The 18th San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest) returns from May 29-June 13, 2019. SF DocFest will screen acclaimed documentary feature and short films from around the world at the Roxie Theater, Brava Theater, and 518 Gallery in San Francisco.
Cine Mas SF is pleased to co-present several film screening including the opener..
CASSANDRO, THE EXOTICO!
Marie Losier • France • 73 min • US Premiere
Wed May 29, 8p
Famed for his flamboyant drag, sky-high pompadour, and show-stopping flips, Cassandro’s trailblazing ascent as one of the first openly gay lucha libre wrestlers has resonated for a quarter century. This tender documentary captures a prize-winning fighter who reinvented a staunchly macho sport, KOing opponents and coping with a body pushed to its limits. Cassandro’s story—the underdog and a queer icon, simultaneously fragile and mighty—unfolds on both sides of the border.
https://tinyurl.com/yytfxmzs
Building the American Dream
Chelsea Hernandez • USA • 73 min
Sat June 1, 1215p
In Texas, construction workers face the deadliest conditions in the country. Building the American Dream is a feature documentary that follows three immigrant families who are rising up to seek justice and equality. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths in an industry rife with exploitation.
Circles
Cassidy Friedman • USA • 82 min • Local Filmmaker
Sat June 1, 230p; Mon June 3, 9p
Eric Butler, a Hurricane Katrina survivor and pioneer of the restorative justice movement, relocates and finds work at an Oakland high school, where he enforces his no-nonsense approach to counseling vulnerable Black and Latino teenagers. Shot over two years, the film follows Butler’s impassioned efforts to create juvenile justice reform.
I Am The People: Venezuela Under Populism
Carlos Oteyza • Mexico • 87 min
Fri May 31, 445p; Sun June 2, 915p
Venezuela once had the highest economic growth in the world is now a benchmark of collapse and misery. A wake-up call for all democracies, this film sets out to expose the mechanisms of authoritarian power and populism used to seize institutions, polarize society, and silence the media.
https://tinyurl.com/yxarqy4d
