    • Emily Schlickern and Kristina Loring, Designers, Ghost Arroyos, Market Street Prototyping Festival
    • Rafael F. Garcia, Biologist/Project Manager, SFPUC, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting
  • 鈥$15.00

Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)

10:30 am - 1:00 pm - Basic Storytelling and Film Screening

  • Keynote: Joaquin Torres, Deputy Director, Mayor鈥檚 Office of Economic and Workforce Development
  • 鈥淧oint of Pride鈥 (short film)
  • Workshop: Learn Basic Storytelling
  • Half-Day, $40

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Guerrilla Filmmaking Workshop and Participant Film Showcase

  • 鈥淗acking History鈥 with Filmmakers Dimitri Moore and Keith Battle (use historical and new footage to create mini-film about the BayView/Hunter鈥檚 Point using your iPhone).
  • Full-Day, $75

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