SF DocFest

Fears of a Clown

By Alan Ng | August 2026

Director Bart Vandever’s Fears of a Clown tracks a man chasing a unique dream while wrestling with debilitating OCD. It’s about pushing…

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Director Bart Vandever's Fears of a Clown tracks a man chasing a unique dream while wrestling with debilitating OCD. It's about pushing forward in life...

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NOW IN THEATERS! Directed by Emily Sheskin, JessZilla follows the young Jesselyn Silva, who, at the age of seven, decided she would become a professional...

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SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Arguably, the best documentaries are about just your plain old, run-of-the-mill, eccentric person who is a legend to only a handful...

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SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Directed by Sara Archambault and Margo Guernsey, No Time To Fail is as informative as it's timely. The film was shot during the...

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SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Marius Anderson directs the intensely titled 40 Below: The Toughest Race In The World. The documentary is about the ultramarathon...

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SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Before Us appears to be about an eccentric San Francisco family but soon turns into a serious documentary about why a mother gave...

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SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Directed by Matt Bass, Sk8face is the first of its kind: a documentary chronicling the history and pop culture prominence of...

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Dear Thirteen begins with a personal anecdote from director Alexis Neophytides. As it turns out, her diary was stolen when she was thirteen. As a result,...

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Ah, good ole summer camp. Every summer being dropped off at camp, I was instantly homesick and scared to go, but by the end, I was full of lifelong...

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Directors Emma Baiada and Nicolas Snyder present Song Of Salt in true cinéma vérité fashion. Excluding the opening text, which offers crucial context,...