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People of the West
CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / People of the West | The Blackumentary | The Fight to Breath | Unidos — Oakland International Film Festival People of the Wes…
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / People of the West | The Blackumentary | The Fight to Breath | Unidos — Oakland International Film Festival People of the West | The Blackumentary | The Fight to Breath | Unidos — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – Film/Movie Friday, September 11, 2026, 5:00 PM M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall, M14-Lobby Music Building Tickets Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University Open to the Public Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door) People Of The West Director: Bradley Munoa, Christopher Nataanii Cegielski, Phillip Montgomery, Josh Baker Runtime: 00:60:00 In the ashes of San Francisco's American Indian Center, a new generation rises. Mohawk activist Richard Oakes and student leader LaNada Means rally Native voices from across the nation to reclaim Alcatraz Island, transforming a former prison into a symbol of freedom. As the 'Indians of All Tribes' occupation captures the world's attention, unity and defiance collide with loss and sacrifice. Through courage and conviction, they ignite the Red Power Movement and declare to America, and the world, that Native people are still here, and always will be. The Blacumentary Director: Korise Jubert III Runtime: 00:30:40 The BLACumentary is the story of how six cultural leaders in Oakland started a revolution. This documentary takes you on a proverbial hero’s journey, tracing the Black arts movement in Oakland from its beginning to the threat of cultural erasure experienced today, and the work BLACspace Cooperative is doing to resist and rebuild the movement for the next 100 years Centering the voices of BLACspace Cooperative’s vision keepers and board members, the short film maps the birth of BLACspace and acts as a stirring meditation on what it means to re-establish and protect Black spaces. The Fight
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In Love and Struggle
CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / In Love and Struggle | Oldman's Blues | The Listeners | Simultanè — Oakland International Film Festival In Love and Struggle …
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / In Love and Struggle | Oldman's Blues | The Listeners | Simultanè — Oakland International Film Festival In Love and Struggle | Oldman's Blues | The Listeners | Simultanè — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – Film/Movie Friday, September 11, 2026, 8:30 PM M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall, M14-Lobby Music Building Tickets Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University Open to the Public Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door) In Love and Struggle Director: Na Forest Lim Runtime: 00:20:00 Inspired by the visionary philosophy of James and Grace Lee Boggs, In Love & Struggle celebrates Detorit’s enduring spirit of freedom Dreaming. The film illuminates Detroit’s rich history of grassroots activism and ongoing community transformation—showing the reality and everyday practice of a quiet revolution in action. The film invites viewers to reflect on their own being and becoming — to recognize their agency, practice the future they want to see, and tap into the power of neighborly love Oldman's Blues Director: Ziyi Zeng Runtime: 00:14:59 Grappling with dementia, eighty-year-old Kang longs to return to China. When a yellow crane appears, memory and reality blur — guiding his spirithome in a final goodbye seen only by his granddaughter. The Listeners Director: Joslyn Rose Runtime: 00:14:44 David, a once-brilliant jazz musician, can no longer hear music. Doctors search for a diagnosis while debating whether his condition is neurological or psychological, but answers remain elusive. As pressure mounts to institutionalize him, David is guided through an unconventional therapy that pulls him into memories of faith, discipline, and unresolved trauma. Moving between a hospital, a chapel, and the past, David confronts the voices that shaped him and the fear that
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Set Her Free
CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Set Her Free | Liberty and Limits: Guns in California — Oakland International Film Festival Set Her Free | Liberty and Limits…
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Set Her Free | Liberty and Limits: Guns in California — Oakland International Film Festival Set Her Free | Liberty and Limits: Guns in California — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – Film/Movie Saturday, September 12, 2026, 2:00 PM M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall, M14-Lobby Music Building Tickets Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University Open to the Public Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door) Set Her Free Director: JLove Calderón Runtime: 01:05:00 Set Her Free sheds light on the lives of women incarcerated at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey, many of whom are serving long sentences for crimes stemming from their survival of domestic violence. It tells the story of five formerly incarcerated women—Dr. Jamila T. Davis, Donna Hylton, Nafeesah Goldsmith, Dawn Jackson and Cass Severe—who are leading the fight to pass the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) in New Jersey. With the support of New Jersey Senator Angela McKnight, this documentary showcases the stories of these incarcerated women and the advocates who refuse to let their voices go unheard. The film also follows Cass Severe’s relentless fight to secure the release of her friend Natasha White, a domestic violence survivor who remains incarcerated at Edna Mahan. Through Cass’s advocacy, the documentary highlights the personal stakes involved in the broader movement for justice reform. Set Her Free demonstrates the power of hope, redemption, and the impact of proper resources and second chances on the lives of these women. Liberty and Limits: Guns in California Director: Dave Manoucheri, Jack Noonan Runtime: 00:47:00 California has long been in the forefront of history. “As California goes, so goes the nation” is the saying. Two events in California’s
