Homelessness? Evictions? Not the mayor's priority
Plus: William Kentrige's monumental pageant, Kara Maria's swirls of plight, celebrating Minette Lehmann, Trans Film Fest brings magic
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CELEBRATE 29 YEARS OF TRANSGENDER CINEMA
37 films across seven programs. November 12–14 at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater and November 15–22 online. Sliding-scale tickets ($0–$50). Visit sftff.org for tickets!
Today's headlines:
Homelessness? Evictions? Not the mayor’s priority
By Tim Redmond
But there may be an easy fix if we're prepared to go back to the real world, writes a longtime tech industry worker.
William Kentridge’s latest monumental stage work takes on Africa in World War I
By Lou Fancher
'We found a physical spasm in the body that reflects a spasm of history,' says artist of 'The Head & The Load'
Painter Kara Maria embeds biodiversity’s plight in swirling, multi-hued explosions
By Mary Corbin
For more than a decade, she's tucked a threatened species into works created at a Miraloma Park studio.
Celebrating photographer Minnette Lehmann’s 97 years of radicalism, feminism, ruthless critique
By Natalia Robyns-Kresich
Memorial honoring Bay Area art world stalwart to be held Sun/15 at The Lab.
Screen Grabs: Mermaids, magic, John Cameron Mitchell… It’s Trans Film Fest time
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: A history of Black zombies, Jewish Film Fest Encore, jokey 'Nirvanna,' two very good movies about grief, more
In case you missed it:
‘I loved it!’ SF Trans Film Fest’s Shawna Virago picks her 5 fave trans/queer movies
Some good news for SF progressives: The public bank measure is winning
Old Way vogue for an ancestor: International Hip Hop DanceFest honors Rashad Soul Nubian
