Presented by California Film Institute, DocLands Documentary Film Festival returns Apr 30-May 4 2025

Film Schedule:

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

7:00: DocPitch Live! at Rafael 1 until 8:30

Thursday, May 1, 2025

6:30: Starman at Rafael 1 until 8:30

Join us after the screening for the official DocLands kick-off event!

Enjoy complimentary bites and drinks from local vendors, and connect with fellow film fans and filmmakers as we celebrate DocLands 2025 and the art of documentary filmmaking.

9:00 - 11:00 PM
SAN RAFAEL ELKS LODGE
1312 Mission Avenue, San Rafael

Friday, May 2, 2025

3:30: Free Leonard Peltier at Rafael 3 until 5:25

4:00: Ghosts of the Sea at Rafael 1 until 6:02

4:30:
Flight 149: Hostage of War at Rafael 2 until 6:39
We Were The Scenery at Rafael 2 until 6:39

6:30: Remaining Native at Rafael 3 until 8:21

7:15: Shelf Life at Rafael 1 until 8:57

7:30: Turtle Walker at Rafael 2 until 9:10

Saturday, May 3, 2025

11:30:
Getting High at Rafael 2 until 1:15
Perfectly a Strangeness at Rafael 2 until 1:15
The Bird in My Backyard at Rafael 2 until 1:15
The Birds at Rafael 2 until 1:15
The Experimental Age at Rafael 2 until 1:15

12:00: The Invisible Mammal at Rafael 1 until 2:02

12:30: Sons at Rafael 3 until 1:46

2:00:
Frozen in Time at Rafael 2 until 4:07
Usugilix Awakun at Rafael 2 until 4:07
The Last Observers at Rafael 2 until 4:07

3:15: The Dreamers and I at Rafael 1 until 4:53

3:30: The Last Expedition at Rafael 3 until 5:00

5:00: You Need This at Rafael 2 until 6:47

6:00: I Need You: 53 Years of the Band America at Rafael 1 until 8:09

6:30: Speak. at Rafael 3 until 8:39

7:30:
The Renaissance Prince at Rafael 2 until 9:21
Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History at Rafael 2 until 9:21

Sunday, May 4, 2025

10:30: DocTalk at Mark Fishkin Room until 11:30

11:30: The Secret of Me at Rafael 3 until 1:20

12:00: Champions of the Golden Valley at Rafael 2 until 1:46

12:30:
A Radical Thread at Rafael 1 until 2:30
Good Enough Ancestor at Rafael 1 until 2:30

2:15: Sono Lino at Rafael 3 until 3:56

2:45: Middletown at Rafael 2 until 5:00

3:30: Thaw at Rafael 1 until 5:28

5:30: Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed at Rafael 3 until 7:13

6:00: Incandescence at Rafael 2 until 7:50

6:30: The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of NeoLiberalism at Rafael 1 until 8:10

Fest Date: April 30 - May 4, 2025

Location: Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

Admission:
$18.50 General
$15 CAFILM Members
$17 Senior (65+)
$9 Students w/ ID and Youth (12 & under)

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