Brando

The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.

2007-05-01 | en

Somewhere Between

Questions of race, identity and heritage are explored through the lives of young American women growing up as adoptees from China. These four distinct individuals reflect on their experiences as members of transracial families.

2012-08-24 | en

Sogobi

Named after the Shoshonean word for "Earth", this is the third and final part of Benning's "California Trilogy" and his approach to the Californian wilderness in 35 static scenes.

2002-01-12 | en

Thelma et Louise, un western féministe

2025-04-05 | fr

I Am Paul Walker

Explore the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker, the Southern California native who cut his teeth as a child actor before breaking out in the blockbuster Fast and Furious movie franchise.

2018-08-11 | en

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

2017-01-11 | en

Life in the Central Valley of California

Shows the agriculture, trade and infrastructure of California's Central Valley, all made possible by irrigation.

1949-01-01 | en

100 Years at the Movies

Commemorates the centennial of American movies with a montage of clips and music scores from the most important movies of the century.

1994-04-14 | en

A Cemetery Special

A documentary profiling cemeteries and cemetery-related businesses and events across the United States.

2005-10-26 | en

Ageless Friends

A story of a Dutch young man who build a friendship with an American soldier from another time.

2016-04-17 | nl

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties and early fifties as part of the Anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

1987-10-21 | en

The Nine

There is nothing left of the American dream on the Nine--a solemn destination, a resting place for those who have relinquished the dream. Modesto is a city that lies in California's Central Valley, a region devastated during America's Great Depression. Modesto's notorious South Ninth Street ("the Nine") is a no man's land where the rules of polite society do not apply. The people living along the Nine form a ravaged micro community whose Darwinian existence is a day to day hustle, and survival is by any means necessary.

2016-10-11 | en

Uncertain Verification

A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.

1965-04-30 | it

Disneyland Dream

A home movie made by Robbins and Meg Barstow that documents their family's free trip to the newly opened Disneyland. The one-week trip was a prize that they won in a contest sponsored by Scotch tape.

1956-07-31 | en

Sunshine in Soho

1950s Soho beats with far more energy than its 21st century counterpart in this vivid time capsule.

1956-01-01 | en

California 90420

The real story of "4:20 Somethings" living in California's semi-legalized marijuana culture.

2012-04-20 | en

Last Men Standing

“Last Men Standing,” the first feature-length documentary from The San Francisco Chronicle, Northern California’s largest newspaper was selected for entry into a series of prestigious LGBT festivals being held in the U.S. and Canada this spring. One of the few newspapers to write, direct and produce a feature-length documentary, this film follows the lives and experiences of eight long-term AIDS survivors.

2016-05-22 | en

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

A peep behind the scenes of the golden era of Hollywood to discover exactly how and why Katharine Hepburn became one of the most famous actresses in the glamorous world of cinema.

2014-03-02 | en

The Institute

Thousands of participants in a San Francisco-based alternate reality game end up getting more than they bargained for. Told from the players’ perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fictional narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling consequences. Examining counter-culture, new religious movements and street art, this film takes the viewer on a journey into a secret underground world teeming just beneath the surface of everyday life.

2013-10-11 | en

Searching for Debra Winger

Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

2002-07-13 | en