San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

June 14-24

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When: Where:

Castro, Roxie and Victoria theaters in San Francisco; Elmwood in Berkeley; and Piedmont in Oakland.

Opening night:

“Transmilit­ary,” 7 p.m. June 14 at the Castro Theatre, followed by a gala at Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison St., San Francisco.

U.S. centerpiec­e:

“Wild Nights With Emily,” 6:30 p.m. June 20, Castro. “Nights” director Madeleine Olnek will be in conversati­on at 4 p.m. June 21 at the Roxie Theater, in a free event.

World centerpiec­e:

“And Breathe Normally,” 6:30 p.m., June 19, Castro.

Closing night: “Studio 54,” a documentar­y

about the heyday of the famed Manhattan nightclub, 7 p.m. June 24, Castro, followed by a party at Oasis, 298 11th St., San Francisco.

Women’s focus:

“Dykes, Camera, Action!,” 4 p.m. June 19, Castro, followed by a free panel discussion about documentar­ies by queer women.

Frameline Award:

This year’s award will posthumous­ly honor Oscar-winning Bay Area documentar­y filmmaker Debra Chasnoff, who died last year. The award presentati­on at 4 p.m. June 20 at the Castro will be followed by a screening of Chasnoff’s 1996 film “It’s Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School.”

Informatio­n: www.frameline.org

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