SFDFF 12th Annual Festival

SFDFF Fall Festival

Join us October 15-24, 2021 for the 12th Annual SFDFF. Local audiences will be treated to exclusive in-theater San Francisco screenings and the rest of the programs will be offered online through Marquee TV.

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2021 Closing Night

CLOSING NIGHT

Join us for the annual celebration of Bay Area dance films: Sunday, October 24 @ 7pm

Milongueando en SF by Juliet McMains

BOXBLUR presents Night Watch with SFDFF

NIGHT WATCH

BOXBLUR and Immersive Arts Alliance co-produce Shimon Attie’s floating media installation, on view September 17 - 19, 2021

SFDFF will present Dancers Without Borders films and live performance by Lenora Lee Dance

Welcome to Dance Film SF

Founded in 2010, Dance Film SF is a nonprofit organization that brings dance to new audiences through the presentation and development of dance-based media. In addition to presenting the award-winning San Francisco Dance Film Festival, DFSF’s year-round activities include special screenings, panels, and filmmaking workshops. Through our touring and outreach programs, we send highlight reels to international screens and dance media into local schools. DFSF also produces original dance films through our Co-Laboratory program, matching top choreographers with professional filmmakers and creating the time, space, and budget for them to collaborate.

SFDFF Closing Weekend - October 23–24

Dancing Queens – 10/23 @ 7:30pm
Celebrate queerness in all of its forms through these six shorts. Moving from the intimacy of partners’ embraces to the emphatic maximalism of vogue performance, these films recognize the challenges of existing beyond the binary but ultimately embrace difference as a force for pride and positive change. Learn More

Bay Area Shorts – 10/24 @ 7pm
SFDFF wouldn’t be what it is without its annual celebration of Bay Area dance films. The two-part program features new work from established dancers and filmmakers and by newcomers venturing behind the camera for the first time. With live performance by Babatunji Johnson. Learn More

Ailey Q & A with Robert Battle and Jamila Wignot

Just released. View the discussion about the 2020 documentary Ailey with director Jamila Wignot and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Robert Battle, moderated by Bay Area dance critic Rachel Howard. Ailey streams October 15-24. View other Q&As from our 2021 festival.

2021 Festival Trailer

SUPPORT DANCE + FILM

During the pandemic, live artistic experiences have been painfully disrupted, but with your help, we at Dance Film SF (DFSF) have been weathering the storm and continuing to find unique ways to bring people together to celebrate the beauty and power of dance through film.

Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to help us plan for an exciting new season of dance + films. Everything we do is only possible thanks to generous dance film lovers like you! DONATE TODAY!