18th SF DocFest Press Coverage

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Broke-Ass Stuart (Online)

Festival Overview

Peter Wong

https://brokeassstuart.com/2019/05/24/the-sf-documentary-festival-is-here-and-it-looks-fantastic/

Mentioned: Building the American Dream, Factory of Lies, Funke, Barstow CA, Pick It Up!, The Artist and the Pervert, Bending Lines, Bill Traylor, Circles, Dons of Disco, Framing John Delorean, In Bright Axiom, I Want My MTV, JR “Bob” Dobbs, Pariah Dog, Recorder, Red Dog, Spider Mites of Jesus, When the Storm Fades

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48 Hills (Online)

Festival Overview

Dennis Harvey

https://48hills.org/2019/05/i-want-my-sf-docfest-our-critics-top-picks/

Mentioned: Cassandro the Exotico!, I Want My MTV, The Book of the Sea, Murder in the Front Row, Waiting for the Punchline, Candice, The F Word, Circles, Uberland, Factory of Lies, Bellincat, Our Bodies Our Doctors, Building the American Dream, The Pollinators, JR “Bob” Dobbs, Red Dog, Red White and Wasted, The Artist and the Pervert, Dons of Disco

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KQED Arts (Online)

Feature: Festival Listed in Summer Movie Events

Sarah Hotchkiss

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13858037/hot-summer-guide-2019-bay-area-movies-and-film-festivals-to-beat-the-blockbusters

Mentioned: Factory of Lies, 17 Blocks

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Wanda’s Picks Radio Show

Interview by Wanda Sabir with Chris Metzler ran 5/24/19 (streaming audio)

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wandas-picks/2019/05/24/wandas-picks-radio-show

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Bay Area Reporter (Print Weekly)

“What’s Up, DocFest?” by David Lamble ran 5/21

https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/movies//276509

Mentioned: Candice, Our Bodies Our Doctors, Pariah Dog, Framing John Delorean, I Want My MTV, Unfinished Sentences, Spider Mites of Jesus, Dons of Disco, JR “Bob” Dobbs, Murder in the Front Row, The Artist and the Pervert, Circles, I Am The People, Barstow CA, Dosed, Uberland, Bellincat, Waiting for the Punchline, The F Word, Factory of Lies, In Bright Axiom

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“RED DOG” AND OTHER REVIEWS FROM THE 18TH SAN FRANCISCO DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL by Peter Wong ran 5/19

http://beyondchron.org/red-dog-and-other-reviews-from-the-18th-san-francisco-documentary-film-festival/

Mentioned: Cassandro the Exotico!, 17 Blocks, Uncaged: A Stand in Story, 2000 Kids And The Giant Mandala, Red Dog,

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Broke-Ass Stuart (Online)

Festival Preview

Peter Wong

https://brokeassstuart.com/2019/05/13/quirky-interesting-arthouse-films-coming-to-the-bay-area-including-cat-videos/

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KNAC.COM (Online)

Festival Mention

Larry Petro

http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=32370

Mentioned: Murder in the Front Row

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Beyond Chron (Online)

Festival Preview

Peter Wong

http://beyondchron.org/18th-s-f-docfest-preview/

Mentioned: JR “Bob” Dobbs, Cassandro The Exotico!, Bellingcat, Salvage, Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts, Candice, Our Bodies Our Doctors, Red, White and Wasted, Spider Mites Of Jesus, When The Storm Fades, Anbessa, In Bright Axiom, The Artist & The Pervert, Pick It Up! Ska In The 90s, Murder In The Front Row, I Want My MTV

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KCBS (Radio)

Interview with festival director Jeff Ross

Scott Letieri

https://kcbsradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/docfest-san-francisco-month

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CBS – KPIX (Online)

Festival Mention

David Pehling

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/04/18/san-francisco-adam-dubin-documentary-murder-in-the-front-row-interview-thrash-metal/

Mentioned: Murder In The Front Row

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SF Arts (Print Monthly)

