Day – 8 of The 22nd Oakland International Film Festival kicks off with “A Little Hope For Chicago” and two short films: ” Papa Joe Day and Project 212 – Sept 19th @ 5:30 p.m.@ The Grand Lake Theater

Day – 8 of The 22nd Oakland International Film Festival kicks off with “A Little Hope For Chicago” and two short films: ” Papa Joe Day and Project 212 – Sept 19th @ 5:30 p.m.@ The Grand Lake Theater

Part narrative performance film, part documentary, A LITTLE HOPE FOR CHICAGO is a walk through the life of a Chicago hustler, narrowly avoiding the devastating consequences of death and incarceration, as he reflects on the systemic root causes of the violence and...
Day 7 of The 22nd Oakland International Film Festival showcases feature doc- “The Fight For Black Lives ” and two shorts: “Descendants – The Story of Us and the short film: “Keith Lamar Sweets”

Day 7 of The 22nd Oakland International Film Festival showcases feature doc- “The Fight For Black Lives ” and two shorts: “Descendants – The Story of Us and the short film: “Keith Lamar Sweets”

DAY  7 – SEPTEMBER 18th – Northeastern University (formerly Mills College) – Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall TICKETS – $15.00 The Fight for Black Lives chronicles the ways that racial stress and the American healthcare system...
Day 5 – Monday, Sept 16thThe 22nd Oakland International Film Festival screens at Northeastern University. The 8:45 p.m. screening kicks-off with a short films “Above The Roots”, short film “Collateral”  and feature foreign film “Stampila”

Day 5 – Monday, Sept 16thThe 22nd Oakland International Film Festival screens at Northeastern University. The 8:45 p.m. screening kicks-off with a short films “Above The Roots”, short film “Collateral” and feature foreign film “Stampila”

A middle-aged woman decides to overthrow the powerful oligarch who controls her country. Armed with only her wit and a stolen government stamp, she must outsmart the oligarch’s henchmen, evade the secret police, and trick her countrymen into sparking a revolution....
Day 5 of The 22nd Oakland International Film Festival – Monday, Sept the 16th -Presenting two international feature films: “Water For Life” and Stampila” and more…kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. at Northeastern University

Day 5 of The 22nd Oakland International Film Festival – Monday, Sept the 16th -Presenting two international feature films: “Water For Life” and Stampila” and more…kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. at Northeastern University

Director of “WATER FOR LIFE” Will Parrinello Water For Life explores the collision of water rights, Indigenous beliefs, and resource extraction through the lives of three community leaders in Central and South America. Our protagonists face harassment and death...