September 27, 2007
It's Time For DocFest!
We love documentaries -- they're like reality TV, with a popcorn stand! So you know we're totally psyched for SF Indiefest's sixth annual Docfest, which starts up tomorrow and goes through next week!
Friday's big opening movie is "What Would Jesus Buy?", about the much-beloved street activist Reverend Billy and his Church Of Stop Shopping. Rev. Billy will be there in person with his message against overconsumption -- which we're sure is well worth spending the money you're going to save after you hear what he has to say!
Other movies include: Audience Of One (which we saw and enjoyed at the Int'l Film Fest, about a local church trying to shoot an action movie), a movie about miniature dachshund racing (!!!), a movie about how Michael Moore sucks (which you can see for free if you sign up here), and a documentary about Nick Drake, among many, many other options. Should be fun!
All movies screen at either the Big Roxie or the Little, and they're all $10. SFist will be there on the scene, so say hi if you see us and look here for our takes on the films!
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Looking forward to someone finally calling out Michael Moore on his s**t. It was cute the first time, but it gets less cute the more people actually take his word as gold.
There's a really good documentary made by SF filmmaker Blake Wiers that I highly recommend. it is "New Urban Cowboy: The Labors of Michael Arth" and it's all about how this guy moved to the slummiest part of Deland, FL and transformed it from a crack house hell to a really nice neighborhood.
http://www.njudahchronicles.com/2007/09/a_really_great_documentary_you.html