April 9, 2003

Rep Clock

Schedules are for Wed/9-Tues/15 except where noted. Double features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when available.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. $4-5. The Children of Ibdaa: To Create Something out of Nothing (Patrick, 2002) Thurs, 8 ($5-400 donation). Benefit for three Palestinian refugees studying at San Francisco State University. "Rhythm from Wreckage!," a night of experimental cut-and-paste works Fri, 8. "Other Cinema": "Homeland Insecurity," antiwar works by the White Ring and others Sat, 8:30.

CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $5-8. Nowhere in Africa (Link, 2001) April 9-16, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30.

CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.50-8.50. Rabbit-Proof Fence (Noyce, 2002) call for times. Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (Hirsch, 2002) call for times. Nowhere in Africa (Link, 2001) April 11-17, call for times. "Marin Environmental Film Festival": Blue Vinyl (Helfand and Gold, 2002) Thurs, 7:15; "What's for Dinner?," shorts program Sat, 1; "Global Warning," shorts program Sat, 3:45.

'CINEMA EPICURA: SONOMA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL' (707) 933-2600, www.sonomafilmfest.org. More than 40 independent films in various locations around Sonoma Wed-Sun; check Web site for location and program information.

JEZEBEL'S JOINT 510 Larkin; www.sfindie.com. Free. "SF IndieFest Microcinema": Blade Runner (Scott, 1982) Wed, 8; Margarita Happy Hour (Chaiken, 2001) Thurs, 8; Satan Was a Lady (Wishman, 2000) Fri, 8; Broken Blossoms (Griffith, 1919) Mon, 8; Re-Animator (Gordon, 1985) Tues, 8.

METREON Fourth St. at Mission; www.metreon.com. "Bandai Weekend" Sun, 11am-8pm (free, Action Theatre). Straight outta Hunters Point (Epps, 2001) Fri, 8 ($20). Proceeds benefit Friends of the Children, a mentor program for Hunters Point youth.

MISSION CULTURAL CENTER 2868 Mission; 282-1908. $5-10 sliding scale. "A Single Spark: Chun Tae-Il and the Democratic Trade Union Movement in South Korea," film and presentation with Dr. Chun Soonok, sponsored by LaborFest and the Labor Video Project Sun, 2.

NEW VALENCIA HALL 1908 Mission; 864-1278. $2-5. King of the Jungle (Rosenfeld, 2001) Fri, 7. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party.

PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4.50-7. "Film 50": North by Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) Wed, 3. "Video: Recent Revelations": "New Social Modeling" Wed, 7:30. "The Films of Frederick Wiseman": Juvenile Court (1973) Thurs, 7; Primate (1974) Fri, 7; Zoo (1993) Fri, 3; Missile (2002) Fri, 9:05; The Shore (1983) Sat, 3; The Store (1983) Sat, 7; Racetrack (1985) Sat, 9:20; Ballet (1995) Sun, 5:30; Canal Zone (1977) Mon, 7. "Family Classics": The Iron Giant (Bird, 1999) Sun, 2. "Black Panthers": Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (Klein, 1970) with "Mayday" (Newsreel, 1969) and "American Exile" (Herrman and Shrout, 2001) Tues, 7.

RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Rabbit-Proof Fence (Noyce, 2002) Wed-Thurs, 2, 7:15, 9:20. "Sick Puppy Festival" Fri-Sat, 7:15, 9:15 (also Sat, 2, 4). Heaven (Tykwer, 2002) Sun-Mon, 7:15, 9:20 (also Sun, 2, 4:15). Blue (Kieslowski, 1993) Tues, 7:15, 9:25.

ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $3-7. • Gaza Strip with "Right Road Lost" (Gamburg, 2001) and Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (Brohy and Ungerman, 2000) Wed-Thurs, 5, 8 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2). Marion Bridge (von Carolsfeld, 2003) April 11-17, 6, 8, 10 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2, 4).

SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE 800 Chestnut; 558-7721, www.hilofilmfestival.com. $7. "Hi/Lo Film Festival," sixth annual festival featuring "high concept-low budget" films, Fri, 8, 10; Sat, 5, 7, 9; Sun, 5, 7.

SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission; 552-1990. $4-7. "French Narratives of the 1920s and '30s: Program Two: The Epsteins": "Jean Epstein's 'The Three-Paneled Mirror' and Marie Epstein's 'Children of Montmarte' " Thurs, 7:30.

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Wattis Theater, 151 Third St; www.sffs.org or www.ticketweb.com. $12-15. "The Seventh Art: New Dimensions in Cinema": Family Viewing (Egoyan, 1987) Thurs, 7. With filmmaker Atom Egoyan in person; cosponsored by the San Francisco Film Society.