From the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point. Following his historic account of the civilian toll in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov turns his lens towards Ukrainian soldiers — who they are, where they came from, and the impossible decisions they face in the trenches as they fight for every inch of their land. Amid a failing counteroffensive in 2023, Chernov and his AP colleague Alex Babenko follow a Ukrainian brigade battling through approximately one mile of a heavily fortified forest on their mission to liberate the Russian-occupied village of Andriivka. Weaving together original footage, intensive Ukrainian Army bodycam video and powerful moments of reflection, 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA reveals with haunting intimacy, the farther the soldiers advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that, for them, this war may never end.
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Bodiless extra-terrestrials descend on Manhattan’s post-punk club scene for the heroin and stay for the sex, vaporising their fodder in explosions of psychedelic ecstasy at the moment of climax. Margaret, a pansexual New Wave fashion star, discovers she can dispatch unwelcome suitors by feeding the aliens’ habit.
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An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete, and its ancestor, stone. Victor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how do we inhabit the world of tomorrow?
Badlands announced the arrival of a major talent: Terrence Malick. His impressionistic take on the notorious Charles Starkweather killing spree of the late 1950s uses a serial-killer narrative as a springboard for an oblique teenage romance, lovingly and idiosyncratically enacted by Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. The film introduced many of the elements that would earn Malick his passionate following: the enigmatic approach to narrative and character, the unusual use of voice-over, the juxtaposition of human violence with natural beauty, the poetic investigation of American dreams and nightmares. This debut has spawned countless imitations, but none have equaled its strange sublimity.
Bay Area Film Mixer kicks off its brand-new Screening Series with an evening dedicated to showcasing bold, original short films created by local filmmakers. This inaugural lineup features three standout works that reflect the depth, diversity, and innovation of the Bay’s creative community, along with a collection of trailers. Curated with connection in mind, this event isn't just about watching great films — it’s about sparking conversations and building relationships. Join us at The Roxie for an unforgettable night of local cinema, followed by networking at Kiito’s Cocktail Lounge (200 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110) and a Q&A with the filmmakers. With your Roxie ticket stub, enjoy 15% off your first drink and a free welcome shot at Kiitos. Food is available for purchase.
BAICFF a Playdate for the ImaginationTM is where education and imagination collide. The festival offers families a cinematic view of the world’s varied cultures and traditions. The films inspire curiosity and conversation, and allow children to experience a wide range of cultural perspectives. The Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival began as a creative community event to support education programs that foster global understanding and cultural exchange. Between 2009 to 2021 BAICFF produced 13 annual festivals and presented over 500 family-friendly films of high artistic value from around the world, and held workshops for nearly 900 children designed to introduce kids to the world of animation and live-action filmmaking. With our new partnership with The Roxie Theatre we are hoping to reestablish BAICFF as the premiere Children’s Film Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area! 1. Slave of the Rave - Directed by William Garratt, UK, 2 mins 40s Music worlds collide! A short animated comedy about how an audience reacts to different types of music. 2. The Sled – Belchonok i sanki Directed by Olesya Shchukina, 4 mins 19s, Russia The little squirrel finds something he has never seen before. 3. If I Were God - Directed by Cordell Barker, Canada, 8 mins What would you do if you were 12 and suddenly found yourself charged with God-like powers? Would you use them for good? For bad? Perhaps a little of both? 4. Mo’s Bows - Directed by Jennifer Treuting and Kristen McGregor USA 6 mins 19s Most sixth-graders count their accomplishments in terms of trophies and medals, but not Moziah Bridges: he tracks his achievements by the number of bow ties he has sold. 5. Luki and the Lights - Directed by Toby Cochran, USA,11 mins 2024 LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, is diagnosed with the life-altering disease ALS. He must choose how to face life going forward. * *Q&A after the shorts program with Director Toby Cochran and Producer Adrian Ochoa 6, Dot - Directed by Will Studd and Ed Patterson, 2 mins, UK A microscopic character battles the perils of being small using the materials at hand and her wits. followed by - Making of Dot - 5:36 See how Aardman made this teeny tiny film. Noted in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tiniest character animated short ever. 7. My Mom is an Airplane by Yula Aronova, 7 mins, Russia A young boy imagines his mother to be an airplane traveling to exotic lands. 8. Negative Space Directed by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, 5 mins 30s, France My dad taught me how to pack. 9. My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts directed by Torill Kove, 10min 05s, Canada 1999 This Oscar®-nominated animated film comes from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Torill Kove (The Danish Poet). It’s a tall tale about her grandmother’s life in Oslo, Norway, during World War II. 10. The Night Boots by Pierre-Luc Granjon, 13 min, France 2025 *Winner Audience Award Annecy 2025 While his parents are welcoming friends, a child leaves home in the middle of the night and enters the undergrowth, wearing rubber boots.
