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Roberto Olivera, a second-generation immigrant who worked California’s tomato fields to escape poverty and an affectionless stepfather, explains the lessons his mother taught him in this touching and reflective film made by Mr. Olivera’s son-in-law. This video was posted on August 06, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #film #documentary #farming #fields #california #immigration #immigrant #migration

Robin Mason’s snapshot of multiple perspectives on growing up in the UK was created from telephone interviews conducted in 2017 with teenagers in Swindon, a town in Southwest England that has often served as a political bellwether for the country. This video was posted on July 23, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #film #england #youth #uk #unitedkingdom #swindon #interviews #documentary #teenagers

SFO Museum received a special visit from filmmaker Howard Kung and his sister Michelle, who flew to SFO to see Howard’s wonderful animated short The Lonely Stoplight, now playing at our Video Arts screening room in the International Terminal Main Hall. This image was posted on July 24, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #illustration #thelonelystreetlight #streetlight #disney #howardkung #waltdisney #waltdisneyfamilymuseum

See a teenager who documents her aspirations while living in Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp, the expressions of frustration and strength from transgender schoolchildren, an animated tribute to a young boy’s imagination, and a “coming of age” story of self-acceptance. #VideoArtsSFOM This tweet was posted on September 03, 2021.

The husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata employ stop-motion to animate a 150-word poem by Ron Koerge in this poignant and bittersweet story about family, loss, and the finer points of packing a suitcase. This image was posted on September 25, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #stopmotion #poem #loss #packing #suitcase

The importance of family and mutual support are the touchstones of Glen Milner’s portrait of Karam and Kartari Chand, two Indian immigrants to England’s industrial north who held the distinction of being married longer than any other couple in the world. This video was posted on January 27, 2020. #videoartssfom #film #video #glenmilner #elders #india #britishindian #family #marriage

The streets of San Francisco’s Mission District come alive in Ramin Talaie’s documentation of the city’s annual celebration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), a public holiday observed throughout Mexico and by people of Mexican ancestry everywhere. This image was posted on October 30, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #film #documentary #diadelosmuerto #díademuertos #missiondistrict #sanfrancisco #mission #mexican #mexico #mexicanamerican #dayofthedead

Tomoki Misato’s first film, made while attending Tokyo’s Musashino Art University, explores themes of romance, jealousy, and the deleterious effects of technology through the eyes of a young man who rediscovers the true object of his affection. This video was posted on January 28, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #felt #stopmotion #animation #tokyo #technology #relationships #cafe #romance #jealousy

What is it like to be an immigrant? This video was posted on November 13, 2018. #videoartssfom #film #video #borbálatompa #animation #randomwalks #immigration #immigrants #budapest #hungary

What's on view in our new Video Arts gallery? This video was posted on September 25, 2017. #videoartssfom #ringling #video #arts #paxex #animation

With a deceptively simple concept, filmmakers Alex Gorosh and Wylie Overstreet invite passersby in Los Angeles to gaze upon what they’ve looked at all their lives but never seen, evoking a common response of wonder and revealing our shared humanity. This video was posted on August 21, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #film #documentary #moon #lunar #telescope #street #gaze #la #losangeles

With deadpan humor, filmmaker James P. Gannon profiles his friend, a decidedly grinchy Jimmy Cochran, whose seasonal job is to turn out the lights along a two-mile stretch of “winter wonderland” in a small suburb of Philadelphia. This image was posted on December 24, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #merrychristmas #christmas #winterwonderland #christmaslights #christmaslight #holidaylights #holiday

With inspiration from the poem “Romance Sonámbulo” by Federico García Lorca, Bulgarian-born filmmaker Theodore Ushev evokes the universe of surrealist painter and sculptor Joan Miró with a procession of pulsating forms dancing to the rhythms of a Balkan soundtrack. This video was posted on December 05, 2017. #videoarts #videoartssfom #sonambulo #thesleepwalker #theodoreushev #fredericogarcialorca #joanmiro

With many students returning to in-class learning after a very difficult year-and-a-half, celebrate September with four pre-pandemic shorts that reflect the imagination, courage, and resilience of our #children. #VideoArtsSFOM This tweet was posted on September 03, 2021.

Women's History Month isn't over yet! This image was posted on March 29, 2021. #womenshistorymonth #videoartssfom #video #nomitalisman #deehibbertjones #lucettebraune