‘Welcome to the neighborhood’: New film shines light on a changing Berkeley
A film about legendary Berkeley activist Mable Howard and her daughter, noted artist Mildred Howard, tells a bigger Berkeley story.
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Berkeley filmmaker examines 1968 strike at San Francisco State College
The filmmakers Abby Ginzberg and Frank Dawson said the 1968 strike was a result of students demanding more say in their lives. They see parallels with today's increasing activism.
Documentary follows UC Berkeley students who were incarcerated
The four stars of "From Incarceration to Education" discuss the challenges and rewards of making the leap from the criminal justice system to academia.
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Berkeley Film Foundation opens 2017 grant cycle
The 2017 Berkeley Film Foundation grant cycle is open until May 5
When the stars come out: A Night in Berkeleywood
It’s 342 miles between Berkeley and Hollywood, but on Oscar night, Sunday, Feb. 22, that distance will be shortened for those who flock to the live Academy Awards telecast at A Night in Berkeleywood at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza.
The Oscars come to Berkeley at film foundation benefit
The Oscars are coming to downtown Berkeley this year for the first time with a glitzy new event at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza that promises to give those who go a taste of the red carpet, and the chance to support our homegrown movie-making engine, the Berkeley Film Foundation.
Edy Boone: A life spent inspiring others captured on film
If you have lived in Berkeley for a while, you have probably crossed paths with Edythe Boone. A spry 74-year old with a quick laugh, Boone has worked as a counsellor and as a health activist, and taught art at several local schools, including currently at Berkwood Hedge and West Oakland Middle School. With her warm personality, she imbues the very young, as well as the very old, with the spirit of creativity. She also transforms lives.
Berkeley’s rich tradition of documentaries finds support
Lisa Fruchtman was at the Sundance Film Festival when she heard a story she knew she wanted to tell through film. It involved a remarkable group of women in Rwanda who, despite having their lives torn apart by a devastating genocide, had decided to relearn to be happy. The women, who came from both sides of the conflict, formed the country’s first all-female drumming circle and set about opening an ice-cream parlor with the help of two Brooklyn ice cream makers.
Berkeley filmmaker’s movie on Latino legal pioneer to air
Abby Ginzberg gave up the legal profession decades ago, but never left it behind.
