Join us for our June filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Join us for our June filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Join us for our June filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

About the Co-Hosts:

Founded in 2016, the Documentary Producers Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to championing the vital role of documentary producers across every stage of the filmmaking process—from development and financing to production and distribution. Through bold advocacy, industry education, and the establishment of forward-thinking standards, DPA is leading the charge for a more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable future in documentary filmmaking.

Join us for our June filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Celebrate Oakland Pride week at the historic Grand Lake Theatre!

Reel Queer Flix is back with another exciting lineup of local LGBTQ+ films from Bay Area filmmakers.

After-party celebration at a nearby bar (ages 21+) - details to be announced at the event.

FILMS:

The Space Between Us directed by Gabriel Diamond

The Young King directed by Larin Sullivan

Hold Me Close directed by Aurora Brachman and Tajh Simmons-Weaver

Rainbow Girls directed by Nana Duffuor

Me Porto Bonita directed by Cecilia Romo

After What Happened at the Library directed by Syra McCarthy

EVENT INFORMATION

The screening runs 80 minutes, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Accessibility info: The venue is ADA-accessible. Open captions and ASL interpretation will be provided at the screening. If you will be using ASL interpretation, need seat accommodations, or have other accessibility needs, please email us at info@cinemamafilm.com so that we can reserve the appropriate spaces & seating.

The location of our after party celebration is ADA-accessible.

Questions? Contact us at info@cinemamafilm.com

Celebrate Pride under the stars! Join us for a free Outdoor Movie Night featuring To Wong Foo on Saturday, August 30 at Eastshore Park in Oakland. Enjoy community vibes, drag magic with opening host Sister Anni, and a night of love, laughter, and queer joy from 7–11PM.

FREE & OPEN to the PUBLIC!

Bring your chairs, blankets, snacks, and community spirit. Please note: This is an alcohol-free event.

Join us for our June filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

This month’s happy hour is co-hosted by Oakland International Film Festival.The 23rd Oakland International Film Festival kicks-off September 10th- 20th, 2025. 

To conclude BAMMS 2025, please join Cinemama and the filmmaking community for our traditional Lamb & Rum Fest at Golden Gate Park (Peacock Meadow). It promises to be an afternoon of delicious food, refreshing drinks, and great company!

Come and meet each other and get collaborating!

Hosted by the Law Office of George M. Rush

Please note: the closest parking is behind the Conservatory of Flowers on Fulton.

10:30 am: Cafe + Conchas

Conchas provided by Florecita Panadería

11 am: Latinx Filmmaking in the Bay Area 

Presented by CiNEOLA and BAVC Media.

Join our panel of local filmmakers as they discuss their unique perspectives and experiences making documentaries in the Bay Area as Latinx artists, and how they approach telling stories as part of an intersectional Latin American diaspora. Panelists will share recent work samples, and there will be an opportunity for audience questions after a moderated discussion.

Panelists: Emily Cohen Ibañez, Luca Capponi, Maya Cueva, Colette Ghunim

Moderated by Daniel Díaz

10 am: Doors Open

10:30 am: Funding Your Projects in 2025 

While the funding landscape shifts, it’s critical that we are still able to produce our work and sustain ourselves. So, how do we do that? Grantmakers, producers, and fundraisers share their insights and key resources for getting funded. 

Panelists: Isabella Miller, Ted Russell, Xavier Cunningham

11:30 am: Break

11:45 am: Rethinking Distribution and Marketing

What is the best way to get your film in front of your audience? Which of the new platforms are best for independent creators? Where should you put your money and your energy as distribution models change? Hear from seasoned filmmakers, marketers, and distribution experts about best practices and how to stay ahead of the game.

Panelists: Aril Golden, Alex Shebanow, Cheryl Fabio

12:45 pm: Mix and Mingle 

Join us for a toast to Bay Area Filmmaker, Nijla Mu’min!

Nijla Mu'min is a writer and filmmaker from the East Bay Area. Her work is informed by poetry, photography, fiction, and dance. Named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2017, she tells stories about Black girls and women who find themselves between worlds and identities.

Learn more about her at: https://www.nijlamumin.com/

Checkout the recent Oakland Voices profile here.

Grab tickets to special screenings of Jinn and Noor on August 14th here.

Join us for our June filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Join us for our April filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

We’ll be joined by QWOCMAP, who will share info about their upcoming film festival in June:

QWOCMAP fuels creativity and leadership for LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers, sparks new films, galvanizes collective action, forges solidarity, and strengthens movements.  Founded in 2000, QWOCMAP is a nonprofit organization that funds, creates, exhibits, and distributes films that authentically reflect the lives of queer women of color both cisgender & transgender, and nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender people of color of any orientation.  Nearly 500 films have been created through our award-winning Filmmaker Training Program, the largest catalog of films by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers in the world.  QWOCMAP presents the annual San Francisco Queer Women of Color Film Festival, and provides critical funding for LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers.  Our vision nurtures filmmaker-activists as leaders of social justice movements that incorporate the power of art as cultural resistance and cultural resilience, cultural reclamation and cultural renewal.

Join us for our April filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland.

This month we’re joined by 11th Hour Creatives, a filmmaking collective based in the Bay Area that prides itself on its diversity. The group consists of filmmakers, actors, wrtiers and other creatives to produced high-quality films and other creative projects. The collective is committed to telling stories from a variety of perspectives and iving voice to underrpresented communities. With a focus on collaboration and inclusitivy, 11th Hour Creatives is helping to create a more vibrant and diverse film industry in the Bay Area and beyond.

The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Join us for our March filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

The evening is hosted by SOFT HOLD COLLECTIVE, a curated Bay Area film directory designed to amplify the visibility of women, non-binary, and trans freelancers in the film industry. We believe that equitable representation behind the camera is just as vital as in front of it, and we are dedicated to fostering gender diversity and inclusion on film sets.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between talented creative professionals and the productions that need them. Whether you're looking to hire experienced cinematographers, directors, editors, production designers, sound mixers, grips, or other film professionals, Soft Hold Collective connects you with skilled, passionate, and badass industry experts who are often underrepresented in hiring pools.

Explore the directory. Hire boldly.

Join us for our February filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Join us for our January filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

The event will be hosted by Airric and Pharoah of AK FILM GROUP

Join us for our December filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.

Join us for our November filmmaker happy hour at the Night Heron in Oakland. The venue is ADA-accessible and the event is a cash bar.