Featured Films
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the inspirational drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs.
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THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR
A modern-day story about finding love against all odds, “The Sun Is Also a Star” explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe.
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WE GON’ BE ALRIGHT
“We Gon’ Be Alright” is a series that explores the new dimensions of racial resegregation in the United States in the 21st century. Inspired by Jeff Chang’s critically acclaimed collection of essays of the same name.
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LEITIS IN WAITING
Join us as we celebrate the Oakland premiere of LEITIS IN WAITING, an award winning documentary that tells the story of Tonga's evolving approach to gender fluidity through a character-driven portrait of the most prominent leiti in the Kingdom, Joey Joleen Mataele, a devout Catholic of royal descent.
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MS. PURPLE
On the heels of the Sundance 2019 premiere, writer/director Justin Chon (GOOK, CAAMFest 2017) brings his visionary storytelling to the next level with this emotional love letter to Los Angeles - and the people who fight everyday to survive. In a breakout performance by actress Tiffany Chu, Kasie struggles to…
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MAYOR ED LEE
MAYOR ED LEE honors and celebrates the legacy of San Francisco’s late mayor, Edwin Lee. Director Rick Quan chronicles the life of the first Asian American mayor of a major city, from his Seattle childhood and his early days as an activist in San Francisco to his mayoral election, offering…
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CHINATOWN RISING
CHINATOWN RISING, directed by Bay Area natives Harry and Josh Chuck, is a love letter to San Francisco’s vibrant Chinatown. Weaving together never-before-seen archival footage and photographs, the film chronicles key Chinatown community leaders who started an activist movement during 1960s, and foregrounds today’s battles for social justice and equality.…
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YELLOW ROSE
Rose Garcia was born to be a star. She’s an aspiring country singer in the heart of Texas when a life-changing event forces her on an unexpected journey flush with love, loss, and music. Deftly directed by Diane Paragas, in her feature film debut, starring Broadway icon Lea Salonga and…
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WHEN WE WALK
Emmy Award-winning director Jason DaSilva continues the documentation of his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and its aftermath. WHEN WE WALK, the follow-up to DaSilva’s 2013 film WHEN I WALK and part of a documentary trilogy, is bracingly forthright and political in this film about inequalities that parents with disabilities face.…
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