SFFILMs 9thAnnual Doc Stories festival is getting underway, featuring a distinguished lineup of Oscar-contending nonfiction films.
By design, its a tightly curated program.
They werent at Mill Valley or at Doclands [in Marin Co.] or at other places.
‘American Symphony,’ ‘Copa 71,’ and ‘Anselm’Netflix/New Black Films and Dogwoof/ Sideshow and Janus Films
The Bay Area boasts a greater concentration of Academy Doc Branch members than anywhere else, Fairbanks observes.
So, were grateful for that.
It didnt go well.
SFFILM Director of ProgrammingJessie FairbanksSFFilm
Roger just does Roger magic with this, Fairbanks observes.
A film that tackles the idea of racial imagery and policies in history can sound really overwhelming.
And yet Roger brings this joy of curiosity and understanding to the approach.
And it offers a counter to genre-driven documentary films and series that have proliferated on streaming platforms.
We dont want just biopics all the time.
And so it is bittersweet that we are doing it now, Fairbanks says.
Julia has deep ties to the Bay Area.
Shes the co-founder of New Day Films and spent a lot of time out here.
I always admired her tireless advocacy for workers rights and for womens rights for equality, Fairbanks says.
