47TH San Francisco International Film Festival to Screen Love Me If You Dare at ZOOM! After Hours

The 47^TH San Francisco International Film Festival’s (April 15 – April 29) ZOOM! After Hours screening and party on Monday, April 26 will feature the French film, LOVE ME IF YOU DARE. The screening will be at 7:00 pm at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres followed at 9:30 pm by the after hours party at one of San Francisco’s hottest new South of Market nightclubs, LOFT 11.

LOVE ME IF YOU DARE, the first feature from director Yann Samuel, is the story of two friends, Julien and Sophie, who begin a childhood game of “dare” which they carry with them into adulthood. As a young girl, Sophie, who is Polish, is constantly teased by classmates. Julien, whose mother is dying of cancer, comes to Sophie’s rescue and offers her a tin box, designed like a merry-go-round, as comfort.  To help ease the pain of their lives, the two begin a game of dare - whomever has the tin box must complete the dare devised by the other. The dares begin innocently enough, but soon become an obsession which leads to potentially dangerous results.When the film is over, the festivities continue at LOFT 11, located at 316 11^TH Street (between Folsom and Harrison). The evening’s entertainment will be driven by hip DJs, dancing and fueled by delectable treats and drinks. Tickets for ZOOM! After Hours (film and party) are $55 each/$45 for SFFS members.

ZOOM! After Hours is sponsored by  Delta Air Lines.

The 47th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 15-29, 2004 at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres "The Home of the Festival," the Castro Theatre, the Pacific Film Archive Theater in Berkeley and the Century Cinema 16 Mountain View. Tickets for San Francisco Film Society members will be available on March 23 and for the general public on March 30. To purchase tickets and for ticket information log on to www.sffs.org, call 925.275.9490, or visit the Main Box Office, located in the atrium of the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres at 1881 Post Street or the Satellite Box Office at Crocker Galleria, 50 Post Street, second floor, opening on March 30. For up-to-date Festival information log on to www.sffs.org or call 415.931.FILM.

The 47th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 15-29, 2004) is presented by the San Francisco Film Society, a nonprofit arts and educational organization dedicated to celebrating international film and the moving image.