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People of the West | The Blackumentary | The Fight to Breathe | Unidos — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), , People Of The West, Director: Bradley Munoa, Christopher Nataanii Cegielski, Phillip Montgomery, Josh Baker, Runtime: 00:60:00, In the ashes of San Francisco's American Indian Center, a new generation rises. Mohawk activist Richard Oakes and student leader LaNada Means rally Native voices from across the nation to reclaim Alcatraz Island, transforming a former prison into a symbol of freedom. As the 'Indians of All Tribes' occupation captures the world's attention, unity and defiance collide with loss and sacrifice. Through courage and conviction, they ignite the Red Power Movement and declare to America, and the world, that Native people are still here, and always will be. , The Blacumentary, Director: Korise Jubert III, Runtime: 00:30:40, The… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-11_a_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-3-sep-11-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994435369880. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Friday, September 11, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

In Love and Struggle | Oldman's Blues | The Listeners | Simultanè — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), In Love and Struggle, Director: Na Forest Lim, Runtime: 00:20:00, Inspired by the visionary philosophy of James and Grace Lee Boggs, In Love & Struggle celebrates Detorit’s enduring spirit of freedom Dreaming. The film illuminates Detroit’s rich history of grassroots activism and ongoing community transformation—showing the reality and everyday practice of a quiet revolution in action. The film invites viewers to reflect on their own being and becoming — to recognize their agency, practice the future they want to see, and tap into the power of neighborly love, , Oldman's Blues, Director: Ziyi Zeng, Runtime: 00:14:59, Grappling with dementia, eighty-year-old Kang longs to return to China. When a yellow crane appears, memory and reality blur — guiding… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-11_b_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-3-sept-11-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994487163797. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Friday, September 11, 2026, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM.

Set Her Free | Liberty and Limits: Guns in California — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), Set Her Free, Director: JLove Calderón, Runtime: 01:05:00, Set Her Free sheds light on the lives of women incarcerated at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey, many of whom are serving long sentences for crimes stemming from their survival of domestic violence. It tells the story of five formerly incarcerated women—Dr. Jamila T. Davis, Donna Hylton, Nafeesah Goldsmith, Dawn Jackson and Cass Severe—who are leading the fight to pass the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) in New Jersey. With the support of New Jersey Senator Angela McKnight, this documentary showcases the stories of these incarcerated women and the advocates who refuse to let their voices go unheard. The film also follows Cass Severe’s relentless fight to… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-12_a_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-4-sep-12-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994487317256. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Saturday, September 12, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Home | What We Dreamed of Then — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), Home, Director: Kelvin Wade Garvanne, Runtime: 00:11:12, Estelle Gilmore is an upbeat African American GenZer living with her family; parents Anthony, Ruth,and older sister Isabelle in Los Angeles. She is preparing to visit Hannah, her aging grandmother in Boston. The tone of her visit changes when she realizes it is a welfare check on the aging matriarch. Hannah’s neighbor Bill is a long time neighbor who watches out for her. However, Bill isn’t capable of helping Hannah with everything. When Estelle arrives in Boston with her parents they quickly realize a decison must be made about her care. However, Hannah is steadfast about staying in her home and protecting the legacy embodied in her, , What We Dreamed of Then, Director: Taylor Olson, Runtime:… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-12_b2_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-4-sep-12-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994487388469. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Saturday, September 12, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Prison and Time | KosherSoul | Kenny: The Marxist Who Would Become Mayor — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), , Prison and Time, Director: Evan Bode, Marvin Wade, Runtime: 00:06:49, Filmmaker Evan Bode animates excerpts of an essay by writer & activist Marvin Wade, who speaks personally about his 25 years of incarceration—and the growth he achieved in spite of, not because of, the inhumane prison system around him. This collaboration was produced by Project Mend, an organization in Central New York which celebrates the lives and creative work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people as well as other individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. , KosherSoul, Director: Ilja Sarro, Runtime: 00:13:00, KosherSoul is a documentary that follows the intense two-day creation of a ground breaking, first of its kind pop-up dinner led by culinary… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/9-14_a2_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-6-sept-14-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994487982245. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Monday, September 14, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

After 24 Years | Niki Tomi Beto | Assalti Frontali - A Tale of Resistance — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), , After 24 Years, Director: Dune Strickland, Yumo Lu, Runtime: 00:09:11, After 24 years behind bars, Marco Duncan is released back into a changed world. , Niki Tomi Beto, Director: Jon Ayon, Runtime: 00:18:00, Haunted by the Nahua deity Tlazolteotl, 4 cousins in Northeast LA try to protect each other from the violence and family strife threatening to tear them apart. Niki, Tomi, Beto, and Ernie are 4 close-knit cousins growing up in North-east LA. As Ernie gets increasingly involved with his gang, he tries to maintain a caring and protective role with the younger Niki, Tomi, and Beto. The boys’ tight-knit relationships unravel when the Nahua goddess of refuse and regeneration, Tlazolteotl, arrives to intervene in their everyday lives. , Assalti… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-14_b_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-6-sep-14-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994488288160. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Monday, September 14, 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.

