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San Diego Film Festival

Price:
$12 (for an individual film premiere) up to $135 (for all films, all parties and lounge on all festival days)

Address:
Gaslamp Theater, 701 Fifth Avenue
San Diego

Phone Numbers
619-582-2368


9/28/11 – 10/02/11

The San Diego Film Festival will showcase a unique mix of 85 thought-provoking, award-winning films designed to enlighten, enrich and entertain audiences. Throughout the festival, film-goers get to slip behind the velvet ropes for a plethora of hip, one-of-a-kind special events; five chic parties including the celebrity ball and industry party, filmmaker awards, VIP receptions, live performances and career-advancing networking opportunities!

2011 Film Schedule

Wednesday, September 28th

7:00 pm - 50/50
Jonathan Levine 2011 | Feature, Opening Night Film | 100 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

9:00 pm - GQ Opening Night Party
Party | 180 min.
Se Hotel

Thursday, September 29th

5:30 pm - Somewhere Tonight
Michael DiJiacomo 2011 | Feature | 85 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Exposure
Larin Sullivan | Local Love #2 Short Film Program, Short Film | 14 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Pack A Bag, Quick!
Eric Williford | Local Love #2 Short Film Program, Short Film | 9 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Calling on Others
Scott LeDuc | Local Love #2 Short Film Program, Short Film | 27 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - El Cabro en la Lavadora
Blake Nelson | Local Love #2 Short Film Program, Short Film | 13 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Unseen
David Arabia | Local Love #2 Short Film Program, Short Film | 5 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Local Love #2 Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 68 min.

  • Unseen | David Arabia
  • Exposure | Larin Sullivan
  • Pack A Bag, Quick! | Eric Williford
  • Calling on Others | Scott LeDuc
  • El Cabro en la Lavadora | Blake Nelson
  • Making Friends | Joe Pezzula

Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - The Bully Project
Lee Hirsh 2011 | Documentary | 90 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:00 pm - Unicorn City
Bryan Lefler 2011 | Feature | 101 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:15 pm - Local Love #1 Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 46 min.

  • Seth & Maria | Sam Chen
  • Repeat After Me | Bryan Bangerter
  • The Heist | Thomas Hefferon
  • The Cage | Matthew Alcorn
  • Friday Night Tights | Joonki Park
  • Canine Companions for Independence | Jeff Katz

Gaslamp Theatre

8:15 pm - Todos Tus Muertos
Carlos Moreno 2011 | Feature | 88 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

9:00 pm - Filmmaker Social
Party | 180 min.
** Note: Hosted by Pacific Magazine
Quality Social

Friday, September 30th

3:30 pm - The Man Who Never Cried
Bradley Jackson | Short Film, Spite Short Film Program | 23 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Dead in the Room
Adam Pertofsky | Short Film, Spite Short Film Program | 9 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - It Takes Balls
Benoit Lach | Short Film, Spite Short Film Program | 14 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Time Freak
Andrew Bowler | Short Film, Spite Short Film Program | 12 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Crazy Beats Strong Every Time
Moon Molson | Short Film, Spite Short Film Program | 27 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Spite Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 105 min.

  • Hollow | Rob Sorrenti
  • The Man Who Never Cried | Bradley Jackson
  • Dead in the Room | Adam Pertofsky
  • It Takes Balls | Benoit Lach
  • Time Freak | Andrew Bowler
  • Crazy Beats Strong Every Time | Moon Molson

Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Project Happiness
John Sorensen | Documentary | 62 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:30 pm - Like Crazy
Drake Doremus 2011 | Feature | 120 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:30 pm - The Pill
J.C. Khoury | Feature | 83 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Death by Scrabble
Christian Ospelt | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 5 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Frente Noreste
Angela Torres Camarena | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 12 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Play by Play
Carlos Baena | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 22 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Maybe...
Pedro Resende | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 9 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Left Alone
Seth Boggess | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 15 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Walter
Jonathan Browning | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 4 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - The Winking Boy
Marcus Dineen | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 15 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Like Father
Jesse Harley | Short Film, Twist Short Film Program | 9 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Twist Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 91 min.

  • Death by Scrabble | Christian Ospelt
  • Frente Noreste | Angela Torres Camarena
  • Play by Play | Carlos Baena
  • Maybe... | Pedro Resende
  • Left Alone | Seth Boggess
  • Walter | Jonathan Browning
  • The Winking Boy | Marcus Dineen
  • Like Father | Jesse Harley

Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Building Hope
Turk Pipkin 2011 | Documentary | 75 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:00 pm - One in Seven, The New Face of Hunger
Douglas Green | Documentary | 24 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:00 pm - Rid of Me
James Westby 2011 | Feature | 90 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - Punch-Drunk
Sam Wark | Short Film, Torn Short Film Program | 15 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - The Perfect Hurl
Will Eisenberg | Short Film, Torn Short Film Program | 15 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - The Candidate
David Karlak 2011 | Short Film, Torn Short Film Program | 20 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - 2042
Emiliano Castro Vizcarra | Short Film, Torn Short Film Program | 120 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - A Sense of Humor
Nathan Larkin-Connolly | Short Film, Torn Short Film Program | 13 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - Salar
Nicholas Greene | Short Film, Torn Short Film Program | 120 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - Torn Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 91 min.

  • Punch-Drunk | Sam Wark
  • The Perfect Hurl | Will Eisenberg
  • The Candidate | David Karlak 2011
  • 2042 | Emiliano Castro Vizcarra
  • A Sense of Humor | Nathan Larkin-Connolly
  • Salar | Nicholas Greene

Gaslamp Theatre

8:30 pm - Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians
Bryan Storkel | Documentary | 93 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

9:00 pm - Industry Party
Party | 180 min.
Airr

Saturday, October 1st

11:00 am - Little Critics Children's Short Films
SDICFF | Short Film Program | 60 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

11:30 am - Torn Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 91 min.

