Citizen Film Movies

  • 1970
    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2008

    Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2008

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    Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2008 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for...

    Elizabeth
  • 2016
    Very Unique: Ron Padgett

    Very Unique: Ron Padgett

    Very Unique: Ron Padgett

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    Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard...

    Very Unique: Ron Padgett
  • 2008
    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

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    Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
  • 2016
    Vermont: Ron Padgett

    Vermont: Ron Padgett

    Vermont: Ron Padgett

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    Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard...

    Vermont: Ron Padgett
  • 2010
    Sylvia Rosales-Fike

    Sylvia Rosales-Fike

    Sylvia Rosales-Fike

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    Sylvia Rosales-Fike is the founder, president and chief executive officer of AnewAmerica Corporation. She has earned the Robert C. Kirkwood Award...

    Sylvia Rosales-Fike
  • 1970
    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

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    Rita Semel, interfaith pioneer and Jewish activist, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards "for her life-long...

    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012
  • 2004
    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

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    This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...

    One Wedding and a Revolution
  • 1984
    Choosing Children

    Choosing Children

    Choosing Children

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    CHOOSING CHILDREN is a pioneering film about parenting in non-traditional families and helped to open dialogue about the meaning and reality of the...

    Choosing Children
  • 2009
    Puente de la Costa Sur

    Puente de la Costa Sur

    Puente de la Costa Sur

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    Puente de la Costa Sur, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2004 Community Leadership Awards (John R. May Award) - for its creative, grassroots...

    Puente de la Costa Sur
  • 2009
    Insight Prison Project

    Insight Prison Project

    Insight Prison Project

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    Insight Prison Project, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2005 Community Leadership Awards (John R. May Award) - for its dedication to breaking...

    Insight Prison Project
  • 2007
    It's Still Elementary

    It's Still Elementary

    It's Still Elementary

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    In 1996, Women's Educational Media released their groundbreaking documentary Its Elementary-Talking About Gay Issues in School. It's Still Elementary...

    It's Still Elementary
  • 1996
    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

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    The groundbreaking film that addresses anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with children about lesbian, gay,...

    It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
  • 2018
    American Creed

    American Creed

    American Creed

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    Join former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, historian David Kennedy and a diverse group of Americans to explore whether a unifying set of...

    American Creed
  • 2013
    Good Shepherd Gracenter

    Good Shepherd Gracenter

    Good Shepherd Gracenter

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    Gracenter is a recovery residence that offers a supportive and gently challenging program for women who wish to strengthen their early sobriety....

    Good Shepherd Gracenter
  • 2009
    Bishop William Swing: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006

    Bishop William Swing: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006

    Bishop William Swing: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006

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    Bishop William Swing, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2006 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for creating a...

    Bishop William Swing: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006
  • 1970
    Under Their Skin

    Under Their Skin

    Under Their Skin

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    Under Their Skin: Tattoos of Memory and Resilience is a character-driven film featuring grandchildren of survivors (3Gs) who have made the...

    Under Their Skin
  • 1970
    A Foot in the Door

    A Foot in the Door

    A Foot in the Door

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    A Foot in the Door tells the story of Kindergarten to College (K2C), the first universal children’s savings account program in the United...

    A Foot in the Door
  • 2016
    Lucia Berlin: Unmanageable

    Lucia Berlin: Unmanageable

    Lucia Berlin: Unmanageable

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    Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias and laundromats of the American Southwest, in the...

    Lucia Berlin: Unmanageable
  • 1970
    Mission Asset Fund - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Mission Asset Fund - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Mission Asset Fund - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

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    "Mission Asset Fund's work cuts to the core of the financial pain points families everywhere face." - Sam Ruiz

    Mission Asset Fund - 2014 Community Leadership Awards
  • 1970
    Zimbabwe Wheel

    Zimbabwe Wheel

    Zimbabwe Wheel

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    “Factory-made wheelchairs are huge, heavy and ugly.” To counter this reality, wheelchair riders Ralph Hotchkiss and Omar Talavera began...

    Zimbabwe Wheel