2021 Festival Programs
Discover the Lineup for the 12th Annual SFDFF
We are honored to release the lineup for the 12th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival. From October 15-24, 2021, global audiences will enjoy streaming access through Marquee TV alongside select in-person screenings in San Francisco, continuing availability for new online followers while marking a joyous return to theaters.
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IN-PERSON SCREENINGS
Coppelia
A modern fairytale, told without words, Coppelia is a visually opulent adventure that blends live action ballet with charming animation. With Michaela DePrince in the leading role as Swan.
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 5pm
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason
Dance Heals: BOXBLUR at Catharine Clark ...
In-person screening and performance at Catharine Clark Gallery. This mixed shorts program is part of an ongoing series of self-discovery and healing through dance
Sunday, October 17 @ 7:30pm
Catharine Clark Gallery
DANCING QUEENS
A dancing celebration of the LGBTQ+ community
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm
Brava Theater
BAY AREA SHORTS
A showcase of new dance film work by Bay Area Artists
Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 7pm
Brava Theater
STREAMING PROGRAMS
Feature Length Films
Ailey
Filmmaker Jamila Wignot examines the life of visionary dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey.
Jamila Wignot
Alvin Ailey
Documentary | Contemporary
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Ma...
Beginning in 1980s New York City, this film chronicles the love story between dancers Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, and the diverse dance company they founded
Rosalynde LeBlanc & Tom Hurwitz
Bill T Jones
Documentary | Contemporary
Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra
Meet Bangarra’s early founders, three young Aboriginal brothers, who turned the newly born dance group into one of Australia’s leading performing companies and created the opening ceremony of the Australian Olympics
Wayne Blair & Nel Minchin
Stephen, David and Russell Page, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Documentary | Contemporary
Isolation to Creation
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process at the Guggenheim produced performing arts creative bubbles so artists could work safely.
Nic Petry
Ephrat Asherie Dance, Jamar Roberts, Les Ballet Afrik, Music From The Sole, The Beatbox House, The Missing Element, and "Seven Deadly Sins"
Documentary | Contemporary
Natyam
Natyam tells the story of Sitara, a passionate classical dancer who has been dedicated to her craft since the tender age of 6.
Revanth Korukonda
Sandhya Raju, Sai Venkata Ganagdhar, Manognya Balaraju, Aayana Dance Company, Viswa Raghu, Trishita Dengupta, Rishi Sharma, Sowmya Kautia, Rohit Behal, Michael Tej Raj, Javeed Sheik, Mohit Baid, Nithin K Venu
Narrative Feature | Bolllywood
Documentary / Mixed Shorts Programs
DANCE TO YOUR OWN BEAT
In these five extended shorts, dancers find their groove in very different ways.
Dance Heals
An ongoing series of self-discovery and healing through dance.
LEAVING LEGACIES
Masters pass on their craft to their descendants in these four documentary shorts.
RAISING VOICES 2021
An ongoing platform for activism and expressions of identity through dance.
Screendance Shorts Programs
SCREENSCAPES
Surreal landscapes found within and without.
THE NEXT STAGE
Stars of the ballet world take to the screen with daring new contemporary work.
EXPERIMENTAL
Animation and experimental film explored through analog media and technology.
INTO THE WILD
Dancers launch themselves into the great outdoors.
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Cowboys, circus freaks and intergalactic nerds find a place in the world.
SHORT-N-SWEET
Fun and quirky mini dance films from the mall to the moon and back.
Online Interactive Film
(Re)United
Antoine Marc
Alleyne Dance
Interactive Dance Film
(Re)United is a heartwarming short interactive dance film where siblings reunite after being separated for over half of their lives