Festival Highlight in May

Sura Wood

https://www.sfarts.org/feature.cfm?featureID=584&title=snapshots-of-three-may-film-fests

Mentioned: Framing John DeLorean, We Are Not Princesses

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7X7 (Online)

Festival Listing

Sarah Chorey

https://www.7×7.com/25-fun-bay-area-events-2637749674.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

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Rolling Stone

Murder in the Front Row

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/metallica-exodus-murder-in-the-front-row-trailer-809593/

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Amoeblog

2019 SF DocFest Schedule To Include Music Documentaries

Billy Jam

https://www.amoeba.com/blog/2019/05/jamoeblog/2019-sf-doc-fest-s-schedule-to-include-music-documentaries-on-ska-music-s-second-and-third-waves-moviesmusic-.html

Mentioned: Pick It Up!, Dance Craze, I Want My MTV, Dons of Disco

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San Francisco Chronicle (Print Daily)

Festival Preview

Allen Johnson

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/at-sfs-annual-docfest-global-problems-become-local

Mentioned: Cassandro the Exotico!, JR “Bob” Dobbs, Murder in the Front Row, Factory of Lies, Our Bodies Our Doctors, The Pollinators, I Am the People: Venezuela Under Populism, Motherload, The Book of the Sea, I Want My MTV

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San Francisco Examiner (Print Daily)

Festival Highlight

Staff

https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/good-day-may-29-30-2019/

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Wanda’s Picks Radio Show
Interview with director Cassidy Friedman and star/subject Eric Butler of CIRCLES ran 5/29
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wandas-picks/2019/05/29/wandas-picks-radio-show

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Wanda’s Picks
Interviews with Peter Menchini and Audrey Candy Corn of SOAR, TORIAN, SOAR; and Janice Haaken, director of OUR BODIES OUR DOCTORS ran 5/30
http://tobtr.com/s/11358835

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SF Weekly (Print Weekly)

Festival Preview

Sherilyn Connelly

http://www.sfweekly.com/culture/film-culture/18th-sf-docfest-week-one/

Mentioned: Murder in the Front Row, Dons of Disco, Candice, J.R. “Bob” Dobbs

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KQED Arts (Online)

Festival Preview

Michael Fox

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13858239/now-playing-profiles-in-near-religious-obsession-at-docfest

Mentioned: J.R. “Bob” Dobbs, Motherload, Dusty Groove: The Sound of Transition,

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What Not To Doc

https://whatnottodoc.com/2019/05/28/sf-docfest-2019-overview/

Mentioned: The Recruits, In Bright Axiom, Murder in the Front Row, Dusty Groove, Candice, A Growing Thing, Breaking Their Silence, Unfinished Sentences, The F Word, Land of High Mountains, Dosed, Factory of Lies, I Am The People, Spear From All Sides

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Hoodline (Online)

Festival Preview

Mike Pinzuti

https://hoodline.com/2019/05/sf-weekend-documentary-film-festival-free-italian-food-fair-union-street-festival-more

Mentioned: Framing John Delorean, Uberland, Murder in the Front Row

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The Kamla Show (Online)

Festival Preview

Kamla Bhatt

https://kamlashow.com/2019/05/31/san-francisco-documentary-film-festival-may-29-june-13-2019/

Mentioned: The Book of the Sea, I Want My MTV

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The New Fillmore (Print Monthly)

Jessica Bernstein-Wax

http://newfillmore.com/2019/06/01/24-years-on-retreat/

Mentioned: On Retreat

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Movie Magazine International (Radio)

Festival Preview

Jonathan Wind

http://www.shoestring.org/

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KALW “Your Call”

Interview with Janice Haaken, director of OUR BODIES OUR DOCTORS, by Rose Aguilar on 6/4/19

https://www.kalw.org/post/our-bodies-our-doctors-tells-stories-abortion-providers-front-lines

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KALW “Your Call”

