Since 2007, Salem Film Fest (SFF) has brought the world's best independent documentaries and their makers to Boston's North Shore. Now the largest international documentary film festival in Massachusetts, the event annually presents features, shorts and special events to a loyal audience of thousands. The festival is mostly run by volunteers through a non-profit entity, Salem Community Arts Center, Inc.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, March 27, 2025

5:00 pm: Kick Off Party at Old Town Hall
7:30 pm: Heightened Scrutiny

Friday, March 28, 2025

11:00 am: Small Town Universe and Perfectly A Strangeness
01:40 pm: Mass Reality Check
02:00 pm: As The Tide Comes In and House Of Light
04:00 pm: Filmmaker Happy Hour
04:10 pm: Checkpoint Zoo
04:40 pm: Writing Hawa
06:35 pm: Songs From The Hole
09:00 pm: Sff Social At Sea Level
09:30 pm: The Flamingo

Saturday, March 29, 2025

10:15 am: Songs Of Slow Burning Earth
10:15 am: Keeping It Reel
12:15 pm: Remaining Native
12:45 pm: Shorts Program: Lost And Found
12:45 pm: Concerto For Other Hands
02:45 pm: The Shepherd And The Bear
03:30 pm: Homegrown
03:30 pm: The Return Of The Projectionist and A Place To Call Home
04:00 pm: Wine Tasting With Filmmakers
06:00 pm: Artifact War
06:30 pm: Life After
09:00 pm: Sff Soiree At Colonial Hall
09:10 pm: Sabbath Queen

Sunday, March 30, 2025

10:00 am: Shorts Program: Companions
12:00 pm: Balomania and Mute Utopia
12:15 pm: Docs-In-Progress
12:20 pm: There Was, There Was Not and The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
02:45 pm: We Never Left and Ship Of Fools
02:45 pm: Third Act
03:00 pm: Black Snow
05:40 pm: Assembly
07:30 pm: SFF Closing Night Wrap Party

Date: March 27 - 30, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Salem, MA

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