by Isabella | 11-01-2023 | Movie, News, SF Specials CinémaSan FranciscoTeen Activity
Ronald Chase is a transversal artist: painter, photographer, and director… a life would not suffice. Twenty-nine years ago, inspired by a few bored students in their art school, he decided to pass on all these passions and youth education became central to his work....
by MerciSF | 28-10-2022 | Agenda, Movie, See All CinémaCultural differences;FrancophoneGoing Out
The flagship event of the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), the Arab Film Festival is the longest running independent festival of its kind in North America. Launched in 1996, the festival’s mission is to present the best of contemporary films that illuminate the...
by MerciSF | 27-12-2019 | Agenda, Movie, See All CinémaEdit PiafFrench artistRaquel BittonSan RafaelSmith Rafael Film Center
Part documentary, part stage performance, this entertaining look at French chanteuse Edith Piaf tells her story through a terrific theatrical presentation by internationally praised French jazz singer Raquel Bitton, who literally becomes Piaf while singing, but steps... by Anne Marie | 21-03-2019 | Movie, See All, SF Specials Armistead MaupinCastroCastro theaterCinémaTales of the City
The Castro Theater is a San Francisco city landmark since 1977. Built in 1922 by the Nasser brothers, it was designed by Timothy L. Pflueger (1894-1946) local architect who became famous after the construction of the building; Pflueger has indeed erected seven other...