California Movies

CMC’s visionary leaders and artists to celebrate one of San Francisco’s most-revered and longest-running community arts programs.

Arabella Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2005 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award), was recognized for...

Yearning for a specific feeling linked to adolescence, a young boy sets out in search of fulfillment and closure, meeting a friendly companion along...

An aspiring photojournalist takes a trip to Julian, CA to learn about the history of two wolf species and what caused their population decline...

This Traveltalk series short looks at California, beginning with the diverse types of flowers found in the state. After a look at some popular...

Released on March 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Southern California’s Coachella Valley, including the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, boasts hundreds of...

PURSUING BEAUTY: The Architecture of Bernard Maybeck tells the story of a 19th century romantic who used 20th century materials to create buildings...

A series of static shots of the buildings of the California Mission system, as they existed in 1907. Because many of the Mission buildings were in...

A filmmaker moves his family cross-country only to arrive in their new city, Redding, California, as a fire tornado rips through neighborhoods during...

Ancient documentary that presents the ascent of Higher and Lower Cathedral Spires in Yosemite Valley by a party of three climbers from the Sierra...

Spring 2012 the Swedish band La Fleur Fatale embarked on a journey to and through California. During two weeks they played with legendary psych...

Wendell is trying to make peace with his earthly deterioration in the face of late-stage cancer. His son Josh is fighting it, fleeing it, denying it....

In a bid to recapture the carefree days of their youth, four friends decide to escape their daily routines and responsibilities and hit the open road...

Footage of the eruption of Mt. Lassen in Northern California. Mt. Lassen erupted from 1914-1917, the last volcano in the Cascades to erupt prior to...

This Traveltalk series short follows the route laid out by the famous chain of 21 Spanish missions, begun in 1769 and extending northward for over...

A silent documentary about the Long Beach earthquake of March 10, 1933, which had a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings...

Activist James Richards is an icon of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. For 80 years, he has fought steadfastly to provide his community with...

Jordan (Demarcus Jackson) enters a time loop after a masked man breaks into his house, sending him on a trip backwards in time.

This in-depth analysis explores the disconnect between policymakers and regular Californians, causing a mass exodus from the state. It's an essential...