ARTIST UNKNOWN Trailer on Vimeo. Saturday, November 5, 1 PM AC Gallery 2022, USA, Director: Patricia Bury Salier, Producer: Edward Salier; 30 min. Birgitta Bommarco took her father’s collection of WWII watercolor paintings for granted. Only as she an adult does Birgitta recognize their historical significance. Through interviews with Birgitta, Read more…
Saturday, November 5, 1 PM AC Gallery 2021, USA, Director: Sean Sciavolin, Producers: Sean Sciavolin, Dwight Fisher, Justin Bergeron, David J. Theroux, and John Papola; 37 min. Through interviews with a cross-section of stakeholders, this documentary explores what’s driving homelessness in California—with a focus on San Francisco—and offers an in-depth Read more…
Monday, November 7, 1 PM AC Gallery 2021, USA, Director and Producer: Brendan Bubion; 10 min. Gustavo Arellano, one of the most prolific Latino journalists in America, faces a changing landscape in journalism while trying to stay true to his principles and unique voice. This short film highlights the work Read more…
Sunday, November 6, 1 PM AC Theater 2021, USA, Directors: Brad Allgood and Steve Dorst, Producers: Angie Gentile, Andy Arias, and Daniela Izzie; 39 min. This stirring documentary chronicles the pregnancy and early parenting journey of Daniela Izzie, one of the few quadriplegics to give birth to twins. While a Read more…
Dress A Cow – Short Doc Official Trailer from Taylor Gianotas on Vimeo. Sunday, November 6, 1 PM AC Gallery 2021, USA, Director: Dawn Luebbe, Producer: Natalie Metzger; 10 min. A county fair in rural Ohio is home to the world’s most unusual beauty contest in which cattle enthusiasts try Read more…
Sunday, November 6, 4 PM AC Gallery 2022, USA, Director and Producer: Van Ditthavong; 11 min. A teenage fascination with Elvis Presley inspires a lifelong career for celebrated Lao singer Voradeth Ditthavong. In 1974 Ditthavong and his family emigrated to the United States, where the family embarks on new creative Read more…
Kinderland – 1 minute clip from Amy Grappell on Vimeo. Saturday, November 5, 4 PM AC Theater 2021, USA, Director: Amy Grappell, Producers: Amy Grappell and Jessica Wolfson; 33 min. Since their founding in the 1920s, two leftist Jewish summer camps in upstate New York have enjoyed a legendary feud Read more…
MANO DE OBRA – OFFICIAL TRAILER from Daniel Salas on Vimeo. Monday, November 7, 4 PM AC Theater 2022, USA, Director: Daniel Salas, Producers: Esmeralda Sanchezand Gitanjali Mahapatra; 21 min. For foreign workers, the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Employment of Workers program provides a means to work legally in the US. Read more…
POWERS TRAILER from Paige Morrow Kimball on Vimeo. Sunday, November 6, 1 PM AC Gallery 2022, USA, Director and Producer: Paige Morrow Kimball, 24 min. Disguised as a man to avoid getting caught, a budding artist in her 60s hangs sculptures on telephone poles to spread joy in her urban Read more…
Monday, November 7, 7 PM AC Theater 2022, USA, Director and Producer: Rebecca Tickell; 14 min. Take a peek behind the curtains of a high school theater department’s production of The Sound of Music. Filmed on the grounds of Oak Grove School, this production showcases the school’s educational philosophy, which Read more…
Saturday, November 5, 4 PM AC Theater 2020, USA, Director: Ryan Mekenian, Producers: Daniel Sheahan and Stephen Tonti; 24 min In the early 1900s bicycles and streetcars provided the primary modes of transportation and shared the road in relative harmony. Then the arrival of the freeway effectively wiped out both Read more…
Swimming Through trailer from Green River Films on Vimeo. Saturday, November 5, 1 PM AC Theater 2022, USA, Director: Samantha Sanders; 15 min. The brutal Chicago winter draws near and three avid open water swimmers make a pact to continue training through the snow and ice. Their intense commitment becomes Read more…
Monday, November 7, 4 PM AC Theater 2021, USA, Director: Michael Love, Producers: Michael Love and Kevin Kraus; 13 min. Six thousand years ago, the Chumash brought the unique Channel Island Fox to Limuw (Santa Cruz Island). Over the millennia, the foxes have been decimated by invasive species and destruction Read more…
THE METALLDETEKTOR | Official Trailer from Brendan Hughes on Vimeo. Saturday, November 5, 4 PM AC Gallery 2021, USA, Director and Producer: Brendan Patrick Hughes, 32 min. After his retirement, Georg takes up metal detecting in his Austrian hometown. Curious about the story of a B17 that crashed on a Read more…
Trailer of Tilework from Keyvan Ahmadi on Vimeo. Friday, November 4, 10 AM, AC Theater 2022, Iran, Director: Keyvan Ahmadi, Producer: Mostafa Heidari; 15 min. As Ishafan, Iran invests in technological development, the traditional art of tilework is in danger of dying out. Mr. Ilya, an artisanal tile worker, is Read more…
When We Dance | Official Trailer from The Movie House on Vimeo. Saturday, November 5, 1 PM AC Gallery 2022, USA, Director and Producer: Nick Waters; 30 min. On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin and his Russian army invaded Ukraine. This poignant documentary explores the personal, often heartbreaking, stories of Read more…
Friday, November 4, 4 PM, AC Gallery 2022, USA, Director: Jonathan Hyla, Producers: Jonathan Hyla, Matt McClain, and Wendy Schneider; 20 min. Filmed by acclaimed director, Jonathan Hyla, and narrated by actor David Chokachi, Without Water documents the ongoing dispute between the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) Read more…