DocFest, Press Coverage

2015 SF DocFest press links

Posted by sfindie June 29, 2015 3368 views

“SF DocFest furthers its reputation as a festival of the offbeat, sometimes downright weird and the musically inclined.” – Sura Wood, SF Arts Monthly

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“Documentaries that break the mold — from the fun and quirky to the challenging — take over small theaters around San Francisco for a full two weeks.” – KQED Arts

Some SF Gate Reviews:

Docfest: Movies about rock & roll, burlesque, Axe Body Spray and nazis

DocFest film review: ‘Jeff, Embrace Your Past’ & the 1992 SFMOMA Jeff Koons retrospective

Docfest review: ‘Sympathy For The Devil – The True Story Of The Process Church Of The Final Judgement’

DocFest film reviews: Playing games with ‘Top Spin’ and ‘GTFO’

KQED FM, The Do List
Overview aired on “The Do List”

Aired at 6:22AM and 8:22AM PT on KQED

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/05/28/sardonic-stand-up-indie-wrestling-rock-and-a-play-for-the-pacific/

San Francisco Chronicle

Event listing for Opening Night

In Print Sunday

http://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Bay-Area-arts-and-entertainment-picks-week-of-6290570.php

On Her Own on the cover of the Chronicle Datebook

http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/East-Bay-documentarian-captures-country-in-quiet-6304922.php

CBS Radio, Alice KLLC FM

Interview with Chris and Jennifer by Liz St. John

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/05/27/weekend-magazine-jane-eyre-2-0-lgbtqia-and-sf-docfest/

San Francisco Chronicle

ALL THINGS MUST PASS feature with mention of other music films

by G. Allen Johnson

http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Colin-Hanks-Tower-Records-film-opens-S-F-6305730.php

San Francisco Chronicle

Highlight in Bay Area Weekend Picks

http://www.sfchronicle.com/music/essentials/article/Bay-Area-weekend-picks-June-4-7-6305715.php

SF Weekly

Preview of IN COUNTRY, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, and I AM THOR

By Sherilyn Connelly

http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/film-festivals-roxie-theater-documentary/Content?oid=3680268

Bay Area Reporter

Preview of THREE TO INFINITY, SANDWICH NAZI, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, THE DESK, 20 YEARS OF MADNESS, MICHAEL DES BARRES, and DEAD WHEN I GOT HERE

By David Lamble

http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=film&article=1367

Bay Area Reporter

IN COUNTRY feature by Erin Blackwell

http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=film&article=1368

KALW

Interview with Tamara Perkins by Jen Chien

http://kalw.org/post/interview-tamara-perkins-director-and-producer-life-after-life

Thrillist

Listing in “Summer Festivals”

http://www.thrillist.com/events/san-francisco/things-to-do-in-sf-this-summer-festivals-guide

SF Arts Monthly

Overview by Sura Wood – In with Frameline in Film Festival Features

http://www.sfarts.org/feature.cfm?title=june-on-the-big-screen-frameline39-and-docfest15&featureID=396

Miss Tibet

http://www.examiner.com/article/miss-tibet-beauty-exile-explores-cultural-identity?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Petals in the Dust in India West

http://bit.ly/1HwOgHM

Examiner

Overview by Bonnie Steiger

http://www.examiner.com/article/14th-sf-documentary-film-festival-june-4-18

My Cultural Landscape

THE SANDWICH NAZI overview by George Heymont

http://myculturallandscape.blogspot.com/2015/05/singular-sensations.html

My Cultural Landscape

COLUMBARIUM overview by George Heymont

http://myculturallandscape.blogspot.com/2015/05/till-death-do-us-part.html

KQED

Listing in Summer Movie Preview

By Michael Fox

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/05/19/a-thinking-persons-guide-to-this-years-summer-movies/

SF Weekly

Preview in Summer Film Festival Preview

By Jonathan Kiefer

http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/summer-film-fests-2015/Content?oid=3593429

Mission Local

Mention in McCoppin Events Feature

http://missionlocal.org/2015/04/towards-a-wonderful-world-in-mccoppin-hub/

KQED Arts

Preview in Michael Fox’s June Film Preview

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/06/01/five-to-watch-reeling-in-the-years/

KQED FM, The California Report

Interview with Colin Hanks

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/06/01/talking-with-colin-hanks-about-his-new-documentary-on-tower-records

