27 movies

December 25, 2019

Wing-Chun Großmeister IP Man kommt nach San Francisco, um eine Schule für seinen Sohn zu finden und seinem Schüler Bruce Lee beim Aufbau eines Wing Chun-Trainingscenters zu unterstützen. Seine ungewöhnlichen Lehrmethoden sorgen für Anfeindungen von chinesischen und westlichen Martial Arts-Kämpfern. Besonders brutal geht dabei Barton vor, ein amerikanischer Marineoffizier, der die Auseinandersetzungen auf einen unausweichlichen Clash der Kampfkunst-Disziplinen zuspitzt: Welche Martial Arts-Form ist die überlegene? Welche Nation kann den Sieg davontragen?

October 1, 2010

Akash and Kiara are trying to find luck in their life after several failed attempts to be successful in their careers and in love. Fed up, they both decide to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. However, both land up on the same bridge at the same time.

Der Privatdetektiv Mike Church hat sich darauf spezialisiert, vermisste Personen zu finden. In seinem neuen Fall kümmert er sich um eine Frau, die ihr Gedächtnis verloren hat. Sie wird von Albträumen geplagt, in denen ihr Ehemann in den 40er Jahren eine Pianistin ermordete. Mike nimmt die Hilfe eines befreundeten Hypnotiseurs in Anspruch, was zu einigen überraschenden Erkenntinssen führt…

June 27, 2003

Kurz vor seiner geplanten Hochzeit steht das Leben von Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) am Rande einer Katastrophe – doch er ahnt davon noch nichts: Seine Verlobte Lisa (Juliette Danielle) liebt ihn nicht mehr und betrügt ihn heimlich mit seinem besten Freund Mark (Greg Sestero). Als bei Lisas Mutter Brustkrebs diagnostiziert wird, der Nachbarsjunge Denny von Dealern bedroht wird, seine Liebe zu Lisa gesteht und Johnny bei seiner Beförderung leer ausgeht, steuert alles auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe zu.

After being put on indefinite leave by his chief of police uncle, the highly intelligent and arrogant huntsman spider Inspector Sun boards a San Francisco bound seaplane. Joined by an intrepid young fan, Sun is pulled into a murder case where the turnout could affect both the insect and human worlds.

Ein Serienkiller mit bizarren Mordideen übertölpelt die Polizei von San Francisco ein ums andere mal. Schließlich reaktiviert man den pensionierten Meisterdetektiv Charlie Chan, der sich zusammen mit seinem Enkel Lee des Falles annimmt. Schon bald erhärtet sich der Verdacht, dass die so genannte Drachenkönigin hinter den Morden steckt.

In allen Krisen, die eine norwegische, in San Francisco untergekommene Familie zu bestehen hat, bewährt sich die fleißige und erfindungsreiche Mutter als Seele des Hauses. Droht das Geld knapp zu werden, weist sie auf das Bankkonto hin, das nur in alleräußerster Not angegriffen werden soll. Als sich endlich die Finanzlage bessert - die älteste Tochter hat mit ihrer Erzählung "I Remember Mama" Erfolg -, enthüllt Mama ihr Geheimnis: Es hat nie ein Bankkonto gegeben.

December 3, 2021

In a universe where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize: admission to the college of their dreams.

August 13, 1985

Ein verrückter Wissenschaftler droht, mit seiner Laserkanone ganz San Francisco in Schutt und Asche zu legen, falls er nicht eine Million Dollar bekommt. FBI-Agent Warren soll dem Schurken das Handwerk legen, doch der ist ihm immer einen Schritt voraus.

November 12, 2009

A film documenting the life of Richard Aoki, a Japanese-American activist and founding member of the Black Panther Party.

May 22, 2019

Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. At Gabriela Cámara's acclaimed Contramar in Mexico City, the welcoming, uniformed waiters are as beloved by diners as the menu featuring fresh, local seafood caught within 24 hours. The entire staff sees themselves as part of an extended family. Meanwhile at Cala in San Francisco, Cámara hires staff from different backgrounds and cultures, including ex-felons and ex-addicts, who view the work as an important opportunity to grow as individuals. A Tale of Two Kitchens explores the ways in which a restaurant can serve as a place of both dignity and community.

A green-screen reliant remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film.

A coming-of-age thriller set against the backdrop of 'the real and raw subculture of the San Francisco Bay Area'.

August 12, 2022

On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.

May 22, 2021

When a young woman is shot by an undocumented immigrant on Pier 14 in San Francisco, the incident ignites a political and media furor that culminates in Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States. In the eye of this storm, two public defenders fight to reveal the truth.

May 30, 1926

In San Francisco, Sylvia Douglas and her fiancée, James Callahan, a reformed crook, make their getaway after Jim, disgusted with his inability to find a job, un-reforms and steals a diamond necklace. Graham, a detective, gives chase to a desolate island in the South Pacific where a rum-running gangster, Murdock, holds him captive. Callahan becomes infatuated with a native girl, Leona, and Sylvia turns to Graham for protection against the offensive Murdock. A volcano eruption causes problems for all.

A low-level crook impacts numerous lives over St. Patrick's Day weekend.

Henry Rollins narrates Lilly Scourtis Ayers' no-holds-barred profile of volatile Bay Area punk legend Marian Anderson, whose hypnotic beauty, devil-may-care rebellion and shocking sexual exploits onstage launched her to infamy before tragically dying of a heroin overdose at the tender age of 33.

April 29, 2001

Marvin, a young aspiring writer from New York, moves to California to write a novel. He ends up rooming with a chaotic, bohemian musician named Jay. Marvin finds himself inexorably drawn into the vibrant youth culture of San Francisco's Mission District as both Jay and himself watch their worlds disintegrate. They discover that each has a lot to learn from the other. Mission is a coming-of-age story casting a spotlight on a place and time, moments before artistic aspiring types yielded the Mission to the dotcom entrepreneurs.

November 1, 2015

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as told by principal organizer, Adam Fortunate Eagle. The story unfolds through Fortunate Eagle's remembrances, archival newsreel footage and photographs.

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