15th SF Independent Film Festival February 7, 2013

Feb 7-21, 8pm-11pm (film times vary)

Its that time of year again! The weather is cooler. People are talking about the Academy Awards and who got picked up at Sundance. We wonder when can we start leaving our jacket at home (answer: never). And its also IndieFest time. Two weeks of far out, exciting, adventurous, unpredictable cinema at your home for that kind of thing - The Roxie Theater.

The festival lineup includes a series of films with a coming-of-age theme, starting with our Opening Night Film, the US Premiere of Michel Gondry's (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind) new film THE WE AND THE I, presented at Brava Theater. Quinceanera festivities to follow with DJs, live music, an open bar and, of course, birthday cake!

On Sat Feb 9 the 10th Annual BIG LEBOWSKI PARTY takes place right around the corner at 518 Valencia and is capped off by a 35mm presentation of the Coen Brothers' classic at midnight, preceded by a costume contest on stage.

IndieFest's Anti-Valentines Day party returns on Thu Feb 14 with what is now an annual tradition: LOVE BITES: POWER BALLAD SING A LONG, where you are invited to scream your lungs out to the best worst best songs in rock n roll.

The annual IndieFest ROLLER DISCO PARTY has a new home! This year's party will be at The Women's Building Auditorium, Fri Feb 15 from 8p-12a.

And theres the films. Over 40 programs of new amazing films like DAYS OF GRACE, a poetic and violent film about drugs and kidnapping from Mexico. From Italy there is THE LEGEND OF KASPAR HAUSER featuring Vincent Gallo in dual rolls in a film that mixes "tropes from desert westerns, Jodorowsky and Bunuelian slapstick surrealism."

Theres some documentaries like ICEBERG SLIM: PORTRAIT OF A PIMP and THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PAUL THE PSYCHIC OCTOPUS that sound intriguing just by their titles. And, need it be said, MUCH MUCH MORE!

Official Website: http://sfindie.com