Festival in the Bay Area worth going out for.

I follow festival in the Bay Area closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

SUMMER WITH MONICA VITTI

SUMMER WITH MONICA VITTI

Sun, Jun 28 · 12:00 PM

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley

Restored Italian cinema

FANTASY LIFE

FANTASY LIFE

Sun, Jun 28 · 3:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Sharp NYC rom-com

CORONER TO THE STARS – Screening + Conversation

CORONER TO THE STARS – Screening + Conversation

Sun, Jun 28 · 4:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Celebrity death documentary

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY + AFRONAUTS

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY + AFRONAUTS

Thu, Jul 2 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Afrofuturist film double-feature

Vital Signs Film Series

Vital Signs Film Series

Sun, Jul 5 · 2:00 PM

Shapeshifters Cinema

Old Oakland Historic District

Hard-to-find festival films

LIMITLESS: A Film Series - EXECUTIVE ORDER

LIMITLESS: A Film Series - EXECUTIVE ORDER

Thu, Jul 9 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Dystopian Afro-Brazilian thriller

Documentary Screening of Magical Bridge: Kind By Design

Documentary Screening of Magical Bridge: Kind By Design

Thu, Jul 9 · 6:00 PM

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at the Lucie Stern Theatre

Community Center

Premiere screening & talk

Film Screening – “The Times of Harvey Milk”

Film Screening – “The Times of Harvey Milk”

Fri, Jul 10 · 7:00 PM

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley

Oscar-winning lgbtq doc

Film Screening – “Crossroads and The Exploding Digital Inevitable”

Film Screening – “Crossroads and The Exploding Digital Inevitable”

Sat, Jul 11 · 4:00 PM

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley

Experimental atomic documentary

LIMITLESS: A Film Series

LIMITLESS: A Film Series

Thu, Jul 16 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Cosmic Black cinema

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PALESTINE 36

PALESTINE 36

Mon, Jun 29 · 6:45 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Historical drama at a crossroads

TWO WOMEN Film Screening

TWO WOMEN Film Screening

Sun, Jun 28 · 2:15 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Moms rediscovering pleasure

Fantasy Life

Fantasy Life

Sun, Jun 28 · 1:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Witty indie rom-com

Father Mother Sister Brother

Father Mother Sister Brother

Sun, Jun 28 · 12:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Jim Jarmusch family triptych

OMAHA

OMAHA

Sun, Jun 28 · 1:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Sundance road trip drama

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Sun, Jun 28 · 12:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Documentary on life under vesuvius

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