Upcoming Events at The New Parkway Theater
Sat Apr 2, 3:00 PM - Sat Apr 2, 5:00 PM
474 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Community: Downtown Oakland
Description
Locally Grown Docs is a semi-annual showcase featuring the best short documentaries by local filmmakers.
Event Details
Come enjoy a harvest of local films! Saturday April 2nd, 3-5pm at the New Parkway Theater, Oakland (474 24th Street)
We will be screening the following short films by San Francisco Bay Area documentary filmmakers.
Hey Mom by Carly McCarthy
A filmmaker's recorded phone calls with her mother are montaged with recent and old footage to convey their relationship with each other and with her mother's sobriety.
Fragile by Nilo Batle
Ex-convict Gil Batle, an artist raised in San Francisco, recounts his haunting incarceration experiences by relief-carving images on delicate ostrich eggs. Gil has been featured in CBS Sunday Morning, The Huffington Post, HiFructose, and many other media outlets.
#ExposeTheseHoes by Marielle Boland
This artistic look at exploitation, bullying, and teenage sexuality visually illustrates a teenager's experiences with two young actors.
Collecting: An Identity by Esteban Ojeda
A San Francisco couple who own a huge toy collection talk about their shared passion for collecting and how it has influenced them.
What I'm Hearing in My Head by Asha Ghosh and Kathleen Dargis
Mr. Natural, a music teacher who arrived in San Franciso just before the Summer of Love, has developed a unique method for teaching music. This is the world premiere of this film.
Beyond Recognition by Michelle Grace Steinberg and Robyn Bykofsky.
A Native woman struggles to protect her ancestors' sacred sites and vows to establish a women-led urban Indigenous land trust with her allies. This film premiered on local PBS stations.
Event includes a filmmaker Q&A at the end.
We will be screening the following short films by San Francisco Bay Area documentary filmmakers.
Hey Mom by Carly McCarthy
A filmmaker's recorded phone calls with her mother are montaged with recent and old footage to convey their relationship with each other and with her mother's sobriety.
Fragile by Nilo Batle
Ex-convict Gil Batle, an artist raised in San Francisco, recounts his haunting incarceration experiences by relief-carving images on delicate ostrich eggs. Gil has been featured in CBS Sunday Morning, The Huffington Post, HiFructose, and many other media outlets.
#ExposeTheseHoes by Marielle Boland
This artistic look at exploitation, bullying, and teenage sexuality visually illustrates a teenager's experiences with two young actors.
Collecting: An Identity by Esteban Ojeda
A San Francisco couple who own a huge toy collection talk about their shared passion for collecting and how it has influenced them.
What I'm Hearing in My Head by Asha Ghosh and Kathleen Dargis
Mr. Natural, a music teacher who arrived in San Franciso just before the Summer of Love, has developed a unique method for teaching music. This is the world premiere of this film.
Beyond Recognition by Michelle Grace Steinberg and Robyn Bykofsky.
A Native woman struggles to protect her ancestors' sacred sites and vows to establish a women-led urban Indigenous land trust with her allies. This film premiered on local PBS stations.
Event includes a filmmaker Q&A at the end.
