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People of the West | The Blackumentary | The Fight to Breathe | Unidos — Oakland International Film Festival
Friday, September 11, 2026, 5:00 PM
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 BLACumentary is the story of how six cultural leaders in Oakland started a revolution. This documentary takes you on a proverbial hero’s journey, tracing the Black arts movement in Oakland from its beginning to the threat of cultural erasure experienced today, and the work BLACspace Cooperative is doing to resist and rebuild the movement for the next 100 years Centering the voices of BLACspace Cooperative’s vision keepers and board members, the short film maps the birth of BLACspace and acts as a stirring meditation on what it means to re-establish and protect Black spaces.
The Fight To Breathe
Director: Holden Hilal
Runtime: 00:10:34
A portrait of Oakland’s fight for clean air, told through the voices of residents, doctors, truck drivers, and children living with asthma. Led by activist Margaret Gordon, this documentary traces a community’s battle against diesel pollution—and its vision for a healthier future.
Unidos
Director: Jesus Alejandro Nunez
Runtime: 00:15:24
In the lead up to the biggest sporting event in history, a teenage soccer club witnesses their community be torn apart by continued ICE raids and anti-immigratory reforms.
More information: https://oaklandfilmfestival.org/