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"26.2 to Life" follows members of San Quentin State Prison's 1,000 Mile Club, which challenges incarcerated people to run 1,000 miles during their sentences. The Roxie Theater is screen the documentary.
Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'To Be Takei' screens on Friday, June 11.
Adventures of a Lefty Lesbian By Robert Holgate and Jennifer Kroot– “The lesbians have disappeared,” notes Pam David, the lifelong civil rights activist and organizer, who feels she’s not hearing the “L word” as much these days. Reminiscing with us, Pam describes San Francisco’s vibrant lesbian community that lasted decades, “along the Valencia Street corridor, there was a lesbian presence. I worked at Artemis, a lesbian restaurant. Down the street was a lesbian bookstore, craft store, and women’s bathhouse. On 18th Street was the Women’s Building and Full Moon Coffeehouse...
Signs of the Times for Asian Americans By Robert Holgate and Jennifer Kroot– Kung Food is a popular, cozy Chinese restaurant on McAllister Street, at Divisadero. Recently, several handwritten, angry signs appeared in the front windows, so we reached out to the restaurant’s young owner, and hip-hop artist, Andy Yang. Andy’s signs detail recent attacks on his Asian American friends and family: “My friend’s 64-year-old mom was robbed and assaulted in broad daylight.” “My best friend, Jessie, was robbed and dragged in broad daylight.” “My home girl’s restaurant wa...
Ed Decker and His Team Have Reinvented The New Conservatory Theater Center By Jennifer Kroot and Robert Holgate– Ed Decker is the Founder and Artistic Director of The New Conservatory Theater Center (NCTC) in San Francisco. Since 1981, NCTC has presented high quality, queer, and allied theatre productions, as well as youth education programming. Just prior to the shutdown, we saw their incredible productions This Side of Crazy and Head Over Heels. We wondered how NCTC is surviving the pandemic, so we looked in Robert’s rolodex and gave Ed a call. J&R: Hi Ed, thanks for spea...