Documentaries in the East Bay worth going out for.

I follow documentaries in the East Bay closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Blossoms and Thorns Film and Discussion

Blossoms and Thorns Film and Discussion

Fri, Aug 28 · 2:00 PM

Richmond

History through lived testimony

Film Screening – “Tongues Untied”

Film Screening – “Tongues Untied”

Sat, Aug 29 · 7:00 PM

Southside

Poetic documentary double feature

Tongues Untied & The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

Tongues Untied & The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

Sat, Aug 29 · 7:00 PM

Downtown Berkeley

Black identity documentaries

Film Screening – “Skin of Glass”

Film Screening – “Skin of Glass”

Sun, Aug 30 · 3:30 PM

Southside

Film Screening – “Skin of Glass”

Film Screening – “Skin of Glass”

Sun, Aug 30 · 3:30 PM

Downtown Berkeley

A daughter searches for her father's ghost in a glass tower now ruled by squatters. This documentary weaves family memory, urban decay, and South American modernism into one haunting story, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

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Fri, Sep 4 · 7:00 PM

Southside

Poetic train-line documentary

Film Program

Film Program

Wed, Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Downtown Berkeley

AI infrastructure on film

Port Chicago Film and Discussion

Port Chicago Film and Discussion

Wed, Sep 2 · 11:30 AM

Richmond

WWII film & discussion

Vanta Black SciFi/Fantasy Club

Vanta Black SciFi/Fantasy Club

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:00 PM

Lakeshore

Afrofuturist film screenings

September Movie of Remembrance Service

September Movie of Remembrance Service

Fri, Sep 18 · 8:00 PM

Hayward Highland

Healing through film

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Black August Film Screening: The Strike

Black August Film Screening: The Strike

Fri, Aug 28 · 5:00 PM

Jingletown

Film, healing & resistance

Sci-Fi Night: Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home

Sci-Fi Night: Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home

Fri, Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

Piedmont Pines

Sci-fi on the dome

Celebrate the Rialto Cerrito Rialto Cerrito’s 20th!

Celebrate the Rialto Cerrito Rialto Cerrito’s 20th!

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:00 PM

El Cerrito

Local cinema celebration

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How does Outgoing pick documentaries in the East Bay?

I go through what's actually on locally and keep the ones worth going to. Nothing pay-to-play, no filler, just the things I'd text a friend about.

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