The Sonoma Film Institute has announced its fall semester lineup of screenings that will include powerful documentaries, acclaimed international films and rarely shown classic cinema. Viewers may also watch these genres come together for a two-week...
(Sonoma County) - Noted filmmaker Spike Lee is making headlines this week for receiving his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and for Best Picture, both for his film “BlacKkKlansman.” While all eyes will be on the 91st Academy Awards on Feb. 24, many at Sonoma State University...
As it prepares for its 35th anniversary season, the Sonoma Film Institute will retain its title as the oldest film repertory organization in the North Bay Area by presenting more than 30 films from August to April, including a screening of Frederick Wiseman’s critically acclaimed...
The documentary film “California Typewriter” opens the Sonoma Film Institute's spring 2018 season at Sonoma State University. The film by Doug Nichol, tells the story of one of the last typewriter stores located in Berkeley, along with fascinating interviews with famous typewriters enthusiasts,...
The new documentary film “Dawson City Frozen in Time” opens the Sonoma Film Institute's fall 2017 season at Sonoma State University. The film by Bill Morrison, the first filmmaker to have a movie made in the 21st century selected for preservation by the National Film Registry, tells the story of...
The fall 2015 slate of screenings by the Sonoma Film Institute at Sonoma State University celebrates local documentaries, international feature films, and rare revivals.
The season kicks off with the award-winning documentary "On Her Own," about Sonoma County farmer Nancy Prebilich and...
The 17th feature film by independent director John Sayles, AMIGO, will have its local premiere at the Sonoma Film Institute on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 5 at 4p.m.
AMIGO (2011) examines the forgotten history of the Philippine-American War, 1899-1902. When Rafael Dacanayʼs (...
The Sonoma Film Institute's spring schedule includes fantastic films from around the world, including Cuba, Poland, Italy, India and more. Classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird" and new films like "The Pearl Button" are screened in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall at Sonoma State University on...
Werner Herzog's new film, "Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World," opens the Sonoma Film Institute's fall 2017 season at Sonoma State University. It explores the digital landscape with a fervent curiosity that has characterized Herzog's recent documentaries.
"Lo and Behold"...
In 1964, acclaimed author Samuel Beckett set out on one of the strangest ventures in cinematic history: his embattled collaboration with silent era genius Buster Keaton on the production of a short avant-garde film entitled, simply, "Film." Beckett was nearing the peak of his fame, which would...
