California Movies

Documentary where rich social history frames a spirited debate on the development of water infrastructure throughout the USA.

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New...

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...

Two thieves discover a professional and personal relationship when individual heist plans are thrown together by circumstance.

Hoping to convince his wife that a promotion across the country could change their lives, Brian takes her on a trip to a faded resort town where they...

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

A look at the "mod" culture of the, visiting the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, going from discotheques to dirt bike competitions, surfing, karate,...

Designing with Nature provides a vivid account of a pivotal chapter in the architectural history of Northern California. Set in the late 19th and...

An erotic dancer turns up dead in a California resort recently inherited by a man & his family.

While California is going bankrupt, one business is booming. "How Weed Won the West" is the story of the growing medical cannabis / marijuana...

A ranch owner fires his ranch hands and brings in women to replace them. The owner's daughter wants the male hands back and comes up with a plan to...

The true-life adventure of Chris Jury, a California teenager who goes from admiring the endangered condors' flight to sailing sky-high with them....

Questions of race, identity and heritage are explored through the lives of young American women growing up as adoptees from China. These four...

In 2008 French filmmaker Julie Gali traveled to the US to film the election of Barack Obama. In spite of this victory for civil rights, it soon...

Girls Night In is a satirical horror short that was created based on the Bechdel test. The test examines works of fiction to see whether there are...

Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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...

The real story of "4:20 Somethings" living in California's semi-legalized marijuana culture.

One man, one camera, one goal...to capture the essence of adventure. An experimental, often abstract new type of filmmaking process creating color...