Contact Information
Soumyaa K. Behrens, Institute Director
Email: soumyaa@sfsu.edu
Due to COVID-19 the DocFilm Institute is continuing to work remotely. Please use email for all correspondence until further notice.
Mailing address:
Documentary Film Institute
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
Creative Arts Building, Room 001
San Francisco, CA 94132
College of Liberal & Creative Arts, Creative Arts Building on Google Maps
Transportation and Parking
San Francisco State University is readily accessible by public transportation from all parts of the Bay Area.
For general information, please visit the SF State Parking and Transportation website.
Getting Here
By car
From Highway 280 south, take the Route 82 (SR 82) north, exit toward California State Route 1 (SR 1)/San Jose Avenue/Mission Street. Merge onto San Jose Avenue. Turn right onto Sagamore Street and continue onto Brotherhood Way. Exit right onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left on Holloway Avenue. Proceed west, past the Library. The Creative Arts Building is on the north side of the street.
From Interstate 280 (I-280) north, keep left to continue onto California State Route 1 (SR 1)/Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left on Holloway Avenue. Proceed west, past the Creative Arts Building. Proceed west, past the Library. The Creative Arts Building is on the north side of the street.
From points in San Francisco take 19th Avenue south. Turn right on Holloway Avenue. Proceed west, past the Library. The Creative Arts Building is on the north side of the street.
By transit
- BART: to Daly City, then MUNI 28 bus to SF State.
- SF MUNI: M, 28, 29, 18 or 57 to SF State.
Turn right on Holloway Avenue near the Administration Building. Proceed west, past the Library. The Creative Arts Building is on the north side of the street.
By bike
Holloway Avenue or Lake Merced Boulevard are bike-friendly routes. Bike parking is available on Tapia Drive and along 19th Avenue.
To reach the bike parking on Tapia Drive from Holloway Avenue, proceed west, past the Library and Creative Arts Building. Turn right on Tapia Drive. The bike racks are located at the end of the first block. The Creative Arts Building is just to the east of the bike racks.
To reach the bike parking on Tapia Drive from southbound Lake Merced Boulevard, turn left on Font Boulevard. Proceed east on Font Boulevard past Mary Ward Hall, Mary Park Hall and the Village at Centennial Square. Veer left at Holloway Avenue. Make a U-turn at Holloway Avenue and Arellano Avenue. Turn right on Tapia Drive. The bike racks are located at the end of the first block. The Creative Arts Building is just to the east of the bike racks.
To reach the bike parking on Tapia Drive from northbound Lake Merced Boulevard, turn right on Font Boulevard. Proceed east on Font Boulevard past Mary Ward Hall, Mary Park Hall and the Village at Centennial Square. Veer left at Holloway Avenue. Make a U-turn at Holloway Avenue and Arellano Avenue. Turn right on Tapia Drive. The bike racks are located at the end of the first block. The Creative Arts Building is just to the east of the bike racks.