Movies: Stephen Lighthill

Julia, a struggling actress living in San Diego, hits the road after an ex-boyfriend in Spokane, WA, sends her a postcard proposing marriage....

Anna Reringer leaves her husband and goes to San Francisco to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress....

A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester....

Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries....

This dramatic story follows a young Nicaraguan immigrant, Irene, as she faces the challenges of life in the U.S. and re-evaluates her relationships with her boyfriend and family. "After the Earthquake" explores the immigrant experience, particularly ...

Max can't face his yuppie future. Graduation's only weeks away and he's having second thoughts. Inspired by the campus radio station, he decides to get a little crazy....

Following a brief statement by Ry Cooder on his thoughts about performing - and improvising - on stage, this concert film depicts Cooder's 1987 live show in Santa Cruz, California, which was part of his "Get Rhythm" world tour....

Late 1970s television documentary on the people of Marin County, California, one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. The documentary focuses on the affluent, hedonistic, and often self-indulgent lifestyles of its residents and the effect...

Examines the impact a century of struggling for survival has on a native people. It weaves the Crow tribe's turbulent past with modern-day accounts from Robert Yellow-tail, a 97-year-old Crow leader and a major reason for the tribe's survival. Povert...

Hear the inside story of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers with this documentary that examines their efforts to promote the rights of African Americans as well as the organization's violent tactics, including the killing of a police officer. The fil...

Through scenic photography and interviews with local residents, viewers will experience the highlights of San Francisco as well as the cultural diversity of its people....

In the 1970s and early 1980s Detroit was the setting for an unusual development in U.S. urban politics, as voters elected two socialists to citywide office. TAKING BACK DETROIT examines these people and their organization against the backdrop of a ci...

The Vietnam War protest movement from the student point of view is the basis for this documentary shot in the San Francisco Bay area and dealing mainly with a protest march from the University of California to the Oakland Army Terminal in 1966....