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Home | Wood Street — Oakland International Film Festival Home | Wood Street — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – F…
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Home | Wood Street — Oakland International Film Festival Home | Wood Street — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – Film/Movie Saturday, September 12, 2026, 5:00 PM M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall, M14-Lobby Music Building Tickets Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University Open to the Public Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door) Home Director: Kelvin Wade Garvanne Runtime: 00:11:12 Estelle Gilmore is an upbeat African American GenZer living with her family; parents Anthony, Ruth,and older sister Isabelle in Los Angeles. She is preparing to visit Hannah, her aging grandmother in Boston. The tone of her visit changes when she realizes it is a welfare check on the aging matriarch. Hannah’s neighbor Bill is a long time neighbor who watches out for her. However, Bill isn’t capable of helping Hannah with everything. When Estelle arrives in Boston with her parents they quickly realize a decison must be made about her care. However, Hannah is steadfast about staying in her home and protecting the legacy embodied in her Wood Street Director: Caron Creighton Runtime: 01:43:00 The feature documentary Wood Street follows unhoused organizers John and LaMonté as they grapple with addiction, displacement, and city bureaucracy while trying to save their long term encampment community from eviction. The film is a powerful call to action grounded in a simple belief: Housing is a human right. FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE More information: https://oaklandfilmfestival.org/
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Prison and Time
CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Prison and Time | KosherSoul | Brewing Stew | I Was Thinking of You — Oakland International Film Festival Prison and Time | K…
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / Prison and Time | KosherSoul | Brewing Stew | I Was Thinking of You — Oakland International Film Festival Prison and Time | KosherSoul | Brewing Stew | I Was Thinking of You — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – Film/Movie Monday, September 14, 2026, 5:00 PM M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall, M14-Lobby Music Building Tickets Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University Open to the Public Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door) Prison and Time Director: Evan Bode, Marvin Wade Runtime: 00:06:49 Filmmaker Evan Bode animates excerpts of an essay by writer & activist Marvin Wade, who speaks personally about his 25 years of incarceration—and the growth he achieved in spite of, not because of, the inhumane prison system around him. This collaboration was produced by Project Mend, an organization in Central New York which celebrates the lives and creative work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people as well as other individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. KosherSoul Director: Ilja Sarro Runtime: 00:13:00 KosherSoul is a documentary that follows the intense two-day creation of a ground breaking, first of its kind pop-up dinner led by culinary historian and author Michael Twitty at a Black-owned restaurant in Southern California. Bringing together a diverse team of chefs of color, this Silver Telly Award-winning short film chronicles the physical and emotional labor required to transform a non-kosher restaurant into a fully kosher kitchen while preparing a historic communal meal rooted in African American, Jewish, and diasporic culinary traditions. Brewing Stew – Calvin Keys – Life of Guitar Director: Isaac Pingree Runtime: 00:30:00 Now narrated from beyond the grave, this film lets Calvin Keys look back on his career and make sense
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After 24 Years
CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / After 24 Years | Niki Tomi Beto | Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance — Oakland International Film Festival After 24 Year…
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CALENDAR Upcoming Events Past Events Home / Calendar / After 24 Years | Niki Tomi Beto | Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance — Oakland International Film Festival After 24 Years | Niki Tomi Beto | Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance — Oakland International Film Festival Oakland – Film/Movie Monday, September 14, 2026, 8:00 PM M52-101 Lisser Hall Holland Theater, M14-202 Music Building Littlefield Concert Hall Tickets Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University Open to the Public Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door) After 24 Years Director: Dune Strickland, Yumo Lu Runtime: 00:09:11 After 24 years behind bars, Marco Duncan is released back into a changed world. Niki Tomi Beto Director: Jon Ayon Runtime: 00:18:00 Haunted by the Nahua deity Tlazolteotl, 4 cousins in Northeast LA try to protect each other from the violence and family strife threatening to tear them apart. Niki, Tomi, Beto, and Ernie are 4 close-knit cousins growing up in North-east LA. As Ernie gets increasingly involved with his gang, he tries to maintain a caring and protective role with the younger Niki, Tomi, and Beto. The boys’ tight-knit relationships unravel when the Nahua goddess of refuse and regeneration, Tlazolteotl, arrives to intervene in their everyday lives. Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance Director: Paolo Fazzini, Francesco Principini Runtime: 01:50:00 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop culture and rap music in the United States. ‘A tale of resistance” celebrates the band that first recorded an Italian rap album in 1990, Assalti Frontali, which is one of the representative and pioneering groups of politicized rap in Italy. Aftermore than thirty years, the band’s leader Militant A (real name Luca Mascini), is still the same and he tells his story as never before, portraying his human and artistic parab
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