Activism Movies

The OCEAN is now on tour for the ninth time. This time we are accompanying, among others, 17-year-old Munich surfer Ben Neumann. He proves that it is...

Four budding activists battle personal and political barriers to find their voice in the movement to end violence against women in Canadian.

Activist James Richards is an icon of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. For 80 years, he has fought steadfastly to provide his community with...

Olive trees have been a key element of life for populations in Palestinian land for generations. Since the creation of the state of Israel,...

Chatting with another recent graduate, a former student activist learns about the controversial origin of a now-beloved campus group. she embarks on...

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents John Santos, musician and cultural activist, with the Helen Crocker Russell Award...

The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards presents Nancy Hom with the Helen Crocker Russell Award, made to an under-recognized,...

The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards presents Greg Moore, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy,...

"The role of the arts is to tear down what is evil and build up what is good." - Chinaka Hodge

"Mission Asset Fund's work cuts to the core of the financial pain points families everywhere face." - Sam Ruiz

"Some people are political just because of who you are." - Linda Tillery.

National Center for Lesbian Rights, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the John R. May Award), for its...

Linda and Kenya narrate their testimony about being women and living with HIV in a time where stigma, negligence and androcentricity force them to...

Documentary about the 1993 "Whore Culture: A Festival of Sex Work" event in Toronto.

The community of Woodberry Down in Hackney rallies to save a beloved local plane tree from development.

In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...