Atheist Film Festival Explained

The Atheist Film Festival
Location:	San Francisco, California, United States
Founded:	2009
Founders:	David Fitzgerald, Hank Pellissier, Veronica Chater
Language:	English

The Atheist Film Festival was an annual event that ran from 2009-2014. When it launched, it was the world’s first film festival dedicated to showcasing feature films, documentaries, shorts and animated cinema created especially for the atheist community. It was founded by David Fitzgerald, Hank Pellissier and Veronica Chater and focused on films recognizing science, the distinction between church and state and more and as of 2012 was the only explicitly atheist film festival.^{[1] [2]}

The Festival grew over the years from small films that the founders rented from Netflix to VIP receptions, and in its fifth year, programming at San Francisco's Roxie Theater.^[3]

In 2014 the founders announced the festival's end.^[4]

See also

• Hank Pellissier
• Veronica Chater
• Netflix
• Roxie Theater

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Festival . Atheist Film Festival . November 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131117213220/http://sfatheistfilmfestival.org/about-the-festival-2/ . November 17, 2013 .
2. News: Winston . Kimberley . Atheists find a new venue for the godless: on film . 12 January 2021 . The Washington Post . 15 August 2012.
3. Web site: Made by Humans, the Atheist Film Festival Celebrates Its Fifth Year. 13 September 2013 . KQED Arts. November 24, 2013.
4. Web site: Fitzgerald . David . . https://www.facebook.com/atheistfilmfestival/posts/10152319521442459 . 12 January 2021.