53rd San Francisco International Film Festival 22 April - 6 May 2010

EVENTS/

A Conversation with Callie Khouri
Saturday, April 24, 2:30 pm, Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
1881 Post Street (at Fillmore)
Regular admission

Join the director (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Thelma & Louise) for an in-depth discussion about the film business, writing with a purpose and showing up for the muse.

SAT APR 24 2:30 KABUKI MAST24K


Master Class with Walter Salles
Thursday, April 29, 2:30 pm, Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
1881 Post Street (at Fillmore)
Regular admission

Join this year's recipient of the Founder's Directing Award for an intimate discussion about the art and craft of directing.

THU APR 29 2:30 SKC 2 MAST29K


Logging Off: Is Online Gaming Addictive?
Sunday, May 2, 3:00 pm, Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
1881 Post Street (at Fillmore)
Free admission; ticket required
Related Screening: Life 2.0

Multiplayer online role-playing games like Second Life, Sims, EverQuest and World of Warcraft are big business. They allow users to assume alternate identities through the use of avatars and interact with each other virtually, often across international borders in real-time. Online gaming is an intriguing activity, but what are the costs to the gamers themselves and society at large? Is gaming addiction real, and do gaming companies have a responsibility to their users?

SUN MAY 2 3:00 KABUKI LOGG02K


CHRONICLE CHATS
Join invited San Francisco Chronicle writer David Lewis for three in-depth Q&A discussions following select screenings. Visit fest10.sffs.org for updated information.

David Lewis is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker and book editor. He currently works as a Datebook editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. Before that, he worked at the San Jose Mercury News, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize given to the staff. Lewis’s films, including Rock Haven (2007), have played at film festivals around the world. His latest, Redwoods, won the prestigious Iris Prize in Europe this past fall. In addition to his film and newspaper work, he is a writing coach for novelists.

A Conversation with Callie Khouri
Saturday, April 24, 2:30 pm
Regular admission
David Lewis chats with screenwriter Callie Khouri.

Restrepo
Friday, April 30, 5:30 pm
Free admission
David Lewis chats with Restrepo codirector Tim Hetherington.

Marwencol
Sunday, May 2, 8:30 pm
Free admission
David Lewis chats with Marwencol director Jeff Malmberg and producer Christina Shellen.