Interview with Peter Nelson, director of THE POLLINATORS

Rose Aguilar

https://www.kalw.org/post/one-planet-whats-being-done-save-bees#stream/0

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Interchange (Wanda Sabir’s blog)

Review of SOAR, TORIAN, SOAR by Wanda Sabir ran 6/5

https://wandasabir.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-review-of-soar-torian-soar-by-wanda.html

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Marin Magazine

https://www.marinmagazine.com/5-best-things-to-do-this-week-june-3-10/

Mentioned: Motherload, Pariah Dog, Uberland

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SF Weekly (Print Weekly)

Festival Preview for Week Two

Sherilyn Connelly

http://www.sfweekly.com/culture/film-culture/18th-sf-docfest-week-two/

Mentioned: Dosed, Waiting for the Punchline, Dusty Groove, I Want My MTV

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Wanda’s Picks

Interviews by Wanda Sabir with Audrey Candy Corn and Peter Manchini of SOAR TORIAN SOAR; Will Agee, director of THE LAND OF HIGH MOUNTAINS; and Bridgette Auger, Director/DP/Producer of WE ARE NOT PRINCESSES

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wandas-picks/2019/06/07/wandas-picks-radio-show

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San Francisco Examiner (Print Daily)

Festival Mention

Examiner Staff

https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/good-day-june-6-8-2019/

Mentioned: Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts

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KQED Arts (Online)

Festival Mention

Sarah Hotchkiss

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13859171/an-idiosyncratic-recorder-of-television-sheds-light-on-how-the-news-shapes-history

Mentioned: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

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Beyond Chron (Online)

Festival Wrap-Up

Peter Wong

http://beyondchron.org/wrap-up-reviews-from-docfest-2019/

Mentioned: Legion, But I Love The Zine, Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, On Retreat, When The Storm Fades, Factory of Lies, I Want My MTV

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CBS – Bay Area Focus (News Talk Show)

Festival Mention

Michelle Griego

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/06/11/filmmaker-adam-dubin-explores-bay-area-trash-metal-scene-in-murder-in-the-front-row/

Mentioned: Murder in the Front Row

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San Francisco Chronicle (Print Daily)

Festival Mention

Ruthe Stein

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/more-than-a-car-john-deloreans-story-finally-gets-the-hollywood-treatment

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San Francisco Examiner (Print Daily)

Festival Highlight

Staff

https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/good-day-june-12-13-2019/

Mentioned: I Want My MTV

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BayFlicks

“What’s Screening May 24-30,” Lincoln Spector, May 24 (Festival Mention) https://bayflicks.net/2019/05/24/whats-screening-may-24-30-2/
“What’s Screening May 31- June 6,” Lincoln Spector, May 31 (Festival Mention) https://bayflicks.net/2019/05/31/whats-screening-may-31-june-6-2/

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KALX 90.7 Film Close-Ups

“Interview with Peter Menchini and Audrey Candy Corn,” Sonia Mistry, June 1 (Live interview with SOAR TORIAN SOAR directors Peter Menchini and Audrey Candy Corn)
“Interview with Spencer McCall,” Sonia Mistry, June 8

(Live interview with IN BRIGHT AXIOM director Spencer McCall)

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Potrero View

Festival mention in “Community Calendar”
https://www.potreroview.net/community-calendar-june-2019/

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The Hindu Business Line (Newspaper in India)

Festival Mention

Anuradha Sengupta

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/a-documentary-on-kolkatas-stray-dogs-and-their-human-friends/article28196352.ece

Mentioned: Pariah Dogs

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Beyondasiaphilia (Online)

Festival Mention with Film Capsules

Valerie Soe

https://beyondasiaphilia.com/2019/07/01/ride-the-lightening-2019-san-francisco-documentary-festival/

Mentioned: Cassandro The Exotico!, 17 Blocks, Framing John Delorean, Murder in the Front Row, I Want My MTV, Motherload

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Vacation Idea Magazine (online)

Festivals Overview

https://vacationidea.com/california/sf-indiefest.html

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