SDFF 2020 Presents…
Docs Make House Calls
Sebastopol Center for the Arts proudly presents Documentaries Make House Calls from Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. Docs Make House Calls will be streaming films at intervals, beginning June 19 and ending Nov. 29, 2020.
All of these stories selected for DMHC are in keeping with current circumstances — close to home. While the air we share has become a carrier of danger we stay put to diffuse and defeat the threat. Smog, frantic schedules and routine are lifted. While desperation exists, it’s also a time of introspection and reassessment. Our values and connections rise to the fore: family, charity, recognition and stewardship of that which nourishes and sustains.
Tickets for this exceptional program will cost $12, entitling our audience to view content several times over the 10-day period of the program’s run. Discount DMHC passes are also available. We encourage donations beyond your ticket cost. Consider matching what you might have spent on that medium popcorn plus Milk Duds or Raisinets. Online delivery of films is not free for us.
More extraordinary feature length and short films from SDFF 2020 are coming directly to you online through Docs Make House Calls. Check out sebastopolfilm.org to keep up with special interest stories, news and the opportunity to view more movies that matter.
To survey upcoming films in the DMHC online series, click here.
Live 2020 Festival Postponed Due To Coronavirus
Dear Friends,
We are tremendously sad and disappointed to make this announcement. Due to Sonoma County health warnings, the SDFF 2020 team has determined that it is best that we POSTPONE the 2020 film festival because it is a gathering of over 50 people. We are determined to keep everyone healthy and safe during this uncertain time. For additional information, visit the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, WHO or Johns Hopkins COVID-19 websites.
As you know it is not easy to unwind such a complex event. We are taking great care in how or if SDFF 2020 reappears. That will take time and work. Keep up to date on SDFF 2020 through our website and social media accounts
Thank you so much for your work, your participation and your understanding.
Most of all, be well.
The SDFF 2020 Team
Stay well and safe, and don’t forget to wash your hands!
Note to Ticket & Pass Holders
Dear Documentary Film Lovers,
SDFF 2020 is so appreciative of your enthusiasm and participation in our film festival. We hope you are all well, and staying resilient during these rapidly unfolding circumstances. Yesterday the Board of Sebastopol Center for the Arts announced that the Center will be closed to the public, and for all face-to-face meetings and events, due to public health recommendations to limit the spread of COVID-19.
To keep our community as safe as possible, and to comply with the difficult decision made by the Board, we are therefore postponing SDFF 2020. If you are a member of the Center, you may have received an announcement via the SCA newsletter, but just in case, you can read their detailed message here.
We hope the current situation will settle soon, and that we will be able to re-schedule the Festival, in which case your tickets and passes will be honored for the new dates, and/or adjusted as necessary. Given the uncertainty, we are prepared to refund your purchase of tickets or passes now, or wait until the new Festival schedule is announced. We encourage you to retain your tickets for the possibility of a rescheduled event.
To receive a refund now, please contact our Box Office staff, via email at tickets@sebastopolfilm.org or via phone at 707-829-4797 x1011.
Alternatively, we hope you will consider turning your purchases into donations as we navigate this uncertain time. If you would like to support the future of SDFF and Sebastopol Center for the Arts, you need take no action, and we will contact you as soon as new information is available. Either way, we will be forever grateful for your commitment to what we do and to what we aspire.
Thank you, and please stay safe and well.
Gratefully,
The SDFF 2020 Team
2020 Festivals Cancelled, Postponed & Digitized So Far*
Festivals with TFC Films canceled prior to 3/11/2020
Thessaloniki Docs
SXSW
Canceled or Postponed: 3/11/2020
CPH Dox**
Full Frame
ZagrebDox
Cleveland International Film Festival**
Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival
Torino LGBT Film Festival
Bentonville Film Festival
Salem Film Festival
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
Thin Line Film Festival*
Canceled Or Postponed: 3/12/2020
Tribeca Film Festival
IFF Boston
Wicked Queer: Boston LGBT Film Festival
FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival
CinHomo Vallodolid Spain
Philadelphia QFlix
Greater Farmington Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival
San Diego Latino Film Festival
ACT Human Rights Film Festival
Sun Valley Film Festival
Sebastopol Documentary Festival
Luxembourg City Film Festival
Ashland Independent
New Directors/New Films
Canceled Or Postponed: 3/13 – 14/2020
Hot Docs**
San Francisco Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival
Greenwich International**
Reel Abilities NYC**
Garden State Film Festival
Gasparilla Film Festival
OUTShine Miami LGBT**
Columbus Documentary Week at Gateway Film Center
Annapolis Film Festival**
RiverRun
Geelong Pride
One World Brussels
Fargo Film Festival
Coronado Film Festival
Queergestreift Festival
International Festival of Films on Art Montreal
Maine Jewish Film Festival
Frameline (special off-calendar screening)
New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
San Luis Obispo Film Festival
Minneapolis St. Paul International
Milwaukee Film Society (no screenings through end of April)
Canceled Or Postponed: 3/15 – 18/2020
BFI Flare LGBT FF**
Millennial Docs Against Gravity
Calgary Underground
QDoc Portland
Illawarra Film Society Wollongong
Reel Affirmations**
Lost Weekend
Island House Film Festival
ARTA Cinema Romania
University of the Arts
Jacob Burns Film Center
One Take Film Festival
Viewscreen Festival Birmingham
Kashish Mumbai Queer FF
AKS International Minorities Festival Pakistan
Northwest Fest
Woodstock Film Festival (special screening)
World Bank (private screening)
NewportFILM
Denver Women + Film
Cinema St. Louis/Qfest
Riverfest Saginaw Film Festival
Queerzzine Bilbao
CINE-Brations
Sydney Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
MountainFilm Telluride
TLV Fest
CAAM Fest
Gay Film Festival Freiburg
Arizona State University Human Rights Film Festival
Zinentiendo
Atlanta Film Festival
Doc(k) Day Ontario
Niemeyer Center in Spain
Doxa Documentary Film Festival
Canceled or postponed 3/19/2020
Cannes Film Festival
Edinburgh Film Festival
DocAviv
Dallas International Film Festival
Dallas VideoFest**
Phoenix Film Festival
Virginia Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
Pink Apple LGBGT Film Festival
Berkshire Film Festival
CineLas Americas
Deep Focus Film Festival
Camden International
Malmo Queer FF
Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival
*Festival Count Provided by The Film Collaborative
**Switched to Online Screenings only