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Thursday 5/31 @ Castro Theatre
San Francisco-born actor and director Clint Eastwood has been going strong, manly manly strong, in the movies for over 50 years!...
Friday 6/ 1 @ Landmark Shattuck Cinemas
Award-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda changed his plans to be an author when he fell in love with images. His movies...
Tuesday 6/ 5 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum
This classic 1947 film noir stars Humphrey Bogart as an escaped convict who enlists Lauren Bacall to help prove his innocence....
"Poetry and Mystery: Films by John Torres"
Friday 6/ 8 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
John Torres is one of the Philippines’ most accomplished, thoughtful and inspiring experimental filmmakers. His graceful and mysterious shorts mix hypnotic...
"Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa (At the Corner of Heaven and Earth)"
Friday 6/ 8 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
A scrappy band of poor kids roam the streets and countryside in the Nueva Vizcaya province, finding humor and friendship despite...
Friday 6/ 8 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Boundary is set in the crowded urban roadways of Manila during Christmas. A nervous taxi driver picks up an easy-going businessman...
"Sex, Drugs and the Avant-Garde: Filipino Shorts"
Saturday 6/ 9 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
With a lurid title but a serious intent, this program of new shorts will give you a taste of the work...
"Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay"
Saturday 6/ 9 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Lilia Cuntapay is a fixture in Filipino cinema, but not a lot of people know who she is. She has appeared...
Saturday 6/ 9 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy starts a band with girl. With this basic setup, Rakenrol takes...
Saturday 6/ 9 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy starts a band with girl. With this basic setup, Rakenrol takes...
"Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings)"
Saturday 6/ 9 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Bading is Filipino slang for “gay,” referring specifically to flamboyant, effeminate homosexuals. A Zombading is the undead version, which the titular...
"Biyernes Biyernes (Friday Friday)"
Sunday 6/10 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
There is a lot more going on in current Filipino cinema than what comes out of Manila. The province of Cebu,...
"Lawas Kan Pinabli (Forever Loved)"
Sunday 6/10 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
It is estimated that 11% of the population of the Philippines are Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). In the media, they are...
Sunday 6/10 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Khavn de la Cruz is a key figure in the Manila arts underground. He’s cranked out dozens of films, produced arts...
Sunday 6/10 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
This major discovery comes from Mindanao, the often-troubled southern region of the country. Few Americans visit here, despite its beauty and...
