EVENT DATE: Films Play All Day NOVEMBER 18-19 with a Discussion on November 19th from 10 AM to 12 PM
The DocFilm Institute at San Francisco State University invites you to our “Essential Stories” Film Festival happening on NOV 18th and 19th. As part of our annual Pluralities conference in 2020, we will explore the “essential perspectives” from a line-up of filmmakers documenting their experiences of this new, 2020 reality — one that is influenced by COVID-19 as well as various social justice movements. Essential perspectives are those that are unique to one's position and circumstance in society and the current environment.
We encourage you to join us for a live, virtual discussion happening on Thursday, November 19 from 10 AM-12 PM as we’ll have a Q&A session with our finalists as we announce various awards. Throughout the entire duration of our program, all films from the selected recipients and finalists will be available for on-demand viewing.
Program details and registration information are available here. Attendance is FREE.
Finalists
Films
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14 Exquisite Angels
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A Garden For George
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About Gaining Weight during Quarantine
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Black Lives Matter
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Creativity Stays Home
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Cuando Todos Pueden Quedarse En Casa Menos Tú
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Day After Day
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Egg and Rice
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Elinor Carucci: Survival Mode
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Homeland - Ilê
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If Not Now, Then When?
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Kid On A Leash
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Masks For Masc
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Momentos
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Rainbow Windows
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The Second Time I Got to Know my Dog
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The Voice of the Voiceless
Directors:
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Ana Luísa & Catarina Branco
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Marcello J. Hutchinson-Trujillo
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Daniel Vidaurri
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Ashna Sharan
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Cameron Rogers & Kenny Wooten
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Alberto Báez
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Abby Riveros
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Mark Tom Nava
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Sam Vladimirsky
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Brenda Ligia Miguel
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Kyle Bastin
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Eline Mollet
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Patrick J. Reilly
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Pedro R. Oberto
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Christina Katsiadakis
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Kyle Scoble
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Dalton Tokarczyk
Selected Recipients
Films:
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Why
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Attention at Tension
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Quarantine
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A Prayer
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Vital Connections
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ComVida-20
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Presidential
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From the window
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Homecoming
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Sacrifice
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Reexist
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COVID-19 | OUR STORY
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Street-cleaner is not Anti-virus
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The Last Supper / Son Akşam Yemeği
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Chinese Girl Wants Vote
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Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
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The Dairy of Diurnal life
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NYC, Beloved
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Red Zones [Episodes 1-4]
Directors:
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Nuno Barreto
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Azalia Muchransyah
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Uttarayan Deb
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Ishita Mili
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Angel David Hurtado Orozco
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Ana Cavazzana
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Clément Vincent
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Anzhelika Grigorieva
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Matthew Toothill
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Vipassi Calabro
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Rodrigo Campos & Lethicia Galo
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Patrick Shepherd
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Saeed Karimi
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Selinay Güneş
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Jinna Kim
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Edmond Demeter
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Rhitwick Mondal
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Zorinah Juan
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Luca Vullo