Press Releases

“Ms. Klayman has pulled off an impressive coup. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry provides a vivid primer on Mr. Ai's art; on his days as an art student and artist in New York; on his social and political provocations. Ai’s is a special kind of courage, and it impels him to act with special agility in a brave new world of his own making, where little tweets can challenge big…

(San Francisco, CA) — Inspired by his own family’s complex relationship with “soul food” — fried chicken, ribs, macaroni and cheese, peach cobbler, and the whole panoply of down-home foods made with grease, sugar, and love — acclaimed filmmaker Byron Hurt asks whether this diet is nurturing or destroying the African American community. With humor and…

(San Francisco, CA) — Whitney Young, Jr., the civil rights champion who negotiated with top leaders of industry and government to create greater opportunities for minorities, is the subject of a new documentary, The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights. The film premieres on Independent Lens, hosted by Stanley Tucci on Monday, February…

(San Francisco, CA) — Every ten years a group of 15 individuals convene to discuss, debate, and rewrite the teaching and textbook standards for the next generation of students. Hugely influential, these decisions mandate how science, history, and other core subjects will be taught. Who are the people who get to shape the textbooks for our nation’s…

(San Francisco, CA) — Part biography, part live performance, Beauty Is Embarrassing Embarrassing is a funny, irreverent, joyful, and inspiring portrait of Wayne White, a one-of-a-kind visual artist. As a designer, painter, puppeteer, sculptor, and musician, he has created some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. The film traces…