In a time of increasing competition from mega-chains and online retailers, many local businesses are fighting for survival. Through the tumultuous story of two beloved Bay Area booksellers, Cody's and Kepler's, PAPERBACK DREAMS captures the David and Goliath struggle faced by countless independents around the country.

"Green Day: The Early Years" chronicles the rise of the world's most influential punk band, from the...

Tell Them We Were Here is an inspirational feature-length documentary about eight artists who show u...

On Oct. 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. PT, soon after Al Michaels and Tim McCarver started the ABC telecast ...

Homelessness in the United States takes many forms. For Elizabeth Herrera, David Lima and their four...

Years ago, artists would walk around the muck at the edge of the San Francisco Bay in Emeryville, an...
Druid Heights is a short documentary film by Marcy Mendelson about a wild & wooly place. California’...
Alexandra Jackonetti recounts the building of a children's playground of macrame in Bolinas, Calif.,...

This one-of-a-kind comedy special showcases the comedian's riotous stand-up performance, exploring e...

A film documenting the life of Richard Aoki, a Japanese-American activist and founding member of the...
A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner ci...

A love song to the artists, dance, music, slang, clothes and, most importantly of all, the people wh...

In California's Bay Area, a painful memory lingers of the Port Chicago disaster of WWII, when hundre...

For decades, Barbara Dane lent her stellar singing voice to social-justice movements in the Bay Area...

The grim news made international headlines: On August 21, 1971, prison authorities discovered a gun ...

This documentary, filmed over a 10-year period, centers on the debate over censorship as it follows ...
Born in Ozan, Arkansas in 1933, White traveled the world observing and documenting the Black experie...

Questions of race, identity and heritage are explored through the lives of young American women grow...

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

San Francisco Bay Area salsa and Latin jazz performers and audiences struggle to maintain culture, c...