I saw two very different documentaries Tuesday at the (virtual) SFFilm Festival. One is exceptional. The other was, well, not bad. Remember that you can stream any of these films up until Sunday. A Radiograph of a Family It takes a while to get emotionally involved in Firouzeh Khosrovani's story of her parents' marriage, but … Continue reading SFFilm Tuesday: A broken family & a man on a mission

I watched only one film Monday, and it was a disappointment. But I also covered a discussion about difficult locations - even if some of them weren't really that difficult. D+ The Whaler Boy I suspected the Russian government greenlit this movie to scare adolescents from watching American porn. Teenaged Leshka lives in a whaling … Continue reading SFFilm Monday: All about rough terrain

On the third day of the virtual SFFilm Festival, I've decided to stop giving you technical advice. If you're having problems watching the films you bought tickets for, look at the lower-left corner of a SFFilm browser window and click the Need help? box. You'll probably get very good help. So let's go to the … Continue reading SFFilm Sunday: African and American stories

Before I go into the one movie I managed to see Saturday, I'd like to offer two alternate ways to bring a SFFilm Festival movie from the Internet to your television. I can tell you how to get a SFFilm movie onto your TV if you have a Roku or a Chromecast. Unfortunately, I don't … Continue reading SFFilm Saturday: Roku, Chromecast, and Oakland students