Four thousand spectators arrived for the show Sunday, May 18, 1975, and it is hard to imagine that anyone went home disappointed.” – San Francisco ChronicleĪ documentary on the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for. There appear to have been very few rules to the contest beyond the piece of art making it down a winding 800-foot sloping path in McLaren Park. “The Artists’ Soap Box Derby was put on by San Francisco Museum of Art 79 artists entered, and it raised about $10,000 for the museum. The Incredible San Francisco Artists’ Soapbox Derby (1977) Courtesy of IMDBĭocumentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003)Ī homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots. – Courtesy of IMDBĪ documentary about the experiences of gay black men living in the United States of America. Courtesy of NetflixĪ deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis. Survivors recall the catastrophic 2018 Camp Fire, which razed the town of Paradise and became California’s deadliest wildfire. And old school Bay Area nostalgics should head to YouTube for a vintage 11-minute recording from 1906 where filmmakers strapped a camera to the front of a cable car as it heads down Market Street.Ĭlick through the above slideshow to see all the films and where to watch them. Those in the mood for a stranger-than-fiction dive into one of San Francisco's weirdest subcultures should hit up "The Institute," which explores the cult-ish alternate reality quest game by the Jejune Institute (also now an AMC show). If you're looking for a heartwarmer, check out Batkid Begins, the story of the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfilling a child's dream to become Batman for a day. We've picked out 19 films that shed light on every side of San Francisco. RELATED: 'There were no victories': Netflix releases heartbreaking Camp Fire documentary Four thousand spectators arrived for the show Sunday, May 18, 1975, and it is hard to imagine that anyone went home disappointed.” – San Francisco Chronicle Youtube Show More Show Less Four thousand spectators arrived for the show Sunday, May 18, 1975, and it is hard to imagine that anyone went home disappointed.” – San Francisco Chronicle Youtube Show More Show Less 35 of59 The Incredible San Fancisco Artists’ Soapbox Derby (1977) – Bay Area Television Archive KQED Show More Show Less It features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963, as he's driven around San Francisco to meet with members of the local African American community. – Bay Area Television Archive KQED Show More Show Less 11 of59 The film first aired on Februin the Bay Area, at 7:30pm on Ch.9 KQED. Moore for National Educational Television in 1963. Take This Hammer is a documentary film produced and directed by KQED (TV)'s Richard O.
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