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We know you can't get enough. We added shows!. THE APPRENTICE | LA COCINA | THE FALL | THE SUBSTANCE | THE TRUE STORY OF TAMARA DE LEMPICKA & THE ART OF SURVIVAL.

Opening this weekend: . DAHOMEY | MEMOIR OF A SNAIL | NOCTURNES | THE SACRIFICE . It's a big wide world out there. Come see it in here. for tickets.

"I remember the first time I saw a war plane. It was very loud. But not louder than our resistance.". LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL: A LETTER TO GAZA. November 22, 23, and 24:

"A luminous portrait of Indian womanhood. announces the arrival of a major dramatic voice." --Siddhant Adlakha, Joy Sauce. Payal Kapadia's ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT opens November 22:

"Yet again, Sean Baker nails it. ANORA somehow straddles a fine line as the year’s funniest and most heart-wrenching movie." --Maxwell Rabb, Chicago Reader. Starts November 22, with select shows on 35mm film:

"We are being stifled by a surfeit of information, yet at the same time our feelings remain untouched by the supremely important messages that could change our lives." --Andrei Tarkovsky on making his last film, THE SACRIFICE. 11/9:

Farewell to a king. RIP Quincy Jones.

Filmmaker Elizabeth Ai embarks on a journey to capture the vibrant spirit of a musical phenomenon that electrified Vietnamese American teens in the 1980s: NEW WAVE. 11/19, Elizabeth Ai in person. @wkamaubell moderates 4pm Q&A + intros 6pm show! .

RT @Film_SF: On Saturday 11/2, join @cinemas_sf for a tribute of Film Commissioner Lourdes Portillo, who passed away earlier this year. RS….

"The definition of a cult classic." --Slant. Tarsem Singh's already astonishing THE FALL, in an astonishing new 4K restoration:

Our Bay Visions series highlights the fearless creativity of emerging + established local filmmakers, with shows + talks exploring the boundary-pushing legacy of Bay Area cinema. 11/9: Tending the Orchard: Bill Basquin, Alison O’Daniel, Rodrigo Reyes.

"Merritt seems to loathe the very idea of being in a movie." --Eye Weekly. STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS, with Stephin Merritt + Daniel Handler + director Gail O’Hara in person. 11/3, co-presented by Kilowatt:

Get to know the pioneering musician, transgressive artist, spiritual explorer & gender revolutionary, with S/HE IS STILL HER/E: THE OFFICIAL GENESIS P-ORRIDGE DOCUMENTARY. 11/21 + live performance from co-presenter Media Meltdown plus post-show Q&A.

Oscar-winner Andrea Arnold's BIRD is a tender and striking coming-of-age fable about marginalized life in the fringes of contemporary society. Opening November 15: 

Exiled in Norway and refusing to accept the boundaries imposed by international politics, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly insists on telling heartfelt stories from his hometown. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL: A LETTER TO GAZA starts 11/22:

"An intimate film that whispers volumes about far bigger things." --Vanity Fair. The first Indian film to screen in competition at Cannes in 30 years (and win the grand prize there), Payal Kapadia's ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT lands here 11/22:

"In its devastation and familiarity, Ito’s debut feature finds company among works that realize the power of survivor testimony." --Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter. BLACK BOX DIARIES starts November 1, with filmmaker Shiori Ito in person November 2:

Formally adventurous director Mati Diop examines postcolonial possibilities as only she can with DAHOMEY, a chronicle of plundered treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey, exhibited in Paris & then returned to the present-day Republic of Benin. Starts 11/8:

Andrei Tarkovsky’s last testament. THE SACRIFICE, digitally restored in 4K, November 9: