DOC NIGHT – A DOCUMENTARY SCREENING & DISCUSSION SERIES
AN SDFF, TRIM TAB MEDIA + RIALTO CINEMAS® COLLABORATION
Doc Nights is a collaborative effort to bring together 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 and music.
Each screening features an independent documentary, a post-screening discussion with the filmmaker at the Rialto Cinemas® in downtown Sebastopol. Virtual attendees will be able to livestream the screening and participate in the discussion.
After each event, attendees are invited to gather at Fern Bar for filmmaker drinks, discussion and networking.
Season 2 – Fall 2022 Program
SEPT 12

Feature Program
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
OCT 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
NOV 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
DEC 12

Feature Program
Dear Santa
Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at Post Offices around the country. Through Operation Santa, the United States Postal Service makes it possible for the public to safely adopt these letters and make children’s dreams come true.
with director Dana Nachman and cinematographer Mike Abela
Season 1 – Spring 2022 Program – Archive
MARCH 14

Work-In-Progress Screening
Finding Forests
with Coriolis Films & Coldwater Collective filmmakers Johanna van de Woestijne, Sashwa Burrous, Justin Lewis, & editor Michelle Olivera
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