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We are delighted to highlight the strong UK presence at the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival, presented by SFFILM, a valued BABC Community Partner Member.

As the hub of the Bay Area’s vibrant film culture, SFFILM brings audiences together to experience bold storytelling, global perspectives, and the latest work from groundbreaking filmmakers. Their programs introduce young people to the world through film, support independent creators, and ensure important stories make it to the big screen.

For nearly 70 years, SFFILM has hosted the San Francisco International Film Festival — the longest‑running film festival in the Americas. Beyond the festival, their Programming team curates screenings and exclusive events year‑round, including the acclaimed fall documentary showcase, Doc Stories. Because something truly special happens when we experience movies together.

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SFFILM are extending code RM938HN to the BABC Community $2 off any film featured in this year’s festival.

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Below we spotlight a selection of films, documentaries, and shorts showcasing UK filmmakers, producers, actors, creators, and stories set in or connected to the United Kingdom - all screening on Sunday, May 3 and Shorts features on April 25th. Together, they highlight the breadth and strength of UK cinema and its continued impact across the transatlantic creative landscape.

Rose of Nevada, directed by Mark Jenkin

Narrative Feature I Screening: Marina Theatre, 8:30pm

George MacKay (1917) and Callum Turner (Masters of Air) star in this eerie drama as Cornish villagers who go to sea on the titular fishing vessel that recently reappeared in the harbor 30 years after vanishing along with its crew. The two men return with a huge catch and to a world that is both familiar and utterly changed—so much so that they barely recognize themselves.

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The Son and the Sea, directed by Stroma Cairns

Narrative Feature I Screening: Marina Theatre, 12:30pm

British writer/director Stroma Cairns makes a resonant feature debut with this coming-of-age drama focused on a young man trying to find his place in the world.

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Director Stroma Cairns is expected to attend for a post-screening Q&A.

Una Notte, directed by Rob Harris

UK Narrative Short I Program Title: Shorts 3: Shapes of Love

Screening: Marina Theatre, 3:15pm

Strangers Luciano and Rory spend a day together in the English countryside, glimpsing through their bittersweet fleeting connection the possibilities of who they might become.

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Broken English, directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard

UK Documentary Feature I Screening: JCC, 1:00pm

I never saw myself as a pop singer,” says Marianne Faithfull in this wonderfully imaginative portrait of the iconic chanteuse that includes her last recorded performance. She’s speaking about her life to the Record Keeper at the Ministry of Not Forgetting (played by George MacKay), a fictional institution dedicated to examining historical myths and truths, managed by a stern Overseer (Tilda Swinton).

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