TRAILER: Film & Theater of the San Francisco Bay Area

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 1:01 p.m.

b'As an artistic hub, The San Francisco Bay Area has a long history of theater and film production. The rich landscape of performers, audiences, and artistic innovation makes it home to some of the best community and experimental theater in the country. Its idyllic location, with ocean views, historic landmarks, and a lush natural landscape, draws filmmakers from all over the world as well. In particular, documentary filmmakers are drawn to the Bay because of its reputation for being open and welcoming of ideas that are inventively outside the box.\\n\\nThis five-episode series takes a deeper look into just how outside the box our local artists can be, and gives you the opportunity to get to know some of the amazing work that\\u2019s going on in our own backyard. We open our new and exciting History of Film and Theater series with these five guests:\\n\\nJo Schuman Silver of Beach Blanket Babylon;\\n\\n\\u201cHamilton\\u201d Actor Brendon Chan;\\n\\nZoe Elton, Director of Programming for the Mill Valley Film Festival;\\n\\nMargo Hall, Artistic Director of the Lorraine Hansberry Theater;\\n\\nand Jonathan Moscone, Chief Producer at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.\\n\\nEnjoy our History of Film and Theater series!'