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