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, […]
Trailer: Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful
MRS. JUDO: BE STRONG, BE GENTLE, BE BEAUTIFUL, documents the life-long journey of Keiko Fukuda’s decision to defy thousands of years of tradition, choose her own path, and become the […]
Trailer: Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle
RUBEN SALAZAR: MAN IN THE MIDDLE is an investigative look at the life and mysterious death of pioneering journalist Ruben Salazar.
Trailer: Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Who put the funk in punk? It hasn’t been easy, but for over 25 years a band out of South Central Los Angeles has been challenging racial stereotypes and defying musical genres.
Trailer: The Waiting Room
What are you thinking about as you sit in the waiting room of your local hospital? What are you feeling? Fear that you won’t be able to afford treatment? Trust […]
Trailer: When Medicine Got It Wrong
Schizophrenia affects 2.4 million American adults. Until the 1970s it was believed that parents — specifically, mothers — caused the disease. That changed when a small group of middle-class San […]
Trailer: Chicano Rock! The Sound of East LA
For some, Chicano Rock ‘n’ Roll is synonymous with Ritchie Valens, a teenager from the San Fernando Valley who became a superstar with his 1958 hits “Donna” and “La Bamba.” […]
Trailer: We Were Here: The AIDS Years in San Francisco
When AIDS (or “gay cancer,” as it was first called) began ravaging San Francisco’s gay community in the 1980s, the epidemic raised profound personal and community issues and unleashed broad political and social upheaval. Despite the fear and turmoil, many Bay Area residents responded tirelessly in compassionate and creative ways.
California Documentary Project
What do a Latina bicycle brigade in East LA, a young poet’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in Richmond, CA; Howard Jarvis, Proposition 13 and California 1970’s tax revolt; […]
Grapes of Wrath, Retracing the Steps 75 Years Later
The Grapes of Wrath, marking its 75th anniversary this year, is the story of the Joad family, who, along with other dust-bowl migrants, journey out of Oklahoma to California, searching […]
