Schedules are for Wed/8 through Tues/14 except where noted. Double features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when available.

KABUKI 8 THEATRES 1881 Post; 863-0814, ext 217. $7-8. "NAATA's May Asian American Film Showcase": Maryam (Serry, 2001) Sun, 2:30; "Best of the Fest," shorts program Sun, 4:30; Mai's America (Poras, 2002) Sun, 6:30; Lolo's Child (Candido, 2002) Sun, 8:30.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. $5. Tree-Sit: The Art of Resistance (Ficklin, 2001) Fri, 8. Filmmaker James Ficklin in person. "Other Cinema": Confessions of a Sociopath (Gibbons) and other works about psychopathology Sat, 8. "Sunday Night Blues," video sketch comedy Sun, 7.

BANNAM PLACE THEATER 50A Bannam; 986-4607, www.cinemod.net. $5-10. "Cinema Salon": "Animatedly Yours: A Collection of Pre-Code Films with Karl Cohen" Wed, 7:30.

CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $4.50-7. The Piano Teacher (Haneke, 2001) Wed-Thurs, 7, 9:35 (also Wed, 1:30, 4:15). The Cockettes (Weber and Weissman, 2002) May 10-30, 7, 9:30 (also Sat-Sun, Wed, May 27, 2, 4:30).

DELANCEY STREET THEATER 600 Embarcadero; 643-3477. $5. Barberland (Liano and Liano, 2002) Thurs-Fri, 7:30.

FINE ARTS CINEMA 2451 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 848-1143. $4.50-8. • Storm from the Mountain (Big Noise, 2001) Wed-Thurs, 7:15 and All Power to the People! The Black Panther Party and Beyond (Lee, 1996) Wed-Thurs, 8:45. • "Underground Zero: Independent Filmmakers Respond to 9/11" (curated by Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi) Fri/10-Fri/17, 7:15 (Sat-Sun, separate program of additional films, 5:30) and Straight outta Hunters Point (Epps, 2001) Fri/10-Fri/17, 9:15.

GOETHE-INSTITUT INTER NATIONES 530 Bush; 263-8760. $5. "Films by Peter Sempel": "Shorts": "Allen Ginsberg – Hustler for Life"; "Patti Smith Sings for Harry Smith Library"; "Nick Cave and Blixa Bargeld Special," and more (all 1998-99) Tues, 7:30. Filmmaker Peter Sempel in person.

GRAND LAKE THEATER 3200 Grand, Oakl; (510) 452-3556. Call for price. "Spike and Mike's Classic Festival of Animation: Best of the Fest" Fri/10-Thurs/16, noon, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA 425 Washington; 788-6210. Free. "Recent Italian Cinema": The Last Kiss (Muccino, 2001) Tues, 6:30.

KORET AUDITORIUM San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin; 557-4277. Free. "Under the Big Top": Freaks (Browning, 1932) Thurs, noon. Large-screen video presentation.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE LIBRARY 57 Post; 393-0100. $5. "CinemaLit Film Series 2002": "Hollywood Private Eyes": The Thin Man (Van Dyke, 1934) Fri, 6.

NEW PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4.50-7. "Film 50: History of Cinema": Unforgiven (Eastwood, 1992) Wed, 3. "Obsessive Beholding: Daniel Reeves": "Smothering Dreams and Other Works by Daniel Reeves" Wed, 7:30. "Satyajit Ray: Academy Restorations": Pather Panchali (1955) Thurs, 7:30; The Music Room (1958) Fri, 7:30; Devi (1960) Fri, 9:30; Aparajito (1956) Sat, 7; The World of Apu (1959) Sat, 9:30; Charulata (1964) Sun, 5:30; The Big City (1963) Sun, 7:55. "The Film Musical": Dancer in the Dark (von Trier, 2000) Mon, 3. "Cinema and the Sex Act": Intimacy (Chéreau, 2001) Mon, 7. "Alternative Visions: Retrieved Images": "Film Ist 1-6" (Deutsch, 1998) with other shorts Tues, 7:30.

RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.50-8.50. The Piano Teacher (Haneke, 2001) Wed-Thurs, call for times. The Cockettes (Weber and Weissman, 2002) Fri/10-Thurs/16, call for times. Filmmakers Bill Weber and David Weissman in person Sat/11, 7. "Underground Zero: Independent Filmmakers Respond to 9/11" (curated by Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi) Fri/10-Thurs/16, call for times. Caveh Zahedi and other artists in person Sun/12, 7. Shanda (Riber and Riber, 2002) Tues, 6:45. Special event ($12-15) with introduction by Bonnie Raitt, performance by film subject Oliver Mtukudzi, and discussion with directors John and Louise Riber (film returns for theatrical run May 17-23).

RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Kandahar (Makhmalbaf, 2001) Wed, 2, 7:15, 9:15. The Royal Tenenbaums (Anderson, 2001) Thurs-Sat, 7:15, 9:30 (also Sat, 2, 4:15). Wisconsin Death Trip (Marsh, 1999) Sun-Mon, 7:15, 9:15 (also Sun, 2, 4). Storytelling (Solondz, 2001) Tues/14-Wed/15, 7:15, 9:15 (also Wed, 2).

ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $3-7. "Underground Zero: Independent Filmmakers Respond to 9/11" (curated by Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi) Wed-Tues, 6, 8, 10 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2, 4).

SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission. "Rhythms of Contemplation: Recent Films by Guy Sherwin" Thurs, 7:30. Filmmaker in person.

WATTIS THEATER San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St; www.sffs.org or www.ticketweb.com. $12-15. "The Seventh Art: New Dimensions in Cinema": Hotel (Figgis, 2001) Thurs, 7. Coproduction of SFMOMA and the San Francisco Film Society.