A Documentary Screening & Discussion Series
Join the North Bay filmmaking community (in person or virtually) for a monthly screening series featuring award-winning documentaries about the environment, social justice, adventure, art & music.
Each screening features an independent documentary, followed by a conversation and Q&A with the filmmaker at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol, CA. Virtual attendees will be able to livestream the screening and participate in the discussion.
Afterwards, attendees are invited to stay for drinks, discussion and networking with the North Bay Filmmaking community.
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2023 Season
In 2022, we hosted 8 screenings & discussions with talented documentary directors, producers, editors and cinematographers.
Together, we supported independent film, our local cinema, and engaged hundreds of audience members.
We will announce the 2023 program in January – stay tuned!
Get Your 2023 Season Pass – $125
Season passholders receive…
- Guaranteed seats to all screenings in 2023 ($160 value).
- Free Movie Popcorn from the Rialto’s concessions ($5.95 coupon per screening attended)
- Free Food & Drinks at post-screening networking event
PAST SCREENINGS
Thanks for joining us for DOC NIGHT!
If you missed a screening, follow the links below to view these films at home.
2022 Season
MARCH 14
Work-In-Progress
Finding Forests
with Coriolis Films & Coldwater Collective filmmakers Johanna van de Woestijne, Sashwa Burrous, Justin Lewis, & editor Michelle Olivera
Ellavut Cimirtuq
with TrimTab Media co-directors Mischa Hedges, Sonia Luokkala & Jacqueline Cleveland
April 11
Feature Program
The Dawn Wall
Blurring the line between dedication and obsession, Tommy Caldwall and Kevin Jorgeson spend six years meticulously plotting and practicing their route to scale the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
with climber Kevin Jorgeson
May 9
Feature Program
Symphony of the Soil
Filmed on four continents, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans on a healthy planet.
w/ producer Deborah Koons Garcia & editor Vivien Hillgrove
June 6
Feature Program
Reflection: A Walk With Water
Filmmaker Emmett Brennan examines the status quo of Earth’s most precious resource, water, and offers a vision for how to radically redesign our lives around it.
w/ director Emmett Brennan
July 11
Work-In-Progress
Love School
When Director/Protagonist Julia’s fiancé falls in love with another woman, leaving her bereft and broken, Julia takes a wild chance to immerse herself in a free-love community in Portugal on a quest to reckon with her own unexamined truth in love.
w/ director Julia Maryanska
September 12
CANCELED – will reschedule
Belly of the Beast
When an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, they wage a near impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Filmed over seven years in California prisons.
with director Erika Cohn & cinematographer Clare Major
October 10
Feature Program
Kids On Tech
Parents and teachers around the world struggle with their kids’ dependence on devices today. #KidsOnTech looks at the impact on children’s developing bodies and brains, and asks: “How might we better prepare our kids for this digital world?
with director Paul Zehr & editor Eric Ivey
November 14
Feature Program
Not Without Us
An all too timely document of the grassroots struggle for significant climate action. In the months leading up to COP21 in Paris, Not Without Us chronicles activists from around the world as they make their voices heard.
with Kontent Films director Mark Decena
December 12
Feature Program
Dear Santa
Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at Post Offices around the country. Through Operation Santa, USPS makes it possible for the public to safely adopt these letters and make children’s dreams come true.
w/ director Dana Nachman & cinematographer Mike Abela
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