Finding Place

A collection of films centered around the idea of place as it pertains to home, refuge, community, and the politics of Blackness which denies access to places both physically and symbolically.

DISPLACED
Danielle Thompson
Narce Guinto
As gentrification changes the landscape of Oakland, young people question their future in a city that is evolving

QUEERDO
Bianka Alexandria Bell
Queerdo illustrates the landscape of San Francisco for Dee, a resiliant nonbinary 17-year old runaway, as they find a community of chosen family.

WHEN I WRITE IT
Nico Opper
Shannon St. Aubin
Two Oakland teens explore what it means to be young, black and committed to making art in their rapidly changing city.

I LIVE HERE
Shane T. Watson
After relocating to the Bay Area from the South, Stevie spends his first Saturday adjusting to his vibrant new environment and finding out that some things don't change, no matter where you are.