Film
Te Mana o Teao (The strength of the World)
Te Mana o Teao is a 15-minute short documentary set in Rapa Nui — Easter Island — the most remote inhabited island in the world. It tells the story of José Teao, an indigenous Rapa Nui underwater hunter and freediver who lost a leg in an accident and spent years in darkness, unable to swim and provide for his family. But the ocean kept calling him back. Te Mana o Teao follows his journey of resilience and spiritual renewal, where the sea transforms loss into purpose and power.
Todo Lo Sólido (All That is Solid)
Todo Lo Sólido (All That Is Solid) tells the story of an island sinking into the Caribbean Sea. As a nameless drifter searches for explanations about the island's destiny, reality and fantasy merge to reflect on the construction of a nation and the burden of progress.
Roll Fog
Documentary feature film, currently in production. ROLL FOG starts at the historic Kezar Stadium, home of San Francisco City FC (SF City FC), the oldest supporter-owned football club in the US. The sudden arrival of a billionaire-backed copycat team displaces SF City FC from their home, reflecting decades of gentrification faced by the city’s working class. We witness the fervor of the club’s supporters—made up of fútbol fanatics, punk rockers, high schoolers, fighters, and anti-racist skinheads—as they join forces to fight back and lay claim to their city in defiance of those seeking to push them out. Support: 2026 SFFILM [...]
This is Me Loving You
Sydney, a gregarious heroin user, moves into a Chicago recovery home and befriends Julia, an alcoholic filmmaker. When Sydney gets pregnant and returns to her abusive boyfriend, both women reenter the world of abuse and addiction, a world that so often demands we choose between protecting each other or saving ourselves. An intimate portrait of friendship made in the trenches of overlapping crises, This is Me Loving You is a manifesto of radical care showing what it means to heal ourselves in the midst of systems that promise support but instead hold us down.
Queercore San Francisco
In the late 1980s and ’90s, as mainstream LGBTQ+ culture moved toward assimilation, San Francisco’s queercore scene forged a radical, DIY world of music, zines, and performance—where rage, joy, and resistance collided to make queer identities unapologetically visible.
Living Harriet Tubman
Living Harriet Tubman chronicles the story of Nancy Whittle, a Fresno woman who has spent thirty years performing as Harriet Tubman at contentious Civil War reenactments across California. As she nears the end of her 30-year reenacting journey, she enlists her community to stage a final performance—one that not only honors Tubman’s legacy but also tells her own life’s journey.
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon is a feature documentary about Sonia Manzano — known to millions as “Maria” from Sesame Street. The film follows Sonia’s remarkable journey, from a young girl in the South Bronx finding refuge in television, to becoming the first Latina on American TV in a regular role, through 44 years on screen on Sesame Street, and now as the creator of Alma’s Way. Featuring interviews with luminaries, original animation, and scripted scenes that blend humor and heart, this inspirational documentary invites viewers to learn once again from this beloved icon. Written & Directed by [...]
Northern Lights Re-Release
Winner of the 1979 Camera d'Or, Northern Lights, a unique work of political cinema from the late 1970s, dramatizes small North Dakotan wheat farmers' political struggle against the bankers and railroad magnates pushing them into bankrupcy. Two young lovers get swept up in the turmoil surrounding the formation of the populist Nonpartisan League in the mid-1910's. Shot on location in black-and-white 16mm with a cast of nonprofessional actors, this deeply moving, politically committed film is a masterpiece of American independent cinema. The 4K digital restoration of Northern Lights was created by IndieCollect and Metropolis Post in collaboration with directors John [...]
Object Permanence
Psychologist Jean Piaget’s concept of OBJECT PERMANENCE involves the understanding that people and things still exist even when you can't see or hear them. It is a key milestone in human cognitive development. The short sci-fi film OBJECT PERMANENCE explores the complexities of the human psyche and plays with the idea of presence. Life is transformed for best friends Drexciya and Echo when Drexciya’s employer, the California Aeronautics and Space Agency (CASA), reveals that it now possesses an interstellar object that has reached Earth. Echo finally finds the fulfillment he’s so desperate for in a connection with Drexciya’s colleague, Jency; [...]
Last Witness
Story Structure: Some secrets refuse to stay buried, and some wounds never fully heal. In 2010, Luuk Meijer, a researcher at the Anne Frank House, discovers Max Heppner’s memoir, I Live in a Chickenhouse. The book implicates Luuk’s father in a wartime murder. Meanwhile, 11-year-old Theo van Daalen unearths an artifact of past violence that sets him on an obsessive journey to uncover the region’s hidden past. As their independent searches intertwine, flashbacks reveal the same world in 1942, where the Dutch Resistance sought to protect Jewish refugees, including two boys, Felix Goldman and Max Heppner, and their families. When [...]
