Leaving California: The Untold Story

Mt. Lassen Volcano

1917

Footage of the eruption of Mt. Lassen in Northern California. Mt. Lassen erupted from 1914-1917, the last volcano in the Cascades to erupt prior to Mt. St. Helens. This footage was most likely taken in 1917 and is the oldest surviving footage of an American volcano erupting.

Discover Fremont

1992

A video portrait of Fremont, California and its people.

Riding Giants

2004

Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.

The Beach Boys - California Surfin

2004

The Salt of the Earth

2014

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.

Wild Window: Bejeweled Fishes

2016

Bejeweled Fishes captures the spectacular beauty of the myriad fishes inhabiting coral reefs of the Tropical and Eastern Pacific. This Wild Window was captured in the Maldives Islands, Fiji, the Philippines, Mexico, California, and Indonesia.

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

2025

Like a falling satellite blazing across the musical landscape, Failure flamed-out in the late ‘90s, their promising rise derailed by drug addiction. Every Time You Lose Your Mind documents the origins, downfall, and rebirth of the pioneering trio.

CommunityGrows

Based in the Western Addition neighborhood in San Francisco, CommunityGrows teaches cooking and gardening in local elementary schools and after school programs, and provides job skills to more than 1,300 low-income youth.