- February 01 - February 25, 2007
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Wide Lens: Oscar Documentaries
Phyllis Wattis Theater
SFMOMA, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and California College of the Arts copresent a series of Academy Award-nominated and -winning documentaries from the last 40 years. Curated by Rob Epstein, chair of graduate film at CCA, the series commences with a panel discussion on documentary film in public culture.
Thursdays: $7 general; $5 SFMOMA members, students, and seniors. Does not include Museum admission.
Sundays: Free with Museum admission.Film at SFMOMA is generously supported the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation and by Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein.
Past
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Taking Sides
Nine from Little Rock, Charles Guggenheim, 1964, 21 min.
Harlan County, U.S.A., Barbara Kopple, 1976, 103 min.
Barbara Kopple in attendance -
Go behind the scenes of two pivotal civil rights struggles in the American South. Guggenheim revisits the African American students at the center of the 1957 effort to integrate…
Read moreThursday, February 01, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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Creative Visions
Glas, Bert Haanstra, 1959, 11 min.
My Architect, Nathaniel Kahn, 2003, 116 min. -
Explore the artistry of glassmaking and architecture through very personal lenses. Haanstra looks at mechanized and artisanal glass manufacturing processes in his native Holland,…
Read moreSunday, February 04, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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Survival Instincts
Breathing Lessons, Jessica Yu, 1996, 35 min.
Marjoe, Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan, 1972, 88 min. -
This program offers a riveting look at two compelling personalities: Berkeley-based poet and journalist Mark O'Brien, who is largely confined to an iron lung, and former traveling…
Read moreThursday, February 08, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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The Lines of Battle
The Battle of Midway, John Ford for the U.S. Navy, 1942, 18 min.
The War Game, Peter Watkins, 1966, 48 min.
The Weather Underground, Sam Green, 2002, 92 min. -
Ford melds documentary footage and polished narration for a groundbreaking depiction of World War II, the BBC-produced docudrama The War Game imagines the impact of a nuclear…
Read moreSunday, February 11, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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San Francisco Stories
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, Deborah Hoffmann, 1994, 44 min.
The Times of Harvey Milk, Rob Epstein, produced by Richard Schmiechen, 1984, 87 min.
Rob Epstein and Deborah Hoffmann in attendance -
Bay area filmmakers Hoffman and Epstein offer poignant portrayals of a mother's battle with Alzheimer's and a beloved gay politician's rise and assassination.
Read moreThursday, February 15, 2007
7:30 p.m.
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Global Prophecy
Sewing Woman, Arthur Dong, 1983, 14 min.
Darwin's Nightmare, Hubert Sauper, 2005, 107 min. -
Dong traces his mother's arduous path from arranged marriage in China to 30 years as a garment worker in San Francisco's Chinatown, while Sauper looks at how capitalism is usurping…
Read moreSunday, February 18, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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Bearing Witness
Interviews with My Lai Veterans, Joseph Strick, 1970, 20 min.
Hearts and Minds, Peter Davis, 1974, 112 min. -
Strick and Davis offer intimate perspectives on the Vietnam War by training their cameras on soldiers who participated in the My Lai massacre and a diverse selection of American…
Read moreThursday, February 22, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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That Was Then
Woodstock, Michael Wadleigh, produced by Bob Maurice, 1970, 185 min.
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This film presents a comprehensive look inside the famous Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York, including logistical challenges, performance highlights, and the…
Read moreSunday, February 25, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
