Docs by the Bay
While Hollywood movies are often formulaic and dumb, documentary cinema is experiencing a golden age. Celebrating this trend, the San Francisco Film Society presents
Doc Stories, a four-day festival featuring some of the year’s best nonfiction fare. On the bill is
Song of Lahore, a film that details efforts to preserve endangered forms of Pakistani music.
Winter on Fire documents the Ukrainian uprising that led to President Viktor Yanukovych’s exit.
Cartel Land examines the impact that the drug wars and related vigilantism have on everyday lives, while Laurie Anderson’s
Heart of a Dog is a marvelously unconventional essay centering on the filmmaker-musician’s rat terrier. Short-film presentations include
New York Times Op-Docs and
Profiles in Courage: Short Documentaries from HBO. Most programs will feature Q&As with special guests.
— Anita Katz
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