Films that Played at SFiFF and You Can Stream Now
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Marriage Story directed by Noah Baumbach was the SFiFF Centerpiece film in 2019. Starring Adam Driver, and Scarlett Johansson and featuring Laura Dern in a titillating performance that earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn had its local premiere at SFiFF 2019 as part of SFiFF's transcendental indigenous program created by Gary Farmer. Shot on 16mm and presented in “real time,” this is a one-of-a-kind exploration.
Burning was short-listed for an Academy Award and was South Korea's official submission to the Academy in 2018.
The Long Dumb Road was 2018 SFiFF’s Opening Night Film. Shot entirely in New Mexico, the film stars stars Tony Revolori, Jason Mantzoukas, and Taissa Farmiga.
Hostiles starring Wes Studi and Christian Bale had its 2nd US screening at SFiFF in 2017. At the screening, George R. R. Martin presented Wes Studi with the SFiFF Visionary Award.
Indian Horse executive producer Clint Eastwood starring Forrest Goodluck
Trespass Against Us starring Michael Fassbender and Brian Gleeson, was the SFiFF 2016 Opening Night Film.
KRISHA the first feature from Trey Edward Shults, which played at SFiFF 2015.
I am Divine tells the story of how Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, became John Waters' cinematic muse and an international drag icon.
Period. End of Sentence won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 2019 after showing at SFiFF 2018
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The Kill Team starring Nat Wolff and Alexander Skarsgård, directed by Dan Krauss and screened at SFiFF 2019
On Her Shoulders directed by 2018 SFiFF Visionary Award Winner, Alexandria Bombach
Just Mercy directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, SFiFF Opening Night Film 2019 starring Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, and Brie Larson
Sami Blood directed by Amanda Kernell, screened at SFiFF 2017
Learning to See: The World of Insects directed by Jake Oelman, Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature at SFiFF 2016
Fire At Sea directed by Gianfranco Rosi, recipient of the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and screened at SFiFF 2016
Loveling directed by Gustavo Pizzi, screened at SFiFF 2018
Fits and Starts directed by Laura Terruso, screened at SFiFF 2017
Mekko directed by Sterlin Harjo, screened at SFiFF 2015
After Tiller directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, screened at SFiFF 2013
Therapy for a Vampire directed by David Ruehm, screened at SFiFF 2015
The Tribe directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, screened at SFiFF 2014
Rhymes for Young Ghouls directed by Jeff Barnaby, screened at SFiFF 2015
I Dream in Another Language directed by Ernesto Contreras, screened at SFiFF 2017
Song From the Forest directed by Michael Obert, screened at SFiFF 2014
Call Me Kuchu directed by Malika Zouhali Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright, screened at SFiFF 2012
7 Boxes directed by Juan Carlos Maneglia, screened at SFiFF 2013
Free CeCe! directed by Jacqueline Gares, screened at SFiFF 2016
Supporting Characters starring Alex Karpovsky and Tarik Lowe, screened at SFiFF 2012
Casting By directed by Tom Donahue, screened at SFiFF’s Summer Series 2013
Ass Backwards starring June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson, and Alicia Silverstone, directed by Chris Nelson and screened at SFiFF 2013
Soul of a Banquet directed by Wayne Wang, screened at SFiFF 2014
One Week and a Day directed by Asaph Polonsky, screened at SFiFF 2016
Always Shine directed by Sophia Takal, screened at SFiFF 2016
Most Beautiful Island directed by Ana Asensio, screened at SFiFF 2017
Stay Human directed by Michael Franti, screened at SFiFF 2018
Transmilitary directed by Gabriel Silverman, screened at SFiFF 2018
For Ahkeem directed by Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest, screened at SFiFF 2017
Hiro’s Table directed by Lynn Hamrick, recipient of the Best New Mexico Documentary Feature at SFiFF 2018
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Shoplifters Palme d'Or winner 2018, SFiFF Closing Night Film 2018, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
The Square Palme d'Or Winner 2017, SFiFF Opening Night Film 2017, directed by Ruben Östlund
The Whistlers directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, screened at SFiFF 2019
Top End Wedding directed by Wayne Blair, screened at SFiFF 2019
Only the Brave directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges, screened at SFiFF 2017
The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, and J.K. Simmons, directed by Jason Reitman and screened at SFiFF 2018
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, screened at SFiFF 2014
Words From A Bear a documentary on SFiFF alumnus, N. Scott Momaday, directed by Jeffrey Palmer, screened at SFiFF 2019 with author N. Scott Momaday in attendance
Girlhood directed by Céline Sciamma, screened at SFiFF 2014
Songs My Brothers Taught Me directed by Chloé Zhao, screened at SFiFF 2014
The Short History of the Long Road starring Sabrina Carpenter, Danny Trejo, Steven Ogg, and Maggie Siff. Filmed in New Mexico, it earned Best New Mexico Narrative Feature at SFiFF 2019
Freak Show directed by Trudie Styler, screened at SFiFF 2017
Wild Nights with Emily directed by Madeleine Olnek, screened at SFiFF 2018
Becoming Who I Was directed by Chang-yong Moon, screened at SFiFF 2017
Ixcanul directed by Jayro Bustamante, screened at SFiFF 2015
Embrace of the Serpent directed by Ciro Guerra, screened at SFiFF 2015
Broken Circle Breakdown directed by Felix Van Groeningen, Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, screened at SFiFF 2013
Summer 1993 directed by Carla Simón, screened at SFiFF 2017
Paradise Hills starring Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, and Awkwafina, directed by Alice Waddington and screened at SFiFF 2019
Welcome to Leith directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker, screened at SFiFF 2015
Bless Me, Ultima directed by Carl Franklin and adapted from the novel by 2012 SFiFF American Author Award recipient, Rudolfo Anaya
Bombay Beach directed by Alma Har'el, screened at SFiFF 2011
How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) directed by Josh Kim, screened at SFiFF 2015
The Homesman starring Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, and Meryl Streep, screened at SFiFF 2015
Cheatin’ created by 2018 SFiFF alumnus and Academy Award-nominated director Bill Plympton, screened at SFiFF 2014
The Winding Stream directed by Beth Harrington, screened at SFiFF 2014
Blush directed by Debra Eisenstadt, screened at SFiFF 2019
Apartment Troubles directed by Jennifer Prediger and Jess Weixler, screened at SFiFF 2015
The Cage Fighter directed by Jeff Unay, screened at SFiFF 2017
To Keep the Light directed by Erica Fae, screened at SFiFF 2016