California Newsreel

Flim distribution and production company

California Newsreel is an American non-profit, social justice film distribution and production organization based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1968 as the San Francisco branch of the national filmmaking collective Newsreel. Their educational media resources include both documentary and feature films, with a focus on the advancement of racial justice and diversity, and the study of African American life and history, as well as African culture and politics. In 2006, Newsreel launched a new thematic focus for their work: Globalization, with an emphasis on the global economy and the international division of labour. Several of California Newsreels' films have been broadcast on PBS.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 64 films (1960–1995) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 22 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1983 The Business of America... California Newsreel; producers, directors, and writers, Larry Adelman, Lawrence Daressa, Bruce Schmiechen. 16mm Color & B&W sound
1984 Allan Boesak - Choosing For Justice ▶ California Newsreel 28 min 16mm sound
1984 The Wall Street Connection California Newsreel 40 min 16mm sound
1985 The Hired hands produced by Channel 4 Television; producer, director, Judy Jackson. 28 16mm Color sound
1986 God And Money California Newsreel 43 min 16mm sound
1986 Mandela California Newsreel 16mm sound
1986 Mandela California Newsreel 60 16mm Color sound
1986 Witness To Apartheid California Newsreel 58 min 16mm Color sound
1986 Witness to Apartheid California Newsreel 0:56:00 16mm Color sound
1987 Girls apart California Newsreel 38 16mm Color sound
1987 The Cry of reason California Newsreel 57 16mm Color sound
1990 Berkeley in the sixties Kitchell Films in association with P.O.V. Theatrical Films ; produced & directed by Mark Kitchell ; written by Stephen Most, Mark Kitchell, Susan Griffin. 117 16mm Color & B&W sound
1995 Black is-- black ain't : A personal journey through black identity / Independent Television Service ; Signifyin' Works ; producer/director, Marlon T. Riggs ; co-producer, Nicole Atkinson ; co-director/editor, Christiane Badgley. 88 16mm Color & B&W sound
A Luta Continua (The Struggle Continues): Lierop, Robert F. Van Lierop Robert F. van California Newsreel (Firm) 16mm sound