Trailer: The Case Against 8
The Case Against 8 is a behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows two famous litigators from opposite […]
Trailer: An American Mosque, Project Director Interview
David Washburn is a documentary filmmaker who has received support from California Humanities through the Communtiy Stories Grant project for his films, An American Mosque, and his newly funded project […]
Grace Lee’s K-TOWN ’92 Tells a Different Story of LA Riots
Grace Lee’s K-TOWN ’92, an interactive web documentary, was supported by California Humanities through the California Documentary Project Production Grant in 2017. You can watch a clip of the interactive […]
Short Documentary: Mass Confucian: Chinese Language or Communist Propaganda?
Mass Confucian: Chinese Language or Communist Propaganda?, a short documentary by Philip W. Chung. Mass Confucian documents the controversy over a “Confucius Classroom” Chinese language class in the Hacienda La Puente […]
Trailer: Oscar-Nominated ‘Last Day of Freedom’ Filmmaker Interview
California Humanities is proud to have supported Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman’s Oscar® nominated short documentary, Last Day of Freedom, an animated film that tells the story of one man’s […]
Short Documentary: American Baghdad, Filmmaker Interview
AMERICAN BAGHDAD, is a short documentary profiling Iraqi refugees trying to assimilate to American culture after being displaced from Iraq due to the war. El Cajon, a city in San […]
Trailer: Dogtown Redemption, Filmmaker Interview
DOGTOWN REDEMPTION, a raw, intimate and compassionate look at the lives of homeless recyclers in West Oakland, California, co-directed by Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbush, premieres nationally on May 16 […]
Trailer: Regarding Susan Sontag
Please join California Humanities for a screening of Regarding Susan Sontag playing at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, followed by a post-screening discussion held at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav. Regarding Susan Sontag is an […]
Trailer: A Fierce Green Fire on American Masters
A Fierce Green Fire, a comprehensive history of the American environmental movement narrated by Robert Redford, Isabel Allende, and Meryl Streep, premieres nationally on the PBS series American Masters on Tuesday, […]
Julie Su, California Labor Commissioner, Joins Our Board of Directors
Nationally recognized expert on workers’ rights and civil rights, Julie has dedicated her distinguished legal career to advancing justice on behalf of disenfranchised communities, and we’re so proud to have […]
