Documentary chronicling deadly 1975 Mission District fire to screen at Roxie

Posted by Laura Wenus | Dec 11, 2017 | Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

A documentary made by firefighters reconstructing the history and narratives of the Gartland Fire,...

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‘Trippy’ doc illustrates ATA’s 30 years in the Mission

Posted by Sam-Omar Hall | Dec 6, 2017 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Video

As Valencia Street in the Mission is increasingly burnished to a shine, Artists’ Television Access...

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With 73 Questions, Capp St. resident paints a warm portrait of a neighborhood character

Posted by Laura Wenus | Nov 14, 2017 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Leah Nichols first met Steve Jones at a sidewalk memorial for a mutual and recently departed...

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With death of Stephen Parr, SF Mission loses the archivist behind Oddball films

Posted by Laura Wenus | Oct 27, 2017 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Film archivist Stephen Parr once remarked that the best database of film was in his head —...

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Neighborhood Notes: the first week of July

Posted by Frances Saux | Jul 7, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Lotus SF, an Indian restaurant, will give a new face to the historic yellow building at 2434...

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Almost Sunrise: A difficult but worthwhile documentary journey

Posted by Laura Wenus | Jun 9, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

On its face, Almost Sunrise, which is showing Saturday, June 10 at 2:30 p.m. at the Vogue Theater...

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Three premieres at Brava! For Women in the Arts

Posted by Frances Saux | Jun 6, 2017 | Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

This summer, Brava! For Women in the Arts will premiere one film and two plays as part of the...

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‘True Conviction,’ doc on American justice system at Roxie tonight

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Jun 3, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

With 166 people exonerated, 2016 set the record for Americans wrongly convicted of crimes that...

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Mission resident turns a lens on Parkmerced in documentary short

Posted by Laura Wenus | Jun 2, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

You might have heard the Mission be called “ground zero” of gentrification in the city, but one...

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Firefighters’ documentary of Gartland blaze offers history and tribute

Posted by Laura Wenus | May 15, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mission Fire, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Some San Franciscans remember a time when the corner of 16th and Valencia streets was a graveyard....

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Returning in its 16th year, ‘SF DocFest’ is around the corner

Posted by Laura Waxmann | May 11, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

From activism to the environment, from spirituality to Rock’n’Roll, this year’s repertoire of real...

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Local activist, arrested more than 30 times, subject of mini-documentary

Posted by Laura Waxmann | May 11, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

With a rap sheet that spans some three decades, one of the activists who famously hoisted a...

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Chicano International Film Festival visits 24th Street this weekend

Posted by Laura Wenus | Apr 4, 2017 | 24th Street, Art, Events, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

A film festival highlighting Chicano work and perspectives in Los Angeles will have a sister event...

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Film Review: Mission and Chinatown Struggles Most Compelling in “Company Town”

Posted by Joe Rivano Barros | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Progressive politicos, activists, and other movie-goers descended on the Roxie Theater on Friday...

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New Film “Company Town” Explores Tech’s Influence on San Francisco

Posted by Joe Rivano Barros | Oct 26, 2016 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

The tech industry, its money, and its political influence are hitting the silver screen next week...

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24th Street Art Crawl Returns This Sunday!

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Sep 7, 2016 | 24th Street, Art, Business, Events, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Photography, Sunday Mission Walk, Today's Mission, Topics

On every second Sunday of the month, the 14 blocks along 24th Street between Valencia Street and...

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