Indie in the East Bay worth going out for.

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Top picks

Cereal Cinema

Sat, Aug 29 · 10:30 AM

Koreatown Northgate

Retro cartoons & cereal

Wuthering Heights

Mon, Aug 24 · 12:30 PM

Grand Lake

Classic film screenings

In Times Such As These: Revolutionary Leadership in Action

Tue, Aug 25 · 7:00 PM

Grand Lake

Catch a Bay Area documentary premiere in a 1926 movie palace, then stick around to grill the director and film subjects in a live Q&A. The Grand Lake Theatre's gilded auditorium and rooftop sign make the night feel like a real event.

Film Screening – “No Straight Lines”

Wed, Aug 26 · 7:00 PM

Southside

Queer comics documentary screening

The Family Tree

Thu, Aug 27 · 6:30 PM

Grand Lake

Indie film in a vintage palace

Nathaniel Dorsky & Jerome Hiler: Film Offerings Program 4 – Arboretum Cycle

Sat, Aug 29 · 3:00 PM

Downtown Berkeley

Silent 16mm meditations

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”

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.

Film Screening – “Skin of Glass”

Sun, Aug 30 · 3:30 PM

Southside

Saint Omer

Thu, Sep 3 · 7:00 PM

Southside

French courtroom drama

Not everyone knows about these

Women Director Series - I SAW THE THE GLOW

Thu, Aug 27 · 7:30 PM

Northwood - Tara

Psychological horror & shorts

Black August Film Screening: The Strike

Fri, Aug 28 · 5:00 PM

Jingletown

Film, healing & resistance

Removal of the Eye by Artemis Shaw & Prashanth Kamalakanthan

Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00 PM

Old Oakland Historic District

Fearless family-made comedy

Vital Signs Film Series

Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00 PM

Old Oakland Historic District

Hard-to-find festival films

North by Northwest

Fri, Oct 9 · 1:00 PM

El Cerrito

Retro cinema with table service

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Frequently asked questions

How does Outgoing pick indie 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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Yes. Past events drop off on their own and the list refreshes every day, so what you see is what's actually happening.

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