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November 2018
Sam Green Award event and Retrospective
TICKETS: https://drafthouse.com/show/sf-indieshorts-sam-green-award-event SF IndieShorts is pleased to be presenting The Philo T Farnsworth Award for Innovative Filmmaking to Sam Green on Friday November 9, 630p, at Alamo Drafthouse New Mission. Sam Green is a documentary filmmaker who has made many movies including most recently A Thousand Thoughts, a live cinematic collaboration with the Kronos Quartet. Previous “live documentaries” include The Measure of All Things and The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller, featuring the indie rock band Yo La Tengo. Sam’s…
Find out more »Opening Night Party
Please join us after the SAM GREEN Award+Screening and/or before the WHAT WAT? late night program to raise a glass with our attending filmmakers and your fellow film fans at Alamo's BEAR vs BULL bar. Featuring DJ Junkyard. All are welcome!
Find out more »Program 2: What Wat?
Program 2: What Wat? The world we live in can be a strange and unusal place. Fri Nov 9, 930p, 100 min Best Before Skyler Schain 2018, US, 5:39, Local Filmmaker An incident in a grocery store forces a young man to confront some issues in his personal life. California Roll Ken Lin 2018, US, 7:26, Filmmaker Attending A local sushi bar becomes the stage for a spicy reckoning when two inept robbers take a gamble with…
Find out more »Program 3: The Kids Are Alright?
Program 3: The Kids Are Alright? Growing, learning, adapting, leading. Sat Nov 10, 1p, 93 min TICKETS: https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/sf-indieshorts-the-kids-are-alright Culdesac Dylan Ashton 2017, US 15:46, Local Filmmaker Sydney and Kit, two brothers separated after the destruction of their parents’ divorce, once again have their world disarrayed when a threat is discovered in their high school's bathroom. But when Sydney reveals his abrupt plan to ditch town that evening, Kit realizes he will be forced to confront that world by himself. …
Find out more »Program 4: All in the Family
Program 4: All in the Family The family we're born into, and the family we make. Sat Nov 10, 335p, 99 min 4EVR Sergio Pinheiro 2017, US, 12:57, Filmmaker Attending Dealing with grief from the loss of her brother, dark secrets resurface in unexpected ways upon Ginny's arrival home. A Life Passed Roland Greedy 2018, US, 15:40, Local Filmmaker This short film is about the struggle of a man adapting to his new roles in his family and life,…
Find out more »Bad Art Gallery S06E03
A whole new collection of dumpster-dived art awaits at the November 2018 edition of MISSION B.A.G. (Bad Art Gallery). Hilarious catalog notes for paintings curated from only the finest flea markets, thrift stores and back alleys. Please join us for complimentary beverages, groovy music and bad art! A 21up event. FREE
Find out more »Live In-VR Short Film Showcase
Check out a selection of this year's IndieShorts Film Festival at Sansar's Theater in virtual reality. Attendees can check out the show with VR gear, or a PC, via Sansar's platform. Films will be presented with live intro and QA from filmmakers. Is this the future of movie going? Register for free at SANSAR JOIN US HERE IN THE PROGRAM: DOG YEARS CALIFORNIA ROLL THE WAIT SKJEMT BLOD THIS IS IT FOR ME
Find out more »Live Music Showcase
SF IndieShorts and Radio Valencia present a live music showcase featuring KISS MY FREQUENCY, TIGHT PANTS AND THE DYNAMITE and THE TWITCHES. Free show, 21 up Kiss My Frequency: https://youtu.be/MAmHCvMgcHo The Twitches: thetwitchessf.bandcamp.com Tight Pants & The Dynamite: https://soundcloud.com/tightpantsandthedynamite
Find out more »Program 5: Transitions
Program 5: Transitions Big changes, small shifts, the landscape is never settled. Sun Nov 11, 7p, 99 min fluent. Craig Stott 2018, Netherlands, 6:17, Filmmaker Attending On a midnight walk through Amsterdam, a bartender confronts his past when an old flame comes to visit. As they walk through the city after-hours talking work, sobriety and love, they must find a new language to communicate or risk losing each other again. Going Under Timothy Orme 2018, US, 5:15 Traveling back…
Find out more »Program 6: Connections
Program 6: Connections Do you play well with others? Sun, Nov 11, 910p, 100 min TICKETS: https://drafthouse.com/show/sf-indieshorts-connections Curtains Gar Hoover 2017, US, 24:45 "Curtains" is a Spinal Tap-esque mockumentary about an avant-garde theatre director in a career tailspin, with multiple flashbacks to the productions that led to his fall. Featuring actors from The Second City, it’s a story about being a die-hard purist in a world of sell-outs. A smart comedy with heart. Encuentros Naomi Garcia Pasmanick 2018, US, 9:55,…
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