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 in context."

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

"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

SACRAMENTO–Partner Screening: MIJA

Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

SACRAMENTO–Back by popular demand, the Crocker Museum is proud to partner once again with California Humanities to present three films that tell compelling stories rooted in the Golden State. Expanding […]

$8 – $16

PBS Premiere–FIRE ON THE HILL

PBS Station

PBS Premiere–Tune in for the PBS Premiere of FIRE ON THE HILL, supported by a California Documentary Project grant. Just five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, South Central LA […]

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OAKLAND–Screening of SANSÓN AND ME

The New Parkway Theater 474 24th St., Oakland, CA, United States

OAKLAND– Join a very special screening of SANSÓN and ME at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland on June 27, at 7pm. Hosted by the Berkeley Film Foundation, the event […]

$15

SAN FRANCISCO–Film panel discussion: SALLY

San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

SAN FRANCISCO– View sneak preview of excerpts of SALLY, a documentary-in-progress about the life and work of Sally Gearhart, lesbian feminist activist, scholar and fantasy author. With a panel discussion […]

Free

SACRAMENTO–Partner Screening: UNITED SKATES

Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

SACRAMENTO–Back by popular demand, the Crocker Museum is proud to partner once again with California Humanities to present three films that tell compelling stories rooted in the Golden State. Expanding […]

$8 – $16

SACRAMENTO–Partner Screening: OVARIAN PSYCHOS

Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

SACRAMENTO–Back by popular demand, the Crocker Museum is proud to partner once again with California Humanities to present three films that tell compelling stories rooted in the Golden State. Expanding […]

$8 – $16

SAN FRANCISCO–HOME IS A HOTEL theatrical premiere

Roxie Theater San Francisco 3117 16th Street, San Francisco

Winner of Documentary Feature Award & Audience Award at the 2023 SFFILM Festival! SAN FRANCISCO–You are invited to theatrical premiere of HOME IS A HOTEL on Thursday, August 17, at […]

$5 – $14

FRESNO–Youth Voices screening

Maya Cinemas 3090 East Campus Pointe Drive, Fresno, California

Celebrating the Power of Youth Voices in Cinema FRESNO–Mark your calendars for this upcoming showcase with young mediamakers supported by our CDP NextGen grant program! Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC) […]

Free