BAICFF a Playdate for the ImaginationTM is where education and imagination collide. The festival offers families a cinematic view of the world’s varied cultures and traditions. The films inspire curiosity and conversation, and allow children to experience a wide range of cultural perspectives.The Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival began as a creative community event to support education programs that foster global understanding and cultural exchange. Between 2009 to 2021 BAICFF produced 13 annual festivals and presented over 500 family-friendly films of high artistic value from around the world, and held workshops for nearly 900 children designed to introduce kids to the world of animation and live-action filmmaking. With our new partnership with The Roxie Theatre we are hoping to reestablish BAICFF as the premiere Children’s Film Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area! 1. Graveyard Jamboree with Mysterious Mose Directed by Screen Novelties, 5 mins, USA. Dead Pirate Mysterious Mose has a rousing bone-yard bash! 2. Lego Adventure in the City by Rogier Wieland, 3 mins 17s, The Netherlands, A snake has to save his city from “the grey”! It is better then the Lego Movie because it is all real! Followed by - The Making of Lego Adventure in the City -3′ See behind the scenes of how Lego Adventure in the City was made. You won’t believe how many Legos they had to use! 3. Odd Dog by Keika Lee, 4,30 min, USA Watch as the cat entertains the boy with his crazy dog-like antics to win the boy over and see if the two end up becoming best friends.* *Q&A with director/producer Keika Lee after the shorts program 4. Bottle by Kirsten Lepore, 5 mins, USA The story of two unlikely penpals: one a mound of sand, the other a pile of snow. 5. Persevere: The Wilma Rudolph Story * wrote and preformed by kids *by Lisa Rossi and Tony Saxe, 10’ mins 54s, USA The students of one second grade class at Jefferson Elementary School in Berkeley, CA share the journey of Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph. 6. Nube directed by Christian Arredondo Narváez & Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, 7 mins 30s Mexico 2024 Noma, a puffy white cloud realises that Mixtli, her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely. 7. Pigeons directed by Zazie Capobianco, 2 mins 52s UK 2025 Did you know there is no difference between pigeons and doves? Well you will, and much more, in this light hearted animated documentary about our ubiquitous avian neighbor. 8. ( Notes on ) Biology Directed by Danny Madden, 5 mins 41s USA A bored high-school student turns his biology notes into a wildly adventurous flipbook. 9. CARDBOARD directed by J.P Vine 8 mins 5s UK 2025 A single dad fears he’s failed his family but his kids create an imaginative game, and Dad has a choice: dwell in the past or join them on their intergalactic adventure. 10. Luminaris by Juan Pablo Zaramella, 6 mins, Argentina In a world controlled and timed by light, an ordinary man has a plan that could change the natural order of things. 11. Éiru by Giovanna Ferrari, 13 min Ireland, 2024 Cartoon Saloon’s latest short - When the water mysteriously disappears from the well in a warrior clan’s village, an intrepid child descends into the belly of the earth to retrieve it.
