Tag: Documentary
New documentary exposes COVID crisis at private SF prison
Adachi Project film shows the inside story of virus outbreaks -- and the Geo Group's failure to contain them.
What we saw at Sundance 2021, part 2: More Ficks’ Picks at the big fest
Questlove's hypnotic 'Summer of Soul' sings, animated 'Cryptozoo' melts face, and two docs on Bay Area HS seniors bring cultural exposé close to home.
Screen Grabs: A rousing celebration of Black History Month
SF Urban Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, an Edward Owens showcase—plus a new release with LaKeith Stanfield as a Panther plant.
Screen Grabs: American dreams, American screams
'Happy Cleaners' and Sundance stand-out 'Minari' question mobility narratives, while 'Sator' charts a path to spectral horror.
What we saw at Sundance 2021, part 1: Ficks’ Picks at the big fest
Nicolas Cage, Tessa Thompson, Sparks, and a majestic Georgian tree—our annual peek at the giant movie event
Screen Grabs: The outlaw sounds of youth
Lover's Rock and outlaw country docs. Plus: MC Escher, Black art history, and are we living in a simulation? New movies!
‘You’ve got to draw the buttons!’ Cartoonist Justin Hall spotlights local LGBTQ history on Market Street
'Marching Toward Pride' series brings to life seminal queer moments leading to 1970 celebration.
At Indiefest, director Rodrigo Reyes examines Mexico via time-traveling conquistador
Oakland filmmaker's '499' asks, How do we make tragic history real?
Indiefest galore! Our guide to the (online) 23rd movie bonanza
80 features and shorts from 20 countries, including Mexican magical realism, black comedy, and 'The Girl in Golden Gate Park'
Screen Grabs: Extreme double features for long winter nights
Opioids and cheerleaders, trans Western and gay Ramadan, chamber suspense and '80s retro excess: new movies!
