California Documentary Project

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 6:30 pm PT, at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. From within the walls of their 80 sqft SRO hotel rooms, a diverse group of […]

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) has announced the 4th annual screening of Youth Voices documentaries, with this year’s cohort composed of local junior high and high school students. Each were […]

PBS Premiere– Tune into PBS's Independent Lens on September 19, 2023 for the broadcast premiere of SANSÓN and ME. Check your local listings! The film will also continue to stream on the PBS app after this date (may require a subscription). Synopsis: Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes re-creates the life of a young man named Sansón, an […]

 POV Shorts Season 6 Unveils New Dimensions in Storytelling Embark on narratives that crisscross our world, touching deep emotional chords. From Denver City's oil-driven pulse and LA's tinderbox streets, to intimate odysseys of redemption, revelation, and rebirth. Immerse yourself in these four new episodes, each offering a distinctive voice.  Included in this season is SOL IN […]

Official Selection, 2023 True/False Film Festival Official Selection, 2023 San Francisco International Film Festival SAN DIEGO—Join a special screening and Q&A of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY at the 24th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival!  Asian American Panorama| USA | Documentary | Mandarin, English | Subtitled | 2023 | 117 mins Where: Edwards Mira […]

LOS ANGELES—The 6th annual Girls' Voices Now film screening is a celebration of the 14 girls who graduated from the Women's Voices Now intensive summer training program. The screening will showcase their social-change films, highlighting critical issues such as gender roles, beauty standards, women in power, and the immigrant experience. Where: Rose Hill Auditorium, Mount Saint Mary's […]

PBS Premiere–Tune into broadcast premiere of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY, directed by Leslie Tai. The film will air as part of PBS' Season 36 of POV. HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY is a kaleidoscopic voyage into the booming shadow economy catering to pregnant Chinese tourists who travel to Southern California on “birthing […]

LOS ANGELES—Please join us for the LOS ANGELES PREMIERE of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY on February 8 at 6 pm at UCLA. Los Angeles County is the place where most of the film's mystery unfolds, home of the very special "ethnoburbs" of San Gabriel Valley. "A good documentary scratches your soul," said the late Marina Goldovskaya, my […]