Spotlight: Special Events
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Homeroom
Peter Nicks celebrates the resilience and grit of Oakland High School’s class of 2020 during a year of extraordinary challenges with this compelling and immersive…
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Censor
Film censor Enid’s concern over protecting the public turns into chilling obsession when one particular horror movie strikes a chord with her past.
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Fantastic Negrito: Live Score + “Lost Landscapes of Oakland”
In a one-time only event, rare and rediscovered images of the East Bay are enlivened by a unique score, performed live by roots musician Fantastic…
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Sneak Peek: Language Lessons
Awkward misunderstandings share space with poignant disclosures when a well-off Oakland man (Mark Duplass) receives online Spanish lessons as a gift from his husband.
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Lily Topples the World
A young girl’s passion for building and toppling vivid domino creations leads her to YouTube stardom and a career as an artist and entrepreneur. Recommended…
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Naked Singularity
John Boyega cements his leading-man status as an impassioned public defender who stumbles into a drug heist while his reality collapses all around him.
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Opening Night: Naked Singularity
John Boyega cements his leading-man status as an impassioned public defender who stumbles into a drug heist while his reality collapses all around him.
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The Dry
Based on Jane Harper’s bestseller, this riveting Aussie mystery stars Eric Bana as an investigator burrowing into a brutal murder-suicide involving a childhood friend.
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Centerpiece: “Socks on Fire” + Rock M. Sakura + FREDDIE
Family tensions flare in this tenderly wrought film, as the filmmaker explores old family wounds between his homophonic aunt and drag queen uncle.