California Movies

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,...

This 20-minute DVD tour explores Muir Woods almost mystical forest with beautiful video, inspiring music and natural sound effects.

A documentary about the San Diego bar punk scene and how all the bands fight amounst themselves. Featuring JFA, Gizzards, The Yucks, DPI, Bowel Tones...

After three British women went missing from a motel in California, detectives are on the hunt for the cryptic killer but will they find him in time...

7 unlucky girls are about to experience a film shoot where they will play real-life victims in a real-life horror film.

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...

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

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

This little-known Blank gem is a portrait of the Serbian-American communities of Chicago and California, highlighting their history in this country,...

Rajiv Satyal has shared stages with some of the biggest names in standup comedy, performed on all seven continents and headlined live shows worldwide...

A documentary short telling the story of Ezekiel Wheeler, a car enthusiast working to grow the first "car culture sanctuary" in Downtown Los Angeles....

"I made this film when I went to the San Francisco Art Institute, after graduating from Smith a semester early. It was my reaction to California....

"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...

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

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...

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,...

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

Home movie collection of the Bohulano Family of Stockton, CA. Footage dates between the 1950s-1970s.

One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various...

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a...