Bay Area Movies

A film documenting the life of Richard Aoki, a Japanese-American activist and founding member of the Black Panther Party.

This one-of-a-kind comedy special showcases the comedian's riotous stand-up performance, exploring everything from the Disability experience to her...

The growth of the tech industry in the Bay Area is a hot button issue right now. Let Julie Armstrong, host of "In Your Own Backyard," show you how...

"Green Day: The Early Years" chronicles the rise of the world's most influential punk band, from their origins playing shows at Berkley's notorious...

After running away from her emotionally abusive mother, 16 year old addict Ivy takes refuge at her older friend Joey's apartment, who is a recovered...

Damian is a married artist living in Los Angeles with his wife. After Damian accidentally hits a woman with his car and flees the scene, he seeks...

San Francisco Bay Area salsa and Latin jazz performers and audiences struggle to maintain culture, creativity and community in the face of powerful...

Cold Refuge is about the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of full immersion in the natural world: how, though it may seem...

For decades, Barbara Dane lent her stellar singing voice to social-justice movements in the Bay Area and beyond, garnering an impressive FBI file...

What's on the other side of Fornells bay? Pepe el Malo is an urban legend or he really existed? This documentary doesn't try to shed light on the...

Born in Ozan, Arkansas in 1933, White traveled the world observing and documenting the Black experience from Nigeria to France to Chicago. He arrived...

Tell Them We Were Here is an inspirational feature-length documentary about eight artists who show us why art is vital to a healthy society and...

Bay Area rapper Mac Dre began his career at 18 and quickly became an influential force in early west coast hip-hop. In 1992 he was convicted of...

San Francisco is known for its unpredictable weather from neighborhood-to-neighborhood. But what about the climate that flourishes within your couch...

A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his...

Controversy erupts over a New-Deal-era mural of the namesake of San Francisco’s George Washington High School. The thirteen-panel artwork "The...

Alexandra Jackonetti recounts the building of a children's playground of macrame in Bolinas, Calif., including her conception of the project and the...

A veteran creates support systems that help other veterans and their families.

After being dumped on his birthday, a desperate high schooler uses his birthday wish to travel back in time one year with one goal: reunite his past...