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San Francisco Film Festival Showcases 30 Nonfiction Docs Until May 4

4/28/2026

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SFIFF Presents Docs

San Francisco International Film Festival runs through May 4 and includes DocLands, presenting 30 nonfiction films on activism, arts and politics at Smith Rafael Film Center.
Festival opens with “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” and closes with “Little Feat: The Documentary.”
SFIFF screens “Figaro Up, Figaro Down” on April 27 at 6 p.m., April 28 at 4:30 p.m., and “Enough Is Enough” on April 29 at 5 p.m. at BAMPFA, May 3 at 6:15 p.m. Marina Theatre.

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Festival Showcases

The festival screens UK’s “One in a Million” and Serbia’s “To Hold a Mountain,” on displacement and environmental defense.
It also presents USA’s “Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)” and Canada’s “Blue Heron,” examining artistic tribute and immigrant family struggles.
The lineup adds Turkey’s dark comedy “Those Who Whistle After Dark,” Singapore’s satirical “Filipinana” set on a Manila golf course, and spans six nations, showing the festival’s drive for storytelling.

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SFIFF Presents Docs

San Francisco International Film Festival runs through May 4 and includes DocLands, presenting 30 nonfiction films on activism, arts and politics at Smith Rafael Film Center.
Festival opens with “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” and closes with “Little Feat: The Documentary.”
SFIFF screens “Figaro Up, Figaro Down” on April 27 at 6 p.m., April 28 at 4:30 p.m., and “Enough Is Enough” on April 29 at 5 p.m. at BAMPFA, May 3 at 6:15 p.m. Marina Theatre.

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