Green Film Festival presents:
HEN
(Opening Night Film)

Why did the chicken cross the road? Perhaps she was simply in search of a better life….

Following his cult films Taxidermia and Free Fall, György Pálfi is back with a tragicomic tale full of heart and feathers. This compelling, original film tells its story through a chicken's eyes. Our heroine—played by eight real-life chickens named Eszti, Szandi, Feri, Enci, Eti, Enikő, Nóra, and Anett—departs her wretched life on an industrial farm in search of a safe spot to raise her chicks. On her tumultuous voyage, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant in Greece where she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

Co-presented by SFFILM and Greek Film Festival of San Francisco.

Forget the guilt trip, the Green Film Festival of San Francisco, the mischievous, tree-hugging cousin of the 29 year old SF IndieFest, returns Oct 15-22 to prove that saving the planet doesn't have to feel like homework. We've ditched the doom-and-gloom documentaries that make you want to crawl under a (sustainably sourced) blanket and never come out. The line-up this year pairs sharp environmental storytelling with wit, weirdness, and unapologetic irreverence. And yes, our Eco-Horror midnight movie is back!

Whether you’re an eco-curious cinephile or a die-hard activist, come join in the fun because if we're going to talk about the end of the world as we know it, we might as well laugh, gasp, and maybe even dance a little on the way there. Through this experience the festival hopes audiences can begin to engage with sustainable solutions to the problems facing the planet.