Ninth Street Independent Film Center

The Documentary Film Institute and Bertelsmann Foundation invite you to the Bay Area premiere of "Lithium Rising: The Race for Critical Minerals". From the moment our smartphone alarms wake us, lithium batteries power our day—from the mundane to the lifesaving. But where do the essential minerals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt come from, and who controls their supply? Directed by Bertelsmann Foundation’s Samuel George, PhD, "Lithium Rising" takes viewers?From the salt flats of South America, to the red earth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; from the nickel smelters in Indonesia, to factories in Northern France; from tribal lands of Northern Nevada to battery recycling plants in rural Georgia, exploring the global race for energy in the 21st century. This special event is a collaboration between the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Documentary Film Institute at SF State, Bay Area Video Coalition, and Ninth Street Independent Film Center. This film will screen at the?Ninth Street Independent Film Center on Thursday, April 3rd at 6pm, followed by a Q&A with the films' director, Samuel George. Admission is FREE, but tickets are required - get yours at Eventbrite today: bit.ly/lithiumrising

Earlier this month, Ninth Street Independent Film Center was honored to host a Master Class with International Producer Francesco Melzi D'eril (Call Me By Your Name?2017, Suspiria?2018, Lurker?2025), in conversation with Film Professor Pietro Pinto (CalArts, UCLA) discussing his body of work and his approach to supporting emerging filmmakers. Thank you to all who joined us! This event was co-presented by Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC Media), California Film Institute, Film SF - San Francisco Film Commission and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco. ?? : Kirsch Kirschner

Bay Area film and media community, please join us for BAMMS: San Francisco on December 5th! We are thrilled to co-present this next chapter of the Bay Area Media Maker Summit (BAMMS) with our colleagues at ITVS SFFILM Film SF - San Francisco Film Commission Roxie Theater Ninth Street Independent Film Center East Bay Film Collective Filmmakers Collaborative SF and more. This an event for peer learning, networking, and building our local film and media ecosystem. We welcome students, working professionals, artists educators, funders, industry, union members, people making a career pivot into film and media. Please check out our agenda and register here: https://lnkd.in/g-VnihSd