San Francisco Documentary Festival

Resistance of Vision: Selects

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8 films in package
Ancestral Call
Danielle Scott, a legally blind Black, Polish-Jewish, and Asian mixed-media artist at the cusp of international fame, risks her own wellbeing by exposing herself to the intergenerational trauma of the Atlantic Slave Trade. She traces her ancestors' lives for a greater purpose: creating art that exposes the wretched pain and intense beauty of the era, while guiding her audience through an experiential journey towards healing and hope.
Black Tide
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius. 12 days later, oil began to spill, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
Feeling the Apocalypse
A psychotherapist struggling with climate anxiety explores what it means to live in a dying world.
Local One
The Amazon Labor Union made history in 2022 by becoming the first group to successfully unionize an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. Two and a half years later, the company has refused to recognize the union and bargain a contract. To pressure the company to start negotiating, the Amazon Labor Union, now affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, launches a nationwide strike during peak holiday shopping season. From the filmmakers of the Award-winning film Union, Local One takes us into the first days of the strike at two Amazon warehouses in New York City, this time in solidarity with hundreds more workers across the country.
Nomads in the City
Nomads in the City is a short documentary film giving an insight in to the Squatter community of modern London. Form the perspective of a females and queers we explore how routine movement and evictions affect their day to day life, navigating the growing housing crisis and exploring alternative forms of living.
Resist: The Resistance Revival Chorus
In the midst of a country divided, a diverse group of women and non-binary individuals unite through the historic power of music to create a movement ignited by song.
Roll Down The Window
Filmmaker Lipa Hussain interrogates a neurological condition she has experienced since childhood and the parallels it represents with her own religious and racial struggles. Alice In Wonderland syndrome causes the sensation of shrinking and losing bodily control. The film explores the idea of utilising AIW to confront an enemy from Lipa’s past.
When We Arrive as Flowers
Diovanna, a dancer realizes her transfemme identity through a choreographic journey of self-discovery, celebration, and the poetic metaphor of a flower coming to bloom.
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RESISTANCE OF VISION is a touring festival presented by the 27-year-old 501c3 non-profit arts organization San Francisco IndieFest, comprising four programs of social justice themed short films debuting this month in Boston, San Francisco, Wichita and Birmingham.


Created by San Francisco IndieFest founder/director Jeff Ross and veteran film curator, documentarian, and cinema exhibition consultant Anna Feder, the Resistance of Vision film festival is available for booking for groups seeking to hold spaces for dialogue, organizing, and action within their communities. Partnerships with national organizations will support each program to assist with resources, audience building, and calls to action.

Nomads in the City is a short documentary film giving an insight in to the Squatter community of modern London. Form the perspective of a females and queers we explore how routine movement and evictions affect their day to day life, navigating the growing housing crisis and exploring alternative forms of living.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Country
    Spain, England
  • Director
    Moliana Alpha Muller Mundy
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