PLAYING TODAY: August 17

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

8:45 PM

Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, The Last Black Man in San Francisco elegantly engages with a loss of cross-cultural connection as one individual seeks belonging in the new incarnation of his hometown.

BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES

6:40 PM

A revelatory, thrilling, and emotional journey behind the scenes of the pioneering music label that gave voice to some of the finest jazz and hip-hop artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM

3:00 PM

This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.

JIRGA

5:30 PM

After finding the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war, a former Australian soldier returns to Afghanistan to face his demons, in Benjamin Gilmour's affecting drama.

TRIBUTE TO ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: CHILDREN’S SHORTS

2:00 PM

Children are the protagonists in this collection of shorts by Kiarostami, who began his career making films for an Iranian children’s cultural institute.

TRIBUTE TO ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE?

4:00 PM

The first film in the sublime Koker Trilogy takes a simple premise — a boy searches for a classmate's home to return a notebook — and turns it into a miraculous, child’s-eye adventure of the everyday.

MIKE WALLACE IS HERE

7:15 PM

A fascinating exposé of the fearsome TV newsman whose no-holds-barred interview style redefined what America has come to expect from broadcast journalists.

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCOBLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTESTONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AMJIRGATRIBUTE TO ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: CHILDREN’S SHORTSTRIBUTE TO ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE?MIKE WALLACE IS HERE

Coming Soon

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

First show: July 05

BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES

First show: August 09

MIDSOMMAR

First show: August 09

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM

First show: August 12

JIRGA

First show: August 16

MIKE WALLACE IS HERE

First show: August 17

longing for a dream: black surrealism and terrors

August 18 only

ANIMATED ANARCHY (16MM)

August 20 only

PURPLE RAIN: A Benefit for BFF.fm!

August 22 only

BUÑUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES

First show: August 23

THE CORPORATE COUP D’ÉTAT

August 24 only

THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL (El ángel exterminador)

August 24 only

Jim Henson’s THE DARK CRYSTAL, Presented by Hot & Streamy

August 24 only

A Bundle of Buñuel

August 25 only

MATA HARI: THE NAKED SPY

August 25 only

THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED

August 25 only

LOW LOW

August 27 only

THE FIVE MINUTES GAME

August 28 only

GIVE ME LIBERTY

First show: August 30

THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN (35mm)

August 31 only

BECOMING NOBODY

First show: September 06

MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL

First show: September 06

THE YEARS OF FIERRO (LOS AÑOS DE FIERRO)

September 07 only

PAPRIKA (35mm)

September 13 only

MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THRASH METAL STORY

September 14 only

LABYRINTH

September 15 only

CHULAS FRONTERAS (Beautiful Borders) & DEL MERO CORAZON

September 26 only

SELF DISCOVERY FOR SOCIAL SURVIVAL

October 01 only