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. CatVideoFest is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area. We are committed to raising awareness and money for cats in need around the world. A percentage of the proceeds from each event go to local animal shelters and/or animal welfare organizations. Since 2019, over $150,000 has been raised for local shelters in addition to adoptions, fostering, volunteer sign-ups and much more at shows. By focusing our fundraising efforts on behalf of local shelters and organizations, we’re able to divert money and attention directly to the places and causes that need it most. We trust local people working on behalf of cats to know and understand the problems that need to be solved. The 75-minute-reel of cat videos is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by anyone. The wide demographic appeal allows for it to be shown in virtually any type of setting - from museums to theaters to outdoor festivals and beyond. This flexibility means there are almost no limits to where CatVideoFest can go!
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Yoshii, a young man who resells goods online, finds himself at the center of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk.
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Johanne falls in love for the first time, with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are initially shocked by its intimate content but soon see that it has literary potential. As they debate whether to publish it, Johanne navigates the gap between her romantic fantasy and reality, and all three women confront their differing views on love, sexuality, and self-discovery. DREAMS (SEX LOVE) is part of the SEX-LOVE-DREAMS trilogy of director Dag Johan Haugerud.
San Francisco, CA — Tenderloin Museum and the Roxie Theater are proud to present a special screening of Drugs in the Tenderloin, Robert Zagone’s groundbreaking 1967 documentary that captures a pivotal era in the city’s history with unflinching honesty and street-level intimacy. Director Robert Zagone in attendance for a post-film Q&A moderated by the Tenderloin Museum. Shot in 1966 on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, Drugs in the Tenderloin is a visceral time capsule of a community on the edge—where young queer people, sex workers, drug users, and local organizers navigated life in a neighborhood often dismissed or demonized. Originally aired only once on public television in 1967, the film was lost for decades before being rediscovered in 2015 by the Tenderloin Museum. Since then, it has played to sold-out audiences and received renewed acclaim for its raw power and cultural significance.
Over a decade, within the borders of a single Brooklyn community district, a microcosm of American democracy emerges. Residents of Sunset Park face a tangled web of rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases Industry City - a massive industrial complex on the waterfront - and begins to transform it into an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself. Emergent City is an observational civic epic. It sheds light on power and process, illuminating systems and giving viewers a front row seat to the public and private spaces where the city is shaped. With extraordinary access, it tracks an ensemble of participants including the local council member, Industry City’s developers and community members with divergent stakes. The film explores the profound intersections of gentrification, climate crisis and real estate development, and asks how change might emerge from dialogue and collective action in a world where too many outcomes are constrained by money, politics and business as usual.
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In Oscar®-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s life-affirming documentary, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway where they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions. In Norse mythology, the three “Norns” are powerful deities who weave the threads of fate and shape humans’ futures. Today, Pasvik Folk High School in northern Norway aims to produce a similar life-changing effect on its students. FOLKTALES tells the timely and heartwarming story of teenagers who choose to spend an unconventional “gap year” learning to dog sled and survive the Arctic wilderness, in hopes of finding connection and meaning in the modern world. Guided by patient teachers and a yard full of heroic Alaskan huskies, they discover their own potential and develop deep relationships with the land, animals and humans around them. Through intimate verité storytelling and exhilarating cinematography, Ewing and Grady examine humans on the cusp of adulthood, finding themselves at the edge of the world.
Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light is a feature documentary film exploring the life and art of the most important American woman artist of the 20th century. Known as the “Mother of American Modernism,” O’Keeffe exploded on the New York art scene in the 1920s with her paintings of flowers, bones, and the beauty of nature. Nude photographs of O’Keeffe taken by her lover, Alfred Stieglitz, shocked the public and contributed to the perception that her paintings were sexually charged. In the 1970s, O’Keeffe, famously isolated in the New Mexico desert, emerged as an iconic role model for second wave feminists. From Academy Award-winning director Paul Wagner, the film features music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, narration by Hugh Dancy, and Claire Danes as the Voice of Georgia O’Keeffe.
