Film Making San Francisco

Film maker Chat & Coffee

This is one of our General Meetings, which means we will be sitting around chatting drinking coffee (or whatever)! * Please bring: a great attitude and a desire to get involved in making movies! * the cafe does sell food and beverages If you have something to show or materials to review, feel free to bring that.

Outsider Film Night

**OPEN CALL for short films 15 mins and under⚠️** **[Submit films HERE](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ns9Xm8PoEtroysiheFtrk46rMbfJZp8MFj3iLlqiQV0/edit?usp=drivesdk)** **DEADLINE to submit is Sep 18 ⌚️⏱👀** **SCREENING takes place Sep 24❣️❤️‍🔥💞** **ADDRESS is [@clarion_sf](https://www.instagram.com/clarion_sf/) 2 waverly place 🙈** **5$ notaflof 7-9 PM🤷🏽‍♂️** **Come one come allllllllllll🙇🏽‍♂️**

Dasein EMERGENCE - Ai Film Festival

# DASEIN: EMERGENCE **Thursday, September 17, 2026** **6:00 PM–9:30 PM** **Upcider, 1160 Polk Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco** **$13 · Limited to 50 guests** Dasein Creative Circle returns with **Emergence**, our second bi-monthly community screening following the first annual Dasein AI Film Festival and July’s Dasein Continuum event. This international one-hour film program will present a new selection of short works exploring artificial intelligence, experimental cinema, technology, consciousness, and contemporary storytelling. The evening is open to everyone, including filmmakers, artists, technologists, students, and anyone curious about where AI filmmaking stands today, what new artistic possibilities are emerging, and how these tools may shape the future of cinema. Films submitted by creators from around the world will explore subjects including memory, identity, loneliness, relationships, perception, humor, mortality, and human connection. The screening will be followed by an **Audience Choice vote**, conversation, and a relaxed community gathering at Upcider. Dasein is an international AI film festival with a larger annual edition and intimate screenings held approximately every two months throughout the year. **A new screening. New films. The same growing creative circle.** **Tickets and RSVP:** [https://partiful.com/e/mQACPF0CJXTJU1Iklrar](https://partiful.com/e/mQACPF0CJXTJU1Iklrar?utm_source=chatgpt.com) **Film submissions:** https://filmfreeway.com/daseinfilmfestival **Website:** [https://www.daseinfilmfestival.com](https://www.daseinfilmfestival.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com) **Instagram:** @daseinfilmfestival

Film maker Chat & Coffee

This is one of our General Meetings, which means we will be sitting around chatting drinking coffee (or whatever)! * Please bring: a great attitude and a desire to get involved in making movies! * the cafe does sell food and beverages If you have something to show or materials to review, feel free to bring that.

The 2026 Brainwash Movie Festival Call and Shows

**The Brainwash Movie Festival Super Extended Call For Entries Deadline!** ## A rarefied and unique event: Screening the weird, unusual and significantly great (but, probably, unheralded) movies of the world for the past 30 years. Every season, the Brainwash Movie Festival screens your movies, gives awards and now going online, too! Join us! Submit your movie and/or come on out for the shows, or stay home and see how it all looks on the home movie screen. Nothin’ like it! So enter and help yourself and the movie arts at ***[Brainwash!](https://www.strideevents.com/emails/tracking/click/1412?type=event)*** **Enter and try out the new movie submission site [Cinelot](https://www.strideevents.com/emails/tracking/click/1413?type=event) at a deep discount at $25 per short and $60 per feature until Sept. 12, 2026.** **Shows this season at the Boxshop, 951 Hudson Av., SF, CA, Fri. and Sat. 9/25-26/2026 (tickets now available on [Stride](https://www.strideevents.com/emails/tracking/click/1414?type=event) @$10ea.) and at** **PDE Studios, 2253 Poplar St., Oakland CA, Fri. and Sat. 11/13-14/2026.** **All shows start at 8:00p**

PESSIMISTE MUSIC VIDEO FILMING!

