SFIFF60: LANDLINE, PATTI CAKE$ & THE GREEN FOG

SFFILM: LANDLINE, PATTI CAKE$ & THE GREEN FOG

05 Apr, 2017

OPENING NIGHT: LANDLINE

 

The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 6-19) opens this evening at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre at 7 p.m. with LANDLINE (2017), directed and cowritten by Gillian Robespierre and stars Jenny Slate, TRANSPARENT’s Jay Duplass, Finn Wittrock, newcomer Abby Quinn, Edie Falco and John Turturro. The film is set in the pre-internet ’90s and focuses on Dana (Slate) as a low level magazine department employee who is unsure about marrying her boyfriend (Duplass), as well as feels guilty that she still has feelings for her old college friend (Wittrock). Her sister, a NYU student frequents the club scene and constantly tests her parents’ patience. Filled with Manhattan’s hipster record stores, druggy raves, and poetry slams, they attempt to find personal happiness in their middle-class existence and stay grounded with some sort of landline.

Following the film, join us at 9 p.m. for an Opening Night bash featuring live entertainment, dancing, and delicious treats at the historic Regency Center (1300 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco). Buy tickets!
[Above featured photo: A scene from LANDLINE]

CENTERPIECE: PATTI CAKE$

 

60th San Francisco International Film Festival | PATTI CAKE$

A scene from Geremy Jasper’s PATTI CAKE$ playing at the
60th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 5-19, 2017.

The festival will present its Centerpiece Presentation, the Sundance Film Festival breakout hit PATTI CAKE$, at the Castro Theatre on April 12, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Erupting with strong beats, the picture features a powerful performance by Danielle Macdonald (Patti) who dreams of hip-hop stardom. At 23, she feels she has accomplished little and bartends for spending money. Further, she tries her best to steer clear of her mom who is burdened with feelings of disappointment. Patti later meets Bastard, an intriguing outsider who has instrumental styles. They both enter a music competition and we see the characters’ lay down catchy beats. A moving and extremely entertaining film, it becomes apparent where hip-hop can take this multi-racial group of artists. Buy tickets!

CLOSING NIGHT: THE GREEN FOG — A SAN FRANCISCO FANTASIA WITH KRONOS QUARTET
60th San Francisco International Film Festival | THE GREEN FOG — A SAN FRANCISCO FANTASIA

A still from Guy Maddin’s collage piece THE GREEN FOG — A SAN FRANCISCO FANTASIA playing the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival Closing Night at the Castro Theatre.

Closing Night, April 16 at 7 p.m. features THE GREEN FOG accompanied by the Kronos Quartet.  In celebration of its 60th anniversary the world-renowned Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by composer Jacob Garchik paired with a visual collage of Bay Area footage from Guy Maddin and codirectors Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson. The piece will consist of footage from various sources—studio classics, ‘50s noir, experimental films, and ‘70s prime-time TV, which at the same time pays tribute to the city of San Francisco. Buy tickets!

About the author

Cindy Maram

Cindy Maram is a Dancer, Public Speaker and our Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the entertainment, fashion and arts publication, Dig IN Magazine. She is an accredited film critic for Cannes Film Festival in the South of France, Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, SFFilm Festival and CAAMFest, as well as a runway fashion photographer and editor for London Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. She also serves as a professional sports photographer and writer. She is a prolific art critic providing media coverage for Art Basel Miami Beach and surrounding Miami Art Week fairs. As a creator, Cindy is a writer, vlogger, podcaster, social media strategist and manager possessing a Bachelor's Degree from UC Davis and Master's Degree completing graduate work in Mass Communications + Popular Culture Studies with an emphasis in Film/Marketing/Writing from Cal State Fullerton. Further, she is producer of independent feature length and short films, and is committed to supporting the visibility of underrepresented groups in the media and film industry.

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