ART/FILM/REVOLUTION
TRT: 0:60
Valerie Soe, experimental videomaker and Bernal resident, uses words and images from prominent artists and revolutionaries to make the connection between creative work and social change.

WHEN I GROW UP
TRT: 6:39
In this charming animated film directed by Michelle Meeker, the boundless ambition of youthful expectations are juxtaposed with the unpredictable, and sometimes tragic realities we end up living. We hear the words of children and Bernal Heights seniors artfully illustrated by an international team of 12 illustrators.

FORGOTTEN PALACES
TRT: 12:48
Jason Joseffer investigates the rise and demise of San Francisco neighborhood movie theatres. Having grown up in the Outer Mission, he was intrigued by the many theatres within a few blocks of each other that have not stood the test of time.

PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS
TRT: 20:00 (approx)
A sneak peek at the films you will see in the subsequent screenings of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2007.

WALK
TRT: 3:20
Professional photographer, Anna Kuperberg offers a “short silly film” showing a walk through Bernal from the dogs’ perspective.   Kuperberg’s  short, “Duck Drama” was featured in the 2005 Outdoor Cinema season line-up.

HIGHER
TRT: 4:15
Local rapper Mark Stretch and BAYCAT team up on a music video that spoofs the creative process and production.  Shot on location and in the Third Street studios.

LOOM
TRT: 5:00
Scott Kravitz, professional animator, returns with a beautifully crafted story of an old woman whose weaving serves a higher purpose.  Kravitz’s films “Magic Trick” and “Family Portrait” were screened in the 2005 Outdoor Cinema season. 

FOR THE PRICE OF A CUP OF COFFEE
TRT:  14:45
Filmmaker Hypatia Porter examines the life cycle of a paper cup and the environmental repercussions in the short documentary shot throughout the Bay Area with interviews from local conservation experts and activists.

OUTSIDER
TRT: 26:00
A poignant profile of fiber-sculpture, Judith Scott, who flourished after 35 years of institutionalization in a mental facility, due to a misdiagnosis as a result of being deaf and having Down syndrome.

WE DON’T PLAY GOLF HERE! Two segments
Fickle Factories and Two Sports
TRT: 8:00
Levi Strauss closes a textile factory in El Paso, Texas because workers in Mexico or China will work for less. As one worker puts it “I don’t understand this Free Trade. We all have to feed our families, too.” Music by Bernal resident, Greg Landau, directed by Saul Landau.

7,5000 MILES TO REDEMPTION
TRT: tba
Musician, Tinh Mahoney reaches out to Asian Pacific inmates who fundraise for a Vietnamese school and in the process, reclaim their roots and their souls.  Directed and edited by Bernal resident, Emiko Omori

POPSICLE
TRT: 3.06
An Academy of Art student production illustrates the danger of eating popsicles for penguins and bears alike. Joshua Cooley now works for Pixar.

ZOOM IN: TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY
TRT: 6:00
The young filmmakers of BAYCAT continue to explore the pressing issues of their immediate neighborhood, the City and the nation. We’ve been privileged to show others works by this talented group, and it’s exciting to see the progress they are making in their work and in their community.

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
TRT: 3:56
Two young Bernal filmmakers collaborate on a dream-based tale of a mysterious morning meal whose powers turn friends into enemies and breeds insanity. Maxx Gavrich and Aaron Goldstein stand in as actors, directors and editors

WHEN I GROW UP
TRT: 6:39
In this charming animated film directed by Michelle Meeker, the boundless ambition of youthful expectations are juxtaposed with the unpredictable, and sometimes tragic realities we end up living. We hear the words of children and Bernal Heights seniors artfully illustrated by an international team of 12 illustrators.

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
TRT: 4:30
Nicole, a 14 year old, of Chinese and Korean extraction lives in a small conservative town in Ohio. Her essay on same-sex marriage causes controversy both in conservative and liberal camps in her middle school class.

MARCO POLO
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An animated family feature depicts young Marco, who journeys to the mythical kingdom of Xanadu, overcoming an evil magician and many dangers with the help of his friends. Bernal resident, Ron Merk wrote and directed the International Children’s Film Festival prizewinner.

SAN FRANCISCO, STILL WILD AT HEART
TRT: 15:00
Melissa Peabody’s quest three years ago to capture the Bernal coyote’s story has grown into a full-length documentary examining the phenomenon of wild life returning to the cities. Before this piece airs on PBS, we get to see a preview of the segment that features the fauna of Bernal Hill.

ROMANOV
TRT: 7:00
Not your Saturday morning cartoon…an episode of award-winning web-based series features the animated adventures of white/black character ROMANOV.  Berrnal resident, Ralph Carney contributed music on the Mission District-based Wildbrain Studios production.

ON DA CORNER
TRT:  5:46
Local screenwriter, Bertron Bruno glimpses a fictional conversation between three young men from the hood who are trying to work out their lives in the 21st century.

THE DAYS AND THE HOURS
TRT: 8:15
Documentary producers John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson look at a weekday morning at St. Boniface Church in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, which opens its doors to homeless people, giving them a place to sleep for eight hours.

RECYCLERGY
TRT: 33:00
Producer/director Jeremy Kaller looks at an alternative San Francisco recycling center and profiles the individuals who are devoted to the reclaiming and reusing of our city’s tossed aside items of daily life. 

FLEECED
TRT: 3:00
David Winn, a local animator and Bernal resident, presents this modern political parable.

I JUST WANTED TO BE SOMEBODY: ANITA BRYANT
TRT: 10:00
Jay Rosenblatt returns with a portrait of this former popular singer and featured spokesperson for the Florida Orange industry. In the 1970’s her efforts to overturn Dade County Florida’s non-discrimination legislation towards gays inadvertently gave birth to the Gay Rights movement across the country.

BERNAL BLUES
TRT: 25:00 (Parental Advisory)
Our local entry marking the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love + three years — Yasha Aginsky, local documentary filmmaker, presents this nostalgic portrait of Bernal Heights shot and edited in 1970 and 1971.

SAN FRANCISCO, STILL WILD AT HEART
TRT: 15:00
Melissa Peabody’s quest three years ago to capture the Bernal coyote’s story has grown into a full-length documentary examining the phenomenon of wild life returning to the cities. Before this piece airs on PBS, we get to see a preview of the segment that features the fauna of Bernal Hill.