Overview
- The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 24 to May 4 with 79 programs from 40 countries at venues in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley.
- Opening night at the restored Castro Theatre pairs Kent Jones’ Late Fame with Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, with Wilde, Greta Lee, and Willem Dafoe slated to appear.
- Program highlights include Stephen Curry’s Sundance prize-winning short The Baddest Speechwriter of All about Clarence B. Jones, a key aide and speechwriter to Martin Luther King Jr.
- SFFILM adds Kanbar Hall at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, which will host screenings such as Tuner starring Dustin Hoffman and Give Me the Ball! from Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff.
- With the centerpiece I Love Boosters and the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back finale already sold out, tickets for the rest of the slate open to members April 1 and to the public April 3 at sffilm.org.