Schedules are for Wed/7-Tues/13 except where noted. Double features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when available.

ART HOUSE 675 Chenery; www.funkyenough.com. Free. "The Painter and the Poet: A Documentary Exploring the Process of Creation," with film subjects Gabriel Mott and James Austin in person Wed, 7 and 8.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. $4-5. "The Pronoun Shmonoun Showdown," films and discussion about gender variance 8. "Short Circuits," short films inspired by the science television series Connections 7:30. "Other Cinema": "Stephen Parr's Sonic Oddities," archival and contemporary shorts with bizarre soundtracks Sat, 8:30.

CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $5-8. Le cercle rouge (Melville, 1970) May 7-15, 2, 5, 8.

CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.50-9. Nowhere in Africa (Link, 2001) call for times. Man Without a Past (Kaurismäki, 2002) call for times. Medea (von Trier, 1988) call for times. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (Goldsmith, 1996) Wed, 7. Le cercle rouge (Melville, 1970) May 9-15, call for times.

EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 353 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakl; (510) 835-9227, www.diversityworks.org. Free. Mai's America (Poras) Thurs, 7.

HORSESHOE CAFE 566 Haight; 552-9489. $5 donation. • The Children of Ibdaa: To Create Something from Nothing (Patrick, 2003) and Gaza Strip (Longley, 2002) Wed, 7. Proceeds benefit the Middle East Children's Alliance.

JEZEBEL'S JOINT 510 Larkin; www.sfindie.com. Free. "SF IndieFest Microcinema": Sir: Just a Normal Guy (La Rosa, 2001) Wed, 8. The Widower (Rogers, 1999) Thurs, 8; Terminal USA (Moritsugu, 1993) Fri, 8; City Lights (Chaplin, 1931) Mon, 8; Scanners (Cronenberg, 1931) Tues, 8.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE LIBRARY 57 Post; 393-0100. $5. Women in Conflict (Batra) Mon, 6. Filmmaker Radhika Raul Batra in person to discuss her documentary about how social unrest and religious violence impact women and children in Kashmir and other parts of south Asia.

PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4-8. "Screening the Body: Video Dance and Live Music" Wed, 7:30. "Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film": Vengeance! (Zhang, 1970) Thurs, 7, 9:05. "Trash Cinema: Born to Be Bad 2": I Walked with a Zombie (Tourneur, 1943) Fri, 7:30; Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (Chu, 1972) Fri, 9:30; Raw Force (Murphy, 1982) Sat, 7:30; Pigkeeper's Daughter (Buckalew, 1972) Sat, 9:20; Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (Taurog, 1965) Sun, 5. "Family Classics": Freaky Friday (Nelson, 1976) Sun, 2. "The Inquiring Camera": "In Order Not to Be Here," short films about the suburbs Tues, 7:30.

RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) Wed-Thurs, 7, 9:25 (also Wed, 2). Maverick's (Schad and Washburn, 1998) Fri-Sat, 7:15, 9:15 (also Sat, 2, 4). Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (Goodman and Simon, 1995) Sun-Mon, 7:15, 9:20 (also Sun, 2, 4:15). Derrida (Dick and Kofman, 2002) Tues, 7:15, 9:15.

ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $3-7. Medea (von Trier, 2001) Wed-Thurs, 6:15, 8, 9:30 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2, 4). Forbidden Photographs: The Life and Work of Charles Gatewood (Macdonald, 2001) May 9-15, 6, 8, 10 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2, 4).

SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission; 552-1990. $4-7. "Super Fresh Eyes," works by young Bay Area film and videomakers Thurs, 7:30. "James Benning's California Trilogy": El Valley Centro, Los, and Sogobi Sun, 5.

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": Love Is a Treasure (Ahtila, 2002) Thurs, 7. With filmmaker Eija-Liisa Ahtila in person; cosponsored by the San Francisco Film Society.

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL 312 Sutter; www.itsyourworld.org. $5-12. "Living in the West Bank and Gaza": Palestine Is Still the Issue (Pilger) Thurs, 6. A discussion follows the film.