Film: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

**It might technically be fall, but in SF this is usually peak summer weather, so I've chosen How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as our September pick!** I've had a love-hate relationship with this movie for a long time, so I'm curious to watch it again. All I know is that a friend and I once saw THE YELLOW DRESS in a store, and we both went to try it on. Best day ever. **\*This event will take place at my apartment right across from Alamo Square. We'll be watching the film via my projector.** **Snacks and drinks will be provided (or bring a favorite to share!).**

Photobook Discussion: Ken Light - UC Berkeley Journalism

Special Event: "Yourself and Yours" (Hong Sang-Soo, 2016)

The Yerba Buena Canter for the Arts invites us to another special event as part of their series "Through an Open Window", a series of film screenings inspired by GaHee Park's exhibition at the YBCA. "Yourself and Yours" is a film of doppelgangers, mistaken identity, and the shifting ambiguities of desire. When painter Youngsoo (Kim Joo-hyuk) learns that his girlfriend, Minjung (Lee Yoo-young), was recently seen having drinks with another man, he confronts her—and they part badly. The next day, he goes looking for her, but she is nowhere to be found. As Youngsoo wanders and frets, Minjung moves through a series of encounters with other men—but to them, it seems she’s not herself. We have discounted tickets, and the ticket admission includes access to GaHee's exhibition "Behind the Curtain". We can go and enjoy the exhibition together after the screening. Tickets: https://ybca.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list/yourself-and-yours **Please use code MEETUP for a 50% discount!** Showtime is 2 pm, we'll meet no later than 1.45 pm at the screening room in the YBCA. You can find the full series of films here: https://ybca.org/event/through-an-open-window-film-series/ - we might schedule more from this series, let me know if you're particularly interested in any one of these. Hope to see you at the YBCA screening room!

Photography Crawl

Whether you're a serious amateur or a seasoned professional we're here to encourage you to share your photography as you develop your ideas, whatever your experience level. Workshop your talent with us to develop your portfolio while sharing insights with mentors, peers, and potential collaborators. No soliciting, please. Get involved in a photography crawl or a live workshop right here in San Francisco and build your photography portfolio with hands-on coaching. Build an impressive portfolio that shows off your abilities as you gain confidence and skill with your equipment. As usual, we'll meet at 11 to give out the secret assignment for the day, and then give you all about 90 minutes to explore the area and carry out the assignment before coming together again to share our experiences. Feel free to use whatever equipment you want to fulfill the assignment. And we would love to see you post your images to the Meetup group page for the event so people can check out the gallery afterward. We do ask for a $5 donation to help support the ongoing management of this event for the community and the Meetup organizer fees. Feel free to bring cash to the event or you can use this link to offer your donation in advance: [https://www.paypal.me/khaledphotography](https://www.paypal.me/khaledphotography) or if you don't have a Paypal account you can also use Venmo: @khaled-sayed-2 In the meantime, here are some posts that covers various aspects of street photography in America, ranging from selecting the ideal shooting locations to important do's and don'ts in street photography. [Five More Tips To Make You A Street Photography Pro](https://link.medium.com/QFkLndr9Vgb) [Essential Tips for Choosing Picture-Perfect Street Photography Locations](https://medium.com/@khaledfilms/essential-tips-for-choosing-picture-perfect-street-photography-locations-fdea9047a9fa) [Breaking Down the Dos and Don& don'ts of Street Photography in America](https://medium.com/@khaledfilms/breaking-down-the-dos-and-donts-of-street-photography-in-america-da4484f5cea6) [Five Street Photography Ideas to Inspire Your Next Shoot](https://medium.com/@khaledfilms/five-street-photography-ideas-to-inspire-your-next-shoot-c7a4031d3984) Feel free to comment or let me know if I need to expand on some of the tips.

The American Astronaut in 35 mm !!

**The Roxie is showing one of my all time favorite weird movies - Cory McAbee's The American Astronaut (2001), in 35mm!** If you have a tiny soft spot for weird off-the-wall films do not miss this! It's an utterly unique experience. Showtime is 6 pm - we'll get in line at 5.30. **It is likely that this screening will sell out so get your tickets EARLY here:** https://roxie.com/film/the-american-astronaut/ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujG1ADn2zk **The American Astronaut** Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader, deals in rare goods -- living or dead. After getting a device which will clone the extremely rare "Real Live Girl," this sets off a series of strange trades throughout the universe which grabs the attention of his nemesis, Professor Hess (Rocco Sisto). Determined to find Samuel, Hess systematically kills every person who has come in contact with Samuel.

Haight Ashbury Street Fair - Street / Concert Photography