California Movies

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

In the weeks leading to Allie moving across the country, her best friend Jacob reckons with life without her in this intimate story of leaving and...

The film details an entire live performance from Devo's 1996 reunion tour with Lollapalooza, opening for Metallica. The band performs a stripped down...

In this surreal romance, two young lovers lose their sense of identity through the powerful, and manipulated, emotions of love.

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

Buchanan Mall is five consecutive blocks of public parkland in the heart of San Francisco’s Western Addition. 7,000 low-income residents who...

Released on the 20th of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.

Creeper helps friend and comedian Christina P rediscover her Inner Chola.

"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...

A portal, a sorceress, a fictional device to portray existence as a moment encapsulated inside an instantaneous photograph to present fragmented...

An aerial journey through California's coastline.

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

In Newport Bay, a small California coastal town, Summerween transforms summer into Halloween with parties, music, fairs, and horror movies. But when...

“Last Men Standing,” the first feature-length documentary from The San Francisco Chronicle, Northern California’s largest newspaper...

Feel the rush of the breathtakingly beautiful National Parks of California with one deep breath of the summer air.

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

Narrated by Queen Latifah, this documentary follows Elsie, a black Labrador mix, and her struggled to raise her puppies on the streets of Los Angeles.

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...