Oakland Ilokana | Ashes of The Monarca | Brewin' Stew | I Was Thinking of You — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), , Oakland Ilokana, Director: Elenita Makani O'Malley, Runtime: 00:20:00, Oakland Ilokana (2025) is a short documentary following a 90-year-old Filipina American grandmother — one of the first Filipino children born in 1930s Oakland — as she reflects on a life shaped by migration, displacement, and the women in her community. Seen through the lens of her granddaughter, the film brings four generations of Bay Area Filipinas into focus, exploring the enduring power of memory to connect people across place and time. , , Ashes of The Monarca, Director: Erica Mendoza, Runtime: 00:18:00, An undocumented filmmaker returns to her rural hometown near Apatzingán, Michoacán, for the first time since childhood, traveling on a special permit and risking her… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/9-16_a2_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-8-sep-16-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994489132686. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Betta Fish | Soul Searchin' — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), Betta Fish, Director: Louvinia Robinson, Runtime: 00:13:00, After graduating college, Elle returns home expecting a brief stay before beginning the life she has planned. But when her mother’s decline fractures the household and she disappears, Elle becomes the primary caretaker for her younger sister, Cassidy. As the future she imagined slips further out of reach, the sisters are forced to redefine what family means in the absence of stability. Betta Fish is an intimate portrait of sisterhood and resilience, examining how grief, responsibility, and love quietly alter the course of a life. , Soul Searchin' Director: Jesus Cruz, Runtime: 01:08:00, Soul Searchin’ explores the passionate world of rare soul record collectors who devote their lives to… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-16_b_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-8-spet-16th-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994489190860. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.

The Art of Sharing | Rebirth of a City | Big Bryce Son — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), The Art of Sharing, Director: Ricardo Serena, Runtime: 00:19:45, Michelin-star Chef and multidisciplinary artist, Minh H Phan, explores the dual crises of food waste and hunger from a refugee’s perspective – and creates an art installation and culinary experience that reveals her findings. Along the way, we’ll meet the people most impacted – the farmers, distributors and recipients of this food bond – the people whose lives depend on the supply bridge connecting the food waste and abundance to the food deserts and insecurity. “The Art of Sharing” is a powerful call to action, urging viewers to rethink food systems and join the movement towards generational health. , Rebirth of a City: The Story of Honorable Nathaniel Bates, Director: Steven Bernier, … Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-19_a_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-11-sept-19-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994515452409. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Native Son | Earth Seed: A People's Journey of Radical Hospitality — Oakland International Film Festival

Presented by the Oakland International Film Festival  Sponsored by Mills Performing Arts & Northeastern University, Open to the Public, Tickets: $17.85 — Registration requested, Free with a Northeastern University ID (limited tickets available at the door), Breaking The Cycle, Director: Farah Otero-Amad, Runtime: 00:12:35, Breaking the Cycle takes you inside 4Eskuela, a vibrant hip-hop school in Medellín, Colombia, where students and teachers unlock the power of self-expression through dance, while competing for the title of Medellín’s top breakdancer. Native Son, Director: Lathan Hodge, Runtime: 00:12:29, When Chef Nelson German chose Oakland, he wasn't simply opening a restaurant—he was investing in a community. At a time when the city faced economic uncertainty, public safety concerns, and the lasting impacts of the pandemic, he created spaces where food, culture, music, and conversation could bring people together. His restaurants became more than places to dine; they became gathering places that… Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/9-19_b2_oiff_800x534_mills-performing-arts-copy.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/24th-oakland-international-film-festival-day-11-sept-19-2026-oifforg-tickets-1994515584805. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Saturday, September 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Darius Milhaud Concert feat. Sarah Cahill — Mills Music Now

  Presented by Mills College at Northeastern University and Mills Performing Arts   This event is free. Registration is requested.   An evening with renowned pianist Sarah Cahill, and guest Regina Myers, tracing a century of playful invention, from Darius Milhaud's wit to the restless imaginations of Lou Harrison, Pauline Oliveros, and the Bay Area's new music vanguard.   Program: DARIUS MILHAUD  (1892–1974)      Scaramouche  (1937)      with Regina Myers   GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE  (1892–1983)      Jeux de plein air  (1919)      with Regina Myers   PAULINE OLIVEROS  (1932–2016)      Quintuplets Play Pen  (2001)   ELINOR ARMER  (b. 1939)      Thaw  (1975)   WILLIAM BOLCOM  (b. 1938)      The Graceful Ghost  (1971)   TOM CONSTANTEN  (b. 1944)      Dejavalse  (1977)      Dejavalise, for Bill Bolcom  (1985)   LOU HARRISON  (1917–2003)      Range-Song, Jig  (1939)      Fugue for David Tudor  (1952)      Tandy's Tango  (1982)   MAGGI PAYNE  (b. 1945)      Holding Pattern  (2001)  … Oakland - Promo URL: https://performingarts.oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cahill-26_800x534_mills-performing-arts.jpg. Oakland - Ticket URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/darius-milhaud-concert-feat-sarah-cahill-mills-music-now-tickets-1997495476742?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true. Oakland - Venue: Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building. Will there be external guests attending your event? (Roux): TRUE. Will your event be controversial or deal with controversial issues? (Roux): FALSE. Friday, September 25, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.