Citizen Film Movies

  • 1996
    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

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    Depicts what happens when students K-8 discuss LGBT-related topics in age-appropriate ways. Shot in six public and private schools (in San Francisco...

    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
  • 2008
    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

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    Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
  • 1970
    Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons

    Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons

    Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons

    01970HD

    This playful short film was produced in collaboration with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco as part of a multimedia installation entitled...

    Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons
  • 2004
    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

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    This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...

    One Wedding and a Revolution
  • 1970
    A Foot in the Door

    A Foot in the Door

    A Foot in the Door

    01970HD

    A Foot in the Door tells the story of Kindergarten to College (K2C), the first universal children’s savings account program in the United...

    A Foot in the Door
  • 2007
    It's Still Elementary

    It's Still Elementary

    It's Still Elementary

    12007HD

    In 1996, Women's Educational Media released their groundbreaking documentary Its Elementary-Talking About Gay Issues in School. It's Still Elementary...

    It's Still Elementary
  • 1970
    Milk Barn: The Future of a Swiss Family Farm - Armon Meyer

    Milk Barn: The Future of a Swiss Family Farm - Armon Meyer

    Milk Barn: The Future of a Swiss Family Farm - Armon Meyer

    01970HD

    Thousands of feet up in Switzerland’s Engadine Valley you’ll find a community of people working together to carry out centuries-old...

    Milk Barn: The Future of a Swiss Family Farm - Armon Meyer
  • 1970
    The Two Eighty Project

    The Two Eighty Project

    The Two Eighty Project

    01970HD

    Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...

    The Two Eighty Project
  • 1970
    Joann Sfar Draws from Memory

    Joann Sfar Draws from Memory

    Joann Sfar Draws from Memory

    01970HD

    Take a journey with master graphic novelist Joann Sfar as he finds inspiration in his Algerian-Jewish heritage and the lively streets and cafes of...

    Joann Sfar Draws from Memory
  • 1970
    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    01970HD

    The Fillmore was once a thriving, vibrant, and multicultural community with one of the most prominent jazz scenes on the West Coast and hundreds of...

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now
  • 1984
    Choosing Children

    Choosing Children

    Choosing Children

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    CHOOSING CHILDREN is a pioneering film about parenting in non-traditional families and helped to open dialogue about the meaning and reality of the...

    Choosing Children
  • 2021
    Prognosis: Notes on Living

    Prognosis: Notes on Living

    Prognosis: Notes on Living

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    When filmmaker Debra Chasnoff faces stage-4 cancer, she turns her lens on herself and the disease. What emerges is a portrait of her extended LGBTQ...

    Prognosis: Notes on Living
  • 1970
    Students Respond to American Creed

    Students Respond to American Creed

    Students Respond to American Creed

    01970HD

    Citizen Film partnered with co-producer WTTW Chicago Public Media, the National Writing Project (NWP), Facing History and Ourselves, PBS...

    Students Respond to American Creed
  • 1970
    Nathan Chan – SF Symphony

    Nathan Chan – SF Symphony

    Nathan Chan – SF Symphony

    01970HD

    A Studio B Production – Co-produced by Citizen Film for the San Francisco Symphony

    Nathan Chan – SF Symphony
  • 1970
    The Magic Project

    The Magic Project

    The Magic Project

    01970HD

    At Ella Hill Hutch Community Center in the Fillmore, magic is happening. Throughout the 2024 school year, Magic Zone students in Citizen Film's...

    The Magic Project
  • 2018
    American Creed

    American Creed

    American Creed

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    Join former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, historian David Kennedy and a diverse group of Americans to explore whether a unifying set of...

    American Creed
  • 1970
    Choosing Children: The Back Story

    Choosing Children: The Back Story

    Choosing Children: The Back Story

    01970HD

    GroundSpark creates visionary films and dynamic educational campaigns that move individuals and communities to take action for a more just world....

    Choosing Children: The Back Story
  • 1970
    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    01970HD

    Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

    Back On Track - Out Of The System
  • 1970
    We Hunger For…

    We Hunger For…

    We Hunger For…

    01970HD

    Justice, opportunity, connection, equity, friendship, respect, experience, community, knowledge, health, success, love – what do I, you,...

    We Hunger For…
  • 1970
    Ron and Mary Loar – SF Symphony

    Ron and Mary Loar – SF Symphony

    Ron and Mary Loar – SF Symphony

    01970HD

    A Studio B Production – Co-produced by Citizen Film for the San Francisco Symphony

    Ron and Mary Loar – SF Symphony