San Francisco Movies

  • 2011
    Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess

    Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess

    Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess

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    Henry Rollins narrates Lilly Scourtis Ayers' no-holds-barred profile of volatile Bay Area punk legend Marian Anderson, whose hypnotic beauty,...

    Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
  • 2021
    Try Harder!

    Try Harder!

    Try Harder!

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    In a universe where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for...

    Try Harder!
  • 1970
    Margaret Kilgallen: Heroines

    Margaret Kilgallen: Heroines

    Margaret Kilgallen: Heroines

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    "I especially hope to inspire young women, because I often feel like so much emphasis is put on how beautiful you are, and how thin you are, and not...

    Margaret Kilgallen: Heroines
  • 2001
    Mission

    Mission

    Mission

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    Marvin, a young aspiring writer from New York, moves to California to write a novel. He ends up rooming with a chaotic, bohemian musician named Jay....

    Mission
  • 2023
    NINA G: STUTTERER INTERRUPTED

    NINA G: STUTTERER INTERRUPTED

    NINA G: STUTTERER INTERRUPTED

    02023HD

    This one-of-a-kind comedy special showcases the comedian's riotous stand-up performance, exploring everything from the Disability experience to her...

    NINA G: STUTTERER INTERRUPTED
  • 1972
    Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal

    Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal

    Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal

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    A biologist helps save a young seal who was caught in a fishing net, but the seal hides in a small boat, not knowing that it is about to be towed far...

    Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal
  • 2009
    Aoki

    Aoki

    Aoki

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    A film documenting the life of Richard Aoki, a Japanese-American activist and founding member of the Black Panther Party.

    Aoki
  • 2010
    Something Left, Something Taken

    Something Left, Something Taken

    Something Left, Something Taken

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    Everyone who enters a crime scene leaves something behind and takes something away. "Something Left, Something Taken" is an animated dark comedy...

    Something Left, Something Taken
  • 1970
    To See One's Self

    To See One's Self

    To See One's Self

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    Born in Ozan, Arkansas in 1933, White traveled the world observing and documenting the Black experience from Nigeria to France to Chicago. He arrived...

    To See One's Self
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

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    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 2024
    Who is Michael Jang?

    Who is Michael Jang?

    Who is Michael Jang?

    02024HD

    Documentary about San Francisco photographer Michael Jang

    Who is Michael Jang?
  • 1978
    The Mutants at Napa State

    The Mutants at Napa State

    The Mutants at Napa State

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    On June 13, 1978, the soon-to-be legendary rock band the Cramps went to play Napa State, a psychiatric hospital in the small town of Napa in Northern...

    The Mutants at Napa State
  • 1970
    Cryptozoologists

    Cryptozoologists

    Cryptozoologists

    01970HD

    When frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist...

    Cryptozoologists
  • 1970
    Shamrocks

    Shamrocks

    Shamrocks

    01970HD

    A low-level crook impacts numerous lives over St. Patrick's Day weekend.

    Shamrocks
  • 1970
    Klaira's Story - Berezka

    Klaira's Story - Berezka

    Klaira's Story - Berezka

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    Klaira presents a surprising vision of assimilation and a loving depiction of San Francisco. She and her grandparents explore how the experience of...

    Klaira's Story - Berezka
  • 2012
    Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

    Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

    Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

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    Legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez and his friends -- cartoonists Robert Crumb and Jay Kinney and cultural critic Susie Bright --...

    Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez
  • 2004
    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

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    This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...

    One Wedding and a Revolution
  • 1970
    Alexander Barantschik - San Francisco Symphony

    Alexander Barantschik - San Francisco Symphony

    Alexander Barantschik - San Francisco Symphony

    01970HD

    A Studio B Production – Co-produced by Citizen Film for the San Francisco Symphony

    Alexander Barantschik - San Francisco Symphony
  • 1970
    Back On Track

    Back On Track

    Back On Track

    01970HD

    Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

    Back On Track
  • 1926
    Black Paradise

    Black Paradise

    Black Paradise

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    In San Francisco, Sylvia Douglas and her fiancée, James Callahan, a reformed crook, make their getaway after Jim, disgusted with his inability...

    Black Paradise