Sophie E. Constantinou Movies
- 2018
American Creed
American Creed02018HD
Join former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, historian David Kennedy and a diverse group of Americans to explore whether a unifying set of...
- 2014
Regarding Susan Sontag
Regarding Susan Sontag5.82014HD
An intimate study of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century tracking feminist icon Susan Sontag’s seminal,...
- 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives5.92003HD
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...
- 2005
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria4.22005HD
The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in...
- 2004
One Wedding and a Revolution
One Wedding and a Revolution12004HD
This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...
- 2004
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America62004HD
From the moment David Brower first laid eyes on the beauty of the Yosemite Valley, he wanted to the fight to preserve the American wilderness for...
- 2005
The Joy of Life
The Joy of Life5.22005HD
A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold, lyrical voice-over to...
- 2008
Hats Off
Hats Off82008HD
Documentary - A documentary on a New York City woman who has spent most of her 93 years in the world of movies, TV, commercial, and print media.
- 2009
Race to Nowhere
Race to Nowhere6.22009HD
Race to Nowhere is a film containing stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and...
- 2015
The Royal Road
The Royal Road5.42015HD
A fascinating and unlikely reinvention story, The Royal Road simultaneously explores cinematic spiritual channeling, the conquest and colonization of...
- 1970
Ian James Made
Ian James Made01970HD
Ian James has been creating leather goods for nearly a decade, but only recently realized his dream of opening his own shop. When James got laid off...
- 2008
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union02008HD
Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...
- 1970
The Arc SF
The Arc SF01970HD
Meet the residents and workers of The Arc SF, the Bay Area’s largest learning and resource center for individuals with developmental...
- 2009
575 Castro St.
575 Castro St.42009HD
Images set to a tape recording that slain San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk made in November 1977 to be played in case he was killed.
- 1970
A Foot in the Door
A Foot in the Door01970HD
A Foot in the Door tells the story of Kindergarten to College (K2C), the first universal children’s savings account program in the United...
- 1970
Prolific: Joe Brainard
Prolific: Joe Brainard01970HD
In 2002, Sophie Constantinou interviewed Ron Padgett, Connie Lewellyn and Kenward Elmslie and recorded their recollections of Joe Brainard’s...
- 2001
Divided Loyalties
Divided Loyalties02001HD
Fractured into a Turkish North and a Greek South, the island of Cyprus is divided by ethnicity, faith and land. through a tragic modern history, this...
- 2016
Collaboration: Ron Padgett
Collaboration: Ron Padgett02016HD
In 2002, Sophie Constantinou and Bill Weir interviewed Padgett about his life and works, specifically his friendship and collaborations with the New...
- 1970
The Two Eighty Project
The Two Eighty Project01970HD
Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...
- 1970
The Labor of Lunch
The Labor of Lunch01970HD
Making from-scratch meals for 5,000 kids is hard work for everyone, and it happens every day at the Berkeley Public Schools Central Kitchen. Part of...