California Movies

In a contemporary reimagining of the American West, three young women - a snake hunter, a New York artist, and a rodeo queen - challenge the idea of...

Late 1970s television documentary on the people of Marin County, California, one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. The documentary...

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

A group of high school students on an archaeological dig discover a centuries old mummified body in a sealed cave. Removing the mummy, it soon comes...

The Making of 'Ticks' documentary

Romance with a lovely senorita convinces a contractor to abandon his plans to take over a Mexican housing district.

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

Based on true events, the story revolves around the murder of four young women in Northern California in the late 1990s and the subsequent criminal...

Troubled teenager Scott aspires to be a professional drag race car driver. Scott makes several faltering attempts to break into the world of drag...

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

A video portrait of Fremont, California and its people.

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

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

On a Saturday night, in a small 1950s Californian town, a young man, whose parents are an inch from a divorce, takes his brand new pink Cadillac for...

Los Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha’s 1975 short film Miracle centers on a day in the life of an auto mechanic (played by artist Jim Ganzer),...

After a bloody exchange with some bounty hunters, Anna, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, and Gloria, her ill-prepared God-fearing friend, team up...

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

Jim Bridwell was one of the best climbers in the world in the 70s, 80s. The documentary chronicles Bridwell's career from those early days to his...

Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series: Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in the architectural scene in and around Los...