Since 1970, we have come together globally to celebrate Earth Day each April, and reignite the discussion around climate action, conservation and restoration. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year, providing us a pause to catch up on the world around us and learn how we can help with actions both big and small. […]
Since 1970, we have come together globally to celebrate Earth Day each April, and reignite the discussion around climate action, conservation and restoration. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year, providing us a pause to catch up on the world around us and learn how we can help with actions both big and small. […]
Since 1970, we have come together globally to celebrate Earth Day each April, and reignite the discussion around climate action, conservation and restoration. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year, providing us a pause to catch up on the world around us and learn how we can help with actions both big and small. […]
Celebrating its fifth year, the DocLands Documentary Film Festival has been working to build an active, involved, and fully supportive community around documentary film since its launch in 2017. In a year where Covid-19 could have easily thrown a wrench into the works, we applaud festival director Joni Cooper for pulling off this event despite […]
While the Bay Area has long served as an oasis of creativity for the film industry, Northern California is currently experiencing nothing short of a renaissance when it comes to impressively talented local filmmakers. In 2018 alone, three films focused on Oakland (and conceived by Oakland natives) earned critical acclaim: the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther, […]
On Thursday, April 14, YWCA will host a special screening of “In the Game” at the Wilmette Theatre. This 2015 documentary highlights the inequalities facing the girls’ soccer team at a south side high school, throwing into sharp relief the unthinkable challenges many girls (and even more students) face every day. Local director Maria Finitzo […]
They might not pack the theaters like the latest rom-coms or action-adventure blockbusters, but contrary to widely held belief, documentaries are not all snoozefests. In fact, a documentary can be every bit as gripping as a mystery thriller, as funny as a slapstick comedy and as touching as a romantic drama. Don’t believe us? Check […]
