California Movies

Love is a dance. Will you sit this one out?

A short film about the life and death of California's most famous post-apocalyptic hell-hole, the Salton Sea.

An aerial journey through California's coastline.

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous...

Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

This moving, family documentary goes behind the scenes at The Big Bear Alpine Zoo, which is only one of two high elevation, Alpine Zoos in the United...

Two young girls search out their respective fates and futures in 60's Hollywood, amidst confusion from their personal lives and an envelope that shed...

Julius Shulman: Desert Modern focuses on Shulman's remarkable 70-year documentation of the renowned Mid-Century Modern architecture of the Palm...

Tractor Harvesters at work in the San Joaquin Valley. A visit to Hopi House at the Grand Canyon.

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

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

The film tells a story with no dialogue. The group of boy skaters are suddenly at a point when one of the boys sees a young girl, and becomes...

Every Christmas, Bruce Mertz lights up the neighborhood with the 50,000 lights covering his house. For decades he's obsessively added to his display,...

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

The inspirational story of Marta Becket: 76-yr old singer, writer, dancer, painter, visionary, and her creation Amargosa.

Milestone No. 3 is a documentary following three lifelong friends as they travel across the country to California for the very first time. Armed with...

A feature-length documentary that captures the passion of famous hashishin, Frenchy Cannoli, and his pursuit of quality hashish within the context of...

"I especially hope to inspire young women, because I often feel like so much emphasis is put on how beautiful you are, and how thin you are, and not...

Over three consecutive nights, R&B and hip-hop's most celebrated stars appear in a concert staged on the infamous prison island of Alcatraz,...