SDFILMFEST Channel

Exclusive Benefit to MySDFilmFest Members

Watch new film releases on our SDFilmFest Channel every month!

JOIN US EVERY MONTH FOR A FILM SCREENING ON OUR FESTIVAL CHANNEL

This is your access to international features, shorts and documentaries curated by Tonya Mantooth, San Diego International Film Festival CEO/Artistic Director. In keeping with the Festival’s mission, selected films will provide perspectives designed to start conversations on topics that illuminate our shared humanity. Each month will showcase a film as well as a Q&A or Panel with the Filmmakers and/or other influentials.

HOW TO ATTEND?

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EVENT DETAILS

DATES
Monthly, Every 3rd Wednesday/Thursday
2022 Dates: January 20, February 17, March 17, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, November 16, December 21

VIEWING FILMS
Film available On-Demand from Wednesday @ 12pm (Noon) to Friday @ 12pm (Noon). After each screening, join us for Channel Chat, a Q&A with Filmmakers and Artistic Director, Tonya Mantooth. Grab your glass of wine, some apps and settle in for a great conversation and insights from the Filmmakers!

2022 SCREENING SCHEDULE

January 20

January Channel Screening

Shorts Track: We’ve curated five short films that share the universal theme of being an outsider – of not quite fitting in – whether it’s insecurities or shyness or maybe how society stigmatizes segments within our communities. The Filmmakers touch on the raw and fragile emotions around these issues of loss, fear, grief and losing the people you love – and maybe losing yourself along the way – as well as exploring the coping mechanisms we draw upon to carry on. Q&A with Filmmakers.
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February 17

February Channel Screening

The Disruptors:
Documentary/Social Issue
The Disruptors takes an immersive look at our approach to ADHD that debunks the most harmful myths, and examines the flip side of this widely misunderstood condition – ultimately reframing our understanding of the diagnosis, and offering real hope for millions of kids, families and adults struggling with ADHD. Q&A with Filmmakers.

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March 17

March Festival Channel Screening

Spaghetti Junction:
Sci-Fi, Coming of Age, Drama, Romance

A disabled teenager in America’s deep south encounters a traveler claiming to have supernatural origins, together they embark on a journey of healing, romance, and conflict with a strange cult who attempt to consume them.
Q&A with Filmmaker/Director: Kirby McClure

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April 21

April Festival Channel Screening

A Beautiful Curse:
Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Fantasy, Mystery
A whole island affected by an unexplainable sleep phenomenon is closed off from the mainland. Photographer Samuel heads there undetected to document the events, whereupon he finds Stella deep in slumber, and his attraction grows. He soon discovers the sleep affliction is more dangerous and personal than expected. Q&A with Filmmakers.

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May 19

May Festival Channel Screening

Exclusive Screening

SCREENING 3 SHORT FILMS:
BEAR SHARK & SPIDER

Dark Comedy Thrillers
Australia

Director Nash Edgerton

His first girlfriend was hit by a car. His second girlfriend fell off a cliff. His wife has come prepared.

Premiered at Sundance & Cannes

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June 16

June Festival Channel Screening

L’Indivision:
Drama
At eighty years old, Philippe lives alone in a large mansion. His children have put up the house for sale and real estate developers plan to tear it down. There is a lot of money at stake but Philippe stubbornly refuses to sell. His children are determined to change his mind no matter the cost. A suspenseful family drama about coming to terms with a traumatic past. Q&A with Filmmakers.

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July 21

July Festival Channel Screening

The Price of Cheap:
Documentary / Social Issue
The Price of Cheap tells the stories of modern slaves in textiles manufacturing supply chains and the brave individuals fighting on the ground against immeasurable odds to help them. We follow a man named Joseph Raj, who runs an organization called T.E.S.T. in Tamil Nadu, India as he goes on raids to rescue underage children from unsafe and labour intensive factories. Q&A with Filmmakers.
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