Sacramento International Film Festival




Saturday, April 2nd (Free Preview) Sacramento State University, University Union/ Hinde Auditorium \| 6000 J Street
1:00pm	FUTURE VISIONARIES
		SFF welcomes the best high school filmmakers from around the corner and around the country to show you the early work of the future visionaries of cinema. This show is part of our Free Preview on April 2nd. >>Click here to read more


2:30pm	CINE LATINO: THE SACRAMENTO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
		Come see the best independent films from Latino filmmakers covering a range of Latino issues and world issues alike. In the lineup are The First and Only Lesson, El Andalon, and John Cantu's Better (left), which tells the story of a young folk dancer diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This show is part of our Free Preview on April 2nd. >>Click here to read more


4:00pm	ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONS PT. I - SHORTS
		Environmental Visions Part I showcases shorts that enlighten audiences about the state of our world and how we can act as its caretakers. This show is part of our Free Preview on April 2nd. >>Click here to read more


Saturday, April 9th Crocker Art Museum \| 216 O Street
11:00am	NORCAL ALL-STARS

		The greatest collection of shorts assembled from our own backyard, Norcal All-Stars showcases works from Northern California filmmakers. With eight shorts, Norcal All-Stars includes Inside My Being, a film chronicling the experience of a woman with Alzheimer's, Martha & Dee Visit the 5th Dimension (left), and last years SFF Screenplay Contest Winner Before the Beginning. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


3:00pm	PORTRAITS OF GREATNESS: ELOY TORREZ & DAVID JOHNSON WITH SPECIAL GUEST ELOY TORREZ
		Meet two amazing California artists Eloy Torrez and David Johnson. You'll never look at your world the same way again. >>Click here to read more This show is free of charge.


4:30pm	DOUBLE FEATURE: EVERYDAY SUNSHINE & 48 HOURS SACRAMENTO
		See the amazing story of Fishbone, one of the most influential bands of the last 25 years in Everyday Sunshine. Also playing: the shorts from this years 48 Hour Film Challenge, all of which were created -- from script to screen -- in two days or less. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


Sunday, April 10th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
11:30am	ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONS PT. II - DOUBLE FEATURE WITH SHORTS
		Including Sybilline Fracture, Scientists Under Attack, and What Do Polar Bears Dream While They're Dying?, Environmental Visions Part II focuses on a variety of environmental issues that often go overlooked. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


Monday, April 11th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
7:00pm	DOUBLE FEATURE: TIERRA MADRE & WOMEN SPEAK
		With two amazing films dedicated to women's issues, this program is a must see. Playing in the program are Tierra Madre and Get Real! Wise Women Speak with interviews from, among others, Jane Fonda, Nikki Giovanni, Della Reese, Marianne Williamson, Susan L. Taylor, and Jody Williams. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


Tuesday, April 12th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
7:00pm	SPECIAL SCREENING: TBA
		Details to be announced at a later date. In the mean time, check out our detailed festival guide.


Wednesday, April 13th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
7:00pm	CINE SOUL (THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL) PART I
		Part I of Cine Soul features the documentary Mr. Dial Has Something To Say, a film that explores the work of artist Thorton Dial and raises questions about the nature of art itself. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets >>Download the Cine Soul schedule


Thursday, April 14th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
7:00pm	CINE SOUL (THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL) PART II
		Cine Soul Part II is a series of three shorts: Round On Both Sides (left), Revolutionary Microphone, and Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By the Door, a documentary that explores the controversial and FBI repressed 1973 black film The Spook Who Sat By the Door. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets >>Download the Cine Soul schedule


Friday, April 15th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
3:30pm	SAC ANIMATION 2011
		Some of the very best in animation is represented by these ten shorts, including Don Hertzfeldt's I Am So Proud Of You (left). >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


7:00pm	HARD ASS CINEMA SHORTS SHOWCASE
		Action, drama, emotion, corruption, and crime all come together to create a shorts showcase that's not for the faint of heart. Viewer discretion is advised. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


9:00pm	SURREAL CINEMA SHORTS SHOWCASE
		Love, obsession, potent brutality, and a dangerous shadow all come together in this mix of fantasy and other world reality. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


Saturday, April 16th Crocker Art Museum \| 216 O Street
12:00pm	INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
		A mix of international "slices of life" featuring Truth or Die (left) and the award winning film from Israel, Strangers No More which proves through the love of children that there is a chance for peace in our time. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


2:00pm	THE PRACTICE OF THE WILD
		Meet the American Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder through a video escape in the heart of California. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


4:00pm	SFF SHORTS SAMPLER
		The SFF Shorts Sampler features five shorts, including Barney Elliott's Ultimo Recurso (left) and the acclaimed Flat Love, narrated by Isabella Rossellini. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


7:00pm	40TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE OF THE LAST PICTURE SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUEST TIMOTHY BOTTOMS
		The Sacramento International Film Festival revisits Peter Bogdanovich's classic with special guest -- and star of the film -- Timothy Bottoms, whose Pound of Flesh will play on Sunday. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


Sunday, April 17th Crocker Art Museum \| 216 O Street
11:30am	FEATURE: BARBERSHOP PUNK
		Barbershop Punk follows the personal journey of Barbershop Quartet fan Robb Topolski as he takes on a powerful internet broker. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets


1:30pm	FEATURE: POUND OF FLESH WITH SPECIAL GUEST TIMOTHY BOTTOMS
		Noah Melville has a secret. Between lectures, Noah, a proponent of sexual freedom, runs an escort service using his brightest students who cannot afford the steep tuition. >>Click here to read more and purchase tickets




Friday, April 15th The Artisan \| 1901 Del Paso Boulevard
11:30am	DIGITAL ODYSSEY CONFERENCE
		This year's Digital Odyssey Conference has something for everyone: Movie Makeup, Financing in the Digital World, Getting Into Film Festivals, and Cinema Tech: The Post Game >>Click here to see workshop times and purchase tickets


Saturday, April 16th Crocker Art Museum \| 216 O Street

11:30am	AMERICAN SCREENWRITERS' CONFERENCE
		Learn screenwriting tips from some of the best: UCLA Dean Emeritus Dr. Lew Hunter, playwright and novelist Richard Broadhurst, and writer/director Tamar Hoffs. >>Click here to view times and purchase tickets




		>>See the dates and times of our receptions, after parties, and awards.

