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"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Photos courtesy of SFFILM

Grantee Highlight: An Evening at FilmHouse: Filmmaker Residency Showcase 

On September 10, SFFILM welcomed filmmakers and community members to FilmHouse in San Francisco for an evening celebrating the FilmHouse Residency—the only year-round program
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American Sons

Grantee Highlight: American Sons: Storytelling Through the Eyes of a Fallen Marine 

What does it mean to tell a story through someone no longer here to tell it? For filmmakers Laura Varela and Andrew James Gonzales,
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Partner Event: Is Hip-Hop America’s Greatest Success Story? 

Collective Joy Project: Rematriation, Reciprocity, and Future-Building with Chanowk Yisrael  

California Humanities Announces 2025 California Documentary Project Grant Awards

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Point Reyes Station—Voices of Tamal-Liwa: Exhibition & Talk Panel at Dance Palace

Chanowk Yisrael - Special Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Collective Joy Project: Rematriation, Reciprocity, and Future-Building with Chanowk Yisrael 

Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, ASU, and California Forward (CA FWD) in partnership with Stocktonia

Is Hip-Hop America’s Biggest Success Story?

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Photos courtesy of SFFILM

Grantee Highlight: An Evening at FilmHouse: Filmmaker Residency Showcase 

On September 10, SFFILM welcomed filmmakers and community members to FilmHouse in San Francisco for an evening celebrating the FilmHouse Residency—the only year-round program
Read More »
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Partner Event: Is Hip-Hop America’s Greatest Success Story? 

Collective Joy Project: Rematriation, Reciprocity, and Future-Building with Chanowk Yisrael Special Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Collective Joy Project: Rematriation, Reciprocity, and Future-Building with Chanowk Yisrael  

Land Back, Joy Forward: Rematriation of Land and Indigenous Futures

Land Back, Joy Forward: Rematriation of Land and Indigenous Futures

Albert Michelson Exhibit

Step Into Light: The Albert Michelson Exhibit 

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