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Visit the program companion website >> (San Francisco, CA) — As the heated national debate over immigration continues, SENTENCED HOME is the first film to put a human face on the devastation wrought by this country’s deportation policies. Chronicling three years in the lives of three Cambodian Americans, SENTENCED HOME offers viewers a rare…

“THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI is, quite simply, breathtaking — one of the most surprising and unshakable documentaries I can recall.” — New York SunVisit the program companion website >> (San Francisco, CA) — “Make art not war” is Jimmy Mirikitani's motto. The 80-year-old artist was born in Sacramento, California, raised in Hiroshima, Japan, traveled…

Visit the program companion website >> “Riveting and illuminating. KNOCKING takes us inside the world of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a way that is utterly surprising and moving.” — Anderson Cooper, CNN “A thoughtful telling of an important, often-overlooked story about essential American issues.”— Jon Meacham, Newsweek (San Francisco, CA) – A…

Visit the program companion website >> “Irving's film seduces you with its easy rhythm and unexpected dramatic potency . . . A beguiling, moving, and just plain fun documentary. Four stars!” — Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun “If there is a more joyful, uplifting true story in a more enchanting documentary form, I’ve never seen it…It is 83 minutes of…

Visit the program companion website >> “A riveting documentary ...a heart-wrenching story of the exploitation of young optimism and energy by the desire for profit. See it before you head off to the mall for that clothing sale.” —Pacific Sun (San Francisco, CA)—Do you know who made the jeans you’re wearing? CHINA BLUE follows a pair of denim jeans…