Saturday, April 2nd (Free Preview)

1:00pm

FUTURE VISIONARIES

SFF welcomes the best high school filmmakers from around the corner and around the country to show you the early work of the future visionaries of cinema.

This show is part of our Free Preview on April 2nd.

2:30pm

CINE LATINO: THE SACRAMENTO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL

Come see the best independent films from Latino filmmakers covering a range of Latino issues and world issues alike. In the lineup are The First and Only Lesson, El Andalon, and John Cantu's Better (left), which tells the story of a young folk dancer diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

This show is part of our Free Preview on April 2nd.

4:00pm

ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONS PT. I - SHORTS

Environmental Visions Part I showcases shorts that enlighten audiences about the state of our world and how we can act as its caretakers.

This show is part of our Free Preview on April 2nd.

Saturday, April 9th

11:00am

NORCAL ALL-STARS

3:00pm

PORTRAITS OF GREATNESS: ELOY TORREZ & DAVID JOHNSON WITH SPECIAL GUEST ELOY TORREZ

Meet two amazing California artists Eloy Torrez and David Johnson. You'll never look at your world the same way again.

This show is free of charge.

4:30pm

DOUBLE FEATURE: EVERYDAY SUNSHINE & 48 HOURS SACRAMENTO

See the amazing story of Fishbone, one of the most influential bands of the last 25 years in Everyday Sunshine. Also playing: the shorts from this years 48 Hour Film Challenge, all of which were created -- from script to screen -- in two days or less.

Sunday, April 10th

11:30am

ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONS PT. II - DOUBLE FEATURE WITH SHORTS

Including Sybilline Fracture, Scientists Under Attack, and What Do Polar Bears Dream While They're Dying?, Environmental Visions Part II focuses on a variety of environmental issues that often go overlooked.

Monday, April 11th

7:00pm

DOUBLE FEATURE: TIERRA MADRE & WOMEN SPEAK

With two amazing films dedicated to women's issues, this program is a must see. Playing in the program are Tierra Madre and Get Real! Wise Women Speak with interviews from, among others, Jane Fonda, Nikki Giovanni, Della Reese, Marianne Williamson, Susan L. Taylor, and Jody Williams.

Tuesday, April 12th

7:00pm

SPECIAL SCREENING: TBA

Details to be announced at a later date. In the mean time, check out our detailed festival guide.

Wednesday, April 13th

7:00pm

CINE SOUL (THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL) PART I

Part I of Cine Soul features the documentary Mr. Dial Has Something To Say, a film that explores the work of artist Thorton Dial and raises questions about the nature of art itself.

Thursday, April 14th

7:00pm

CINE SOUL (THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL) PART II

Cine Soul Part II is a series of three shorts: Round On Both Sides (left), Revolutionary Microphone, and Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By the Door, a documentary that explores the controversial and FBI repressed 1973 black film The Spook Who Sat By the Door.

Friday, April 15th

3:30pm

SAC ANIMATION 2011

Some of the very best in animation is represented by these ten shorts, including Don Hertzfeldt's I Am So Proud Of You (left).

7:00pm

HARD ASS CINEMA SHORTS SHOWCASE

Action, drama, emotion, corruption, and crime all come together to create a shorts showcase that's not for the faint of heart. Viewer discretion is advised.

9:00pm

SURREAL CINEMA SHORTS SHOWCASE

Love, obsession, potent brutality, and a dangerous shadow all come together in this mix of fantasy and other world reality.

Saturday, April 16th

12:00pm

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS

A mix of international "slices of life" featuring Truth or Die (left) and the award winning film from Israel, Strangers No More which proves through the love of children that there is a chance for peace in our time.

2:00pm

THE PRACTICE OF THE WILD

Meet the American Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder through a video escape in the heart of California.

4:00pm

SFF SHORTS SAMPLER

The SFF Shorts Sampler features five shorts, including Barney Elliott's Ultimo Recurso (left) and the acclaimed Flat Love, narrated by Isabella Rossellini.

7:00pm

40TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE OF THE LAST PICTURE SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUEST TIMOTHY BOTTOMS

The Sacramento International Film Festival revisits Peter Bogdanovich's classic with special guest -- and star of the film -- Timothy Bottoms, whose Pound of Flesh will play on Sunday.

Sunday, April 17th

11:30am

FEATURE: BARBERSHOP PUNK

Barbershop Punk follows the personal journey of Barbershop Quartet fan Robb Topolski as he takes on a powerful internet broker.

1:30pm

FEATURE: POUND OF FLESH WITH SPECIAL GUEST TIMOTHY BOTTOMS

Noah Melville has a secret. Between lectures, Noah, a proponent of sexual freedom, runs an escort service using his brightest students who cannot afford the steep tuition.

Friday, April 15th

11:30am

DIGITAL ODYSSEY CONFERENCE

This year's Digital Odyssey Conference has something for everyone: Movie Makeup, Financing in the Digital World, Getting Into Film Festivals, and Cinema Tech: The Post Game

Saturday, April 16th

11:30am

AMERICAN SCREENWRITERS' CONFERENCE

Meet two amazing California artists Eloy
Torrez and David Johnson. You'll never
look at your world the same way again.