Fearless civil rights lawyer Chase Strangio battles at the Supreme Court for transgender adolescents’ access to gender-affirming healthcare, confronting not only the legal system but also a media landscape that distorts public perception and threatens the struggle for trans rights. With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, Heightened Scrutiny is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice.
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
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Initially conceived as one third of a triptych about food, In the Mood for Love was expanded into a stand-alone feature that won immediate recognition as a modern-day classic. Another third—intended as the “dessert,” as Wong Kar Wai has put it—was, until now, only screened during his masterclass at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Now available in wide release for the first time, In the Mood for Love 2001 demonstrates the director’s masterful ability to generate palpable atmosphere and striking characterizations on a miniature canvas—with In the Mood for Love stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung Man Yuk once again providing the sizzling chemistry— evoking the mystery of transient, unexpected connections in the modern city through his inimitable romantic touch.
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.
Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor mafioso, Remo seems to have a death wish. His girlfriend and fellow jockey Abril (Úrsula Corberó) is pregnant, but more invested in the libidinous equestrian underworld than in their drab domestic existence. Remo’s only hope of getting out of debt and starting a new life is riding on Mishima, a thoroughbred specially imported from Japan for his next big race. When Mishima leaps over the fence, Remo winds up in the hospital with a life-threatening concussion. Hunted by the mob and replaced in Abril’s bed by the alluring Ana (Mariana Di Girolamo), Remo dons a disguise and finds himself as herself, wandering the streets of Buenos Aires in a striking mink coat and going by the name Dolores. A wild and surreal crime comedy from Luis Ortega (El Angel), Kill the Jockey explores the fluidity of identity, desire, and animal magnetism in a wholly original and unpredictable register.
In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the “right to die,” igniting a national debate about autonomy, dignity, and the value of disabled lives. After years of courtroom trials, Bouvia disappeared from public view. Disabled director Reid Davenport narrates this investigation of what happened to Bouvia. Director Reid Davenport's signature participatory approach makes this investigation both gripping and personal. His insightful perspective and evident passion build a look at one complex case into an expansive and existential exploration of the theoretical sanctity of life and the stark practical realities of disabled experience in an ableist society. Profound and unflinching, this documentary engages in philosophical terrain that is treacherous, challenging, and ultimately rich and necessary. Life After looks closely and critically at where progressive values of bodily autonomy and individual choice collide with latent fears of disability and an unequal value of the lives of disabled people. In doing so, Reid untangles an issue at the heart of our moral societal standing. Winner of the US Documentary Special Jury Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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Marianne, a pragmatic doctor, and Tor, a compassionate nurse, are both avoiding conventional relationships. One evening, after a blind date, Marianne encounters Tor on the ferry. Tor, who often spends his nights there seeking casual encounters with men, shares his experiences of spontaneous intimacy. Intrigued by his perspective, Marianne begins to explore whether casual intimacy could also be an option for her.
From the extraordinary mind of Palme D'Or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton, comes a bewildering drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud ‘bang' at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia.
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Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of creativity, she ponders how her unique work can continue without her.
Part of our series Wild, Weird, Wicked: Films from Before the Code! A cabaret singer (the sultry, irresistible Marlene Dietrich, in an iconic performance) and a Legionnaire (Gary Cooper) fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the results of his womanizing and due to the appearance of a rich man who wants her for himself.
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Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
A deadly game of chance and destiny plays out against the stark backdrop of early-1980s West Texas in Joel and Ethan Coen’s powerful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel. When he happens upon more than two million dollars from a drug deal turned desert massacre, a retired welder and Vietnam veteran (Josh Brolin) sets into motion a wave of senseless, inexorable violence as he’s stalked across the plains by a soul-weary sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) and a psychopathic hit man (Javier Bardem). Winner of four Academy Awards—including Best Picture, and Best Supporting Actor for the indelibly disturbing Bardem—this darkly deadpan borderlands noir keeps both the tension and the existential unease mounting through each cruelly ironic twist of fate.