Indy Bay

Preview for OLD SOUTH

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/30/18772942.php

SF Chronicle

ON HER OWN feature by Michael Rosen

http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/East-Bay-documentarian-captures-country-in-quiet-6304922.php#photo-8091210

SF Gate Arts Blog

Opening Night Preview by John Angelico

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2015/06/03/docfest-opens-with-all-things-must-pass-a-look-at-the-rise-and-fall-of-tower-records-from-colin-hanks/

SF Gate Food Blog

FOR GRACE Preview

http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/06/02/curtis-duffy-documentary-for-grace-comes-to-san-francisco/

KQED The Do List

Preview

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/the-do-list/san-francisco-doc-fest-2015/

India West

PETALS IN THE DUST preview

http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/petals-in-the-dust-to-screen-at-sf-documentary-film/article_68a4ce66-03dd-11e5-942e-67a17a2f773d.html

KALW FM, Cross Currents

ON HER OWN interview by Hana Baba

http://kalw.org/post/interview-rancher-fights-her-farm

SFist

Listing by Rain Jokinen in “At the Movies”

http://sfist.com/2015/06/05/sfist_at_the_movies_spy_entourage_s.php

Beyond Chron

Reviews of MADE IN JAPAN, SPEARHUNTER, SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDAY, THE SANDWICH NAZI by Peter Wong

http://www.beyondchron.org/reviews-from-the-2015-san-francisco-docfest/

SF Gate

Music Recap and preview by John Angelico

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2015/06/08/music-at-docfest-flaming-lips-film-screens-tonight-prince-sing-along-funked-up-the-roxie/

SF Examiner

SHORTS 2 preview in Calendar

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/june-8-lupe-fiasco-comedy-and-more/Content?oid=2932616

Hoodline

Preview

http://hoodline.com/2015/06/castro-events-actup-docfest-caturday-warriors-basketball-more

Eat, Drink, Films

Music Films Highlight by Pam Grady

http://eatdrinkfilms.com/2015/06/05/from-stereo-to-screen-docfest-brings-on-the-music/

KQED Arts

JEFF, EMBRACE YOUR PAST feature by Michael Fox

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/06/09/before-he-was-picture-perfect-early-jeff-koons-at-sf-docfest/

KALW FM, Crosscurrents

LIFE AFTER LIFE feature by Hana Baba

http://kalw.org/post/interview-tamara-perkins-director-and-producer-life-after-life

SFist

Listing in 12 Cool Things to Check Out

http://sfist.com/2015/06/09/the_sfist_to-do_list_12_cool_things_17.php

J Weekly

DECENT ONE review

http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/74899/new-film-shows-ss-head-heinrich-himmler-as-mass-murderer-family-man

New York Observer

Mention in THE DESK feature

http://observer.com/2015/06/how-to-get-fired-in-style-make-a-documentary-about-being-fired/

Potrero View

Mention in Summer Film Festival overview

http://www.potreroview.net/news11410.html

Contra Costa Times

PETALS IN THE DUST feature

http://www.contracostatimes.com/my-town/ci_28252889/documentary-details-plight-women-india

Eat, Drink, Films

FOR GRACE listing by Gary Meyer

http://eatdrinkfilms.com/2015/06/12/eat-drink-see-films/

SF Examiner

PETALS IN THE DUST in Weekend Watch

http://www.sfexaminer.com/june-12-14-world-cup-viewing-docfest-and-more/

SF Gate

I AM THOR coverage

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2015/06/16/docfest-review-i-am-thor-movie-and-thors-parkside-show/

SF Gate

BARGE review

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2015/06/09/docfest-review-barge/

SF Gate

HARRY & SNOWMAN review

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2015/06/12/docfest-review-harry-and-snowman/

Beyond Chron

Reviews of SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, DANNY SAYS

http://www.beyondchron.org/more-reviews-from-the-14th-san-francisco-documentary-film-festival/

Jason Watches All The Movies

http://jasonwatchesmovies.blogspot.com/

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2015 SF DocFest press links

“SF DocFest furthers its reputation as a festival of the offbeat, sometimes downright weird and the musically inclined.” – Sura Wood, SF Arts Monthly

“Documentaries that break the mold — from the fun and quirky to the challenging — take over small theaters around San Francisco for a full two weeks.” – KQED Arts

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