The SF Urban Film Fest is proud to announce its lineup for the 7th Annual SF Urban Film Fest, Wisdom Lives in Places, taking place February 14-21, 2021. Amidst our new reality, the need to address our most pressing urban issues is more necessary than ever before. This year our programming suggests the way forward is to honor the wisdom that s been here, long before 2020, from folks who have been resilient in the face of adversity, showing us how not only to survive but to thrive. SF Urban Film Fest has always been a space to uplift the diverse voices of the city, says Fay Darmawi, Founder and Executive Director of the SF Urban Film Fest. In pursuing our mission in the new world presented by COVID-19, we are finding ways to keep the civic spark alive by meeting community members where they re at. We re asking our audience members this year: What can you find that s always been there in yourself? How can you use it in a new way to be part of and make a more vibrant, equitable comm
US President Joe Biden delivers his inauguration speech.
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Here are some of the people Biden has called on to run the US government.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: William Burns
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During more than three decades as a US diplomat, including as deputy secretary of state under President Barack Obama, Burns honed specialties in Russia and the Middle East and was ambassador to Russia.
Attorney General: Merrick Garland
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A federal appeals court judge since 1997, Garland was nominated by Obama for the US Supreme Court in 2016, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to consider the nomination in a presidential election year.