  • Punch-Drunk | Sam Wark
  • The Perfect Hurl | Will Eisenberg
  • The Candidate | David Karlak 2011
  • 2042 | Emiliano Castro Vizcarra
  • A Sense of Humor | Nathan Larkin-Connolly
  • Salar | Nicholas Greene

Gaslamp Theatre

12:30 pm - Age of Champions
Christopher Rufo 2011 | Documentary | 72 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

12:30 pm - Unicorn City
Bryan Lefler 2011 | Feature | 101 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

1:30 pm - Twist Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 91 min.

  • Death by Scrabble | Christian Ospelt
  • Frente Noreste | Angela Torres Camarena
  • Play by Play | Carlos Baena
  • Maybe... | Pedro Resende
  • Left Alone | Seth Boggess
  • Walter | Jonathan Browning
  • The Winking Boy | Marcus Dineen
  • Like Father | Jesse Harley

Gaslamp Theatre

1:30 pm - Rid of Me
James Westby 2011 | Feature | 90 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

2:00 pm - Semper Fi: Always Faithful
Rachel Libert , Tony Hardmon | Documentary | 75 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

2:30 pm - Marathon Boy
Gemma Atwal 2011 | Documentary | 98 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Challenging Impossibility
Sanjay Rawal, Natabara Rollosson | Documentary, Short Film | 28 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Documentary Short Film Program
SDFF | Documentary Short Film Program | 120 min.

  • Sun City Picture House | David Darg
  • Helping Haitian Angels | Timothy Ryan
  • Once Upon A Rooftop | Sybil Wendler
  • The Dancer | Seth Stark 2011
  • Challenging Impossibility | Sanjay Rawal, Natabara Rollosson

Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Girls! Girls! Girls!
Tracie Laymon, Beth Grant, Jennifer Chambers Lynch, Shana Sosin, Barbara Stepansky, America Young 2011 | Feature | 120 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:00 pm - Superheroes
Michael Barnett | Documentary | 81 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:30 pm - The Pill
J.C. Khoury | Feature | 83 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

6:00 pm - Spite Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 105 min.

  • Hollow | Rob Sorrenti
  • The Man Who Never Cried | Bradley Jackson
  • Dead in the Room | Adam Pertofsky
  • It Takes Balls | Benoit Lach
  • Time Freak | Andrew Bowler
  • Crazy Beats Strong Every Time | Moon Molson

Gaslamp Theatre

7:30 pm - The Highest Pass
Jon Fitzgerald 2011 | Documentary | 90 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

7:30 pm - East Fifth Bliss
Michael Knowles 2011 | Feature | 97 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

8:00 pm - Crush Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 91 min.

  • Henley | Craig Macneill
  • The Encounter | Angela Matemotja
  • El Bolerito | Julio O. Ramos
  • The Interview | Michelle Steffes
  • Tsuyako | Mitsuyo Miyazaki
  • The Extraordinary Fight of Atticus Walker and the Monster in His Mind | Michael Karman

Gaslamp Theatre

8:00 pm - White Knight
Jesse Baget 2011 | Feature | 85 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

9:00 pm - SDFF's 10th birthday party & awards celebration
Party | 180 min.
Culy Warehouse

Sunday, October 2nd

1:00 pm - East Fifth Bliss
Michael Knowles 2011 | Feature | 97 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

1:30 pm - Local Love #2 Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 68 min.

  • Unseen | David Arabia
  • Exposure | Larin Sullivan
  • Pack A Bag, Quick! | Eric Williford
  • Calling on Others | Scott LeDuc
  • El Cabro en la Lavadora | Blake Nelson
  • Making Friends | Joe Pezzula

Gaslamp Theatre

1:30 pm - The Last Mountain
Bill Haney | Documentary | 95 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:00 pm - White Knight
Jesse Baget 2011 | Feature | 85 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Local Love #1 Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 46 min.

  • Seth & Maria | Sam Chen
  • Repeat After Me | Bryan Bangerter
  • The Heist | Thomas Hefferon
  • The Cage | Matthew Alcorn
  • Friday Night Tights | Joonki Park
  • Canine Companions for Independence | Jeff Katz

Gaslamp Theatre

3:30 pm - Minds in the Water
Justin Krumb | Documentary | 85 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:00 pm - The Woman in the Fifth
Pawel Pawlikowski | Feature | 120 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:30 pm - Crush Short Film Program
SDFF | Short Film Program | 91 min.

  • Henley | Craig Macneill
  • The Encounter | Angela Matemotja
  • El Bolerito | Julio O. Ramos
  • The Interview | Michelle Steffes
  • Tsuyako | Mitsuyo Miyazaki
  • The Extraordinary Fight of Atticus Walker and the Monster in His Mind | Michael Karman

Gaslamp Theatre

5:30 pm - Sun City Picture House
David Darg | Documentary, Short Film | 27 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

5:30 pm - Documentary Short Film Program
SDFF | Documentary Short Film Program | 120 min.

  • Sun City Picture House | David Darg
  • Helping Haitian Angels | Timothy Ryan
  • Once Upon A Rooftop | Sybil Wendler
  • The Dancer | Seth Stark 2011
  • Challenging Impossibility | Sanjay Rawal, Natabara Rollosson

Gaslamp Theatre

7:00 pm - Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes | Feature | 120 min.
Gaslamp Theatre

9:00 pm - Wrap Party
Party | 180 min.
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