SF DocFest 2007
Absolute Zero
Directed by Alan Woodruff, 27 mins
A steam locomotive pulls a ramshackle string of carriages through the blazing heat of the Australian desert.
One of the wagons is a refrigerated cooler used for transporting animal carcasses from the outback abattoirs to the markets in the city. Inside this otherwi... more
American Scary
Directed by John Hudgens, 92 mins
American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Zacherley to A. Ghastlee Ghoul.
Hosts of all kinds were once a staple of television, and especially local television productions. But as production demands and the availability of cheaper sy... more
aqui comienzan los estados unidos
Directed by tremblay marie-eve, 11 mins
A film about the conflict between USA and mexicain migrants. About the wall that already exist and the one that they will built. About people that riks their life for the dream to have a better one. A universal film about borders and frontiers. In a very artistic way, we ... more
Audience of One 
Directed by Michael Jacobs, 89 minsCLOSING NIGHT FILM
Ten years ago, Richard Gazowsky, pastor of the Voice of Pentecost Church in San Francisco, received a 'prophetic whisper' from God to make movies. Now, in Michael Jacobs' riveting documentary, Pastor Gazowsky and his congregation are gearing up to make '... more
Blues Fest Films
Directed by Various9/28 – 9/29, 915p
EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART: THE JOHNNY OTIS STORY.
Dir: Bruce Schmiechen.
With:
THE BLUES ACCORDING TO LIGHTNING HOPKINS. Dir: Les Blank.
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Breaking Ranks
Directed by Michelle Mason, 56 mins
Breaking Ranks is a moving documentary that examines the current phenomena of US soldiers seeking refuge in Canada as part of their resistance to the war effort in Iraq. With intimate access to four American military deserters, their lawyer and families, this film documen... more
Buddha's Lost Children
Directed by Mark Verkerk, 97 minsIn the Golden Triangle region of northern Thailand, a Buddhist monk travels around the mountains on horseback. The stunning forests, covered in mist, appear as peaceful as the meditative practice of the monk. But their calm belies the reality: this remote region is dominated by t... more
Building a Broken Mousetrap
Directed by Jem A. Cohen, 62 mins
A film by Jem Cohen and Matt Boyd. (Director: Jem Cohen)
An unorthodox, celebratory concert film of Holland-based band, the Ex, playing in New York. The Ex have existed in various incarnations for over 25 years, combining the original anarcho-political spirit of pu... more
The Call of the Wild
Directed by Ron Lamothe, 115 mins
'The Call of the Wild' retraces the travels of Chris McCandless, a 24-year-old “aesthetic voyager” who starved to death in the Alaska wilderness in 1992. Over the course of his journey, through thirty U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, and Mexico, filmmaker Ron Lam... more
Cowboys & Communists
Directed by Jessica Feast, 64 mins
Cowboys and Communists is the story of two clashing political systems, the reality of life behind the Berlin wall, the collapse and aftermath of Communism, the tragedy of Bush’s America and the difference between Sauerkraut and cheeseburgers. It explores themes of freed... more