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An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Don't Leave Home! Director: David Japaridze In 2012, 82-year-old Data woke up one morning, expecting a visit from his granddaughter, daughter, and son-in-law. However, he noticed something unusual outside his house, marking the beginning of a tragic ordeal that separated him from his loved ones and home country. This is the true story of Data's initial moments in a cruel new reality. Runtime: 11 mins Chasing Time Directors: Jeff Orlowski-Yang and Sarah Keo A meditative exploration of time and mortality, Chasing Time follows photographer James Balog as he brings the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project to a close. Accompanied by the Emmy-winning team behind Chasing Ice, the film unveils astounding visual evidence of climate change and spotlights the power of intergenerational collaboration in inspiring hope and action toward a sustainable future. Runtime: 39 mins Bound Director: Masha Martynenko Ellsworth What if Ukraine’s most beloved love song was missing its final verse? Bound (Переплетені) reimagines the untold ending of Ivanko and Galya’s story, a farm boy and a shy village girl whose fate was left unresolved in folk tradition. Using cross-stitch-inspired visuals and authentic folk music, the film brings new life to a timeless legend of love, loss, and what remains unspoken. Runtime: 4 mins Marque Dos Director: Asha Chai-Chang An aspiring tour manager moves up in the ranks in the marketing industry where discovering herself and her place in the world faces off with the demands of her dream job. Runtime: 11 mins Complicated Grief Director: Julius Amedume The fate of a couple unfolds in an unsettling way. Runtime: 25 mins
Two men, both in heterosexual marriages, have an unexpected experience that challenges them to reconsider their understanding of sexuality, gender, and identity. One has a sexual encounter with another man, without considering it either an expression of homosexuality or infidelity, and discusses it with his wife afterwards. The other finds himself in nocturnal dreams here he is seen as a woman, stirring confusion and leading him to question how much his personality is shaped by the gaze of others.
This curated program of short films made from San Francisco-centric footage includes famous neon-lit scenes from feature films and home movie clips. A featured presentation will be “hot of the scanner” found footage of the city’s lost neon landscape compiled and edited by Megan Prelinger of the Prelinger Archive. An official event of the Neon Speaks Festival, produces and hosted by Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan of SFNeon.org. In proud partnership with the Roxie Theater and the Tenderloin Museum.
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A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
Hayao Miyazaki’s ninth feature film follows a 10-year-old girl named Chihiro whose parents get lost when moving to their new home. Unknowingly they all enter a magical world that Chihiro’s father insists on exploring. Arguably the greatest movie by Studio Ghibli, do not miss haunting coming of age tale.
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side. Starring Toshiro Mifune, as the rookie cop, and Takashi Shimura, as the seasoned detective who keeps him on the right side of the law, STRAY DOG (NORA INU) goes beyond a crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind.
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Frank Ripploh is a bit of a rascal: he's a bearded and shaggy-haired teacher, and he's gay with a very active sex life and an interest in making films. He keeps his personal life and teaching separate, but he sometimes corrects student papers in public toilets as he waits to score. He cruises constantly, and one evening, he meets Bernd. They become lovers. While Bernd is attentive and caring, Frank gets bored and continues his polymorphously perverse ways. For how long will Bernd and Frank tolerate each other's habits, and for how long can Frank keep his sexual orientation out of the classroom? Things come to a head during Berlin's annual Queen's Ball and the morning after.
The most cherished work from French master Max Ophuls, The Earrings of Madame de . . . is a profoundly emotional, cinematographically adventurous tale of deceptive opulence and tragic romance. When an aristocratic woman known only as Madame de . . . (Danielle Darrieux) sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband (Charles Boyer) in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair. Ophuls’s adaptation of Louise de Vilmorin’s incisive fin de siècle novel employs to ravishing effect the elegant and precise camera work for which the director is so justly renowned.
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants escort a man and woman across enemy lines. However, they do not realize that their companions are actually a princess and her general.
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To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.