Documentary Short Movies

Two children are directed by a cinemaker.

Daphne, a transgender performer, and LGBTQ educator based in Milan, navigates two worlds: by day, she juggles work, friendships, and dating apps; by...

Brooke Carten has been rock climbing for long enough that it's hard to imagine who she'd be without it. How has climbing shaped the person she's...

Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard...

Proximity Designs is a sustainable development group that works to improve the lives of the rural poor in Myanmar. Proximity Designs boosts...

Brenda Way, founder and artistic director of ODC, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Awards "for creating a community hub...

"Mission Asset Fund's work cuts to the core of the financial pain points families everywhere face." - Sam Ruiz

"Some people are political just because of who you are." - Linda Tillery.

Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2008 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for...

Eva Paterson, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award). Eva has empowered...

Michael Morgan, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2006 Community Leadership Awards for making symphonic music essential to the culture of the...

Alice Waters, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2006 Community Leadership Awards (The John R. May Award) - for transforming our relationship...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

On the way to creating a new future, the New Jewish Filmmaking Project is rediscovering the past. 11 young storytellers, ages 15-25, collaborated...

IF STREETS COULD TALK by Samantha Abernathey - A young filmmaker takes three generations of relatives back to their former neighborhoods in San...

This intimately photographed film offers a peak into the lives of a culturally diverse group of young American Jews.