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Welcome to the Green Festival of San Francisco 2024 Virtual Festival!
Explore our on-demand catalog here. Film programs play any time October 17-27, 2024.
Feature Films
A hypnotic essay film asking urgent ecological questions, Apple Cider Vinegar takes the viewer on a journey meeting Palestinian quarry workers, passionate British geologists and people living on the lava fields of Fogo in Cape Verde.
81 min | Belgium
Apple Cider Vinegar & Magicicada + Q&A
Go on an epic and intimate journey with acclaimed photographer Arthur Tress as he enters his 8th decade. Arthur grapples with relationships, legacy, the aging process, and loneliness all while continuing to develop his photographic art within the hidden, desolate, and decaying corners of California.
86 min | United States
Arthur Tress: Water's Edge + Q&A
Cat City is a documentary chronicling Chicago’s love/hate relationship with feral cats.
78 min | United States
Cat City & Isle Wild + Q&As
An impassioned surfer creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The surfboard becomes a global platform to spark ocean stewardship and the symbol of a grassroots campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste.
94 min | | United States
The Cigarette Surfboard + Q&A
A personal film about a political issue, Dark Circle follows the invisible trail of plutonium, profiling ordinary citizens affected by the nuclear industry and revealing the inextricable links between nuclear weapons and power.
82 min | 1982 | United States
Dark Circle 40th Anniversary + Q&A
All life on Earth is connected by a great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Hidden between the world of plants and animals, another world exists…Fungi: Web of Life. We’ll begin in the mysterious world of the forest floor, where fungi are the central players in nature’s story of birth, death, and rebirth to discover that life as we know it simply would not exist without them.
Fungi: Web of Life & Chasing Time + Q&As
IN THE WHALE is an award-winning feature-length film about arguably the greatest fish story ever told, though this one is true. It’s the account of a man who survived to tell the tale of being swallowed by a whale, and what happened after he escaped.
82 min | | United States
In the Whale & I Brake Dams for Coho + Q&As
A portrait of contemporary wildlife conservation becomes a visceral, sensory meditation on what it means to live in a broken world.
69 min | | United States, Canada
Just Above the Surface of the Earth & Trash Pie + Q&A
“Running for the Mountains” uncovers a story of dirty money and dirty politics in West Virginia—one that affects the entire nation. This entertaining and informative documentary exports the most valuable commodity coming out of Appalachia: the truth.
77 min | United States
Running for the Mountains + pre-recorded Q&A
Returning to Kyiv to search for his missing dog during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, director Stas Kapralov documents his journey as he joins volunteers and becomes part of a movement to rescue animals caught in the crossfire of war.
77 min | Ukraine
Searching for Nika & What's at Steak
Water For Life explores the collision of water rights, Indigenous beliefs and resource extraction through the lives of three community leaders in Chile, Honduras and El Salvador.
92 min | United States, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras
Water for Life & Diego Luna Water For Life Intro + Q&A
Shorts Programs
Bay Area Stories + Q&A
Documentary Shorts + Q&A
Eco-Horror Shorts + Q&A
Environmental Shorts Program + Q&As
All life on Earth is connected by a great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Hidden between the world of plants and animals, another world exists…Fungi: Web of Life. We’ll begin in the mysterious world of the forest floor, where fungi are the central players in nature’s story of birth, death, and rebirth to discover that life as we know it simply would not exist without them.
Fungi: Web of Life & Chasing Time + Q&As
Telling the epic tale of America's most iconic trees, GIANTS RISING reveals the secrets and saga of the redwoods -- the tallest and among the oldest living beings on Earth. Living links to the past, redwoods also hold the power to impact our future. Through the voices of scientists, artists, native people, and others, the film explores the wonder and plight of these awe-inspiring forests, offering insights that could help sustain us all.
83 min | United States
Giants Rising & Eyes on the Forest + Q&As
Narrative Shorts + Q&A