BEHIND THE SCREEN: Stories from the Hill
On BEHIND THE SCREEN: Stories from the Hill, three local hosts explore the people, places and talent that come together each year to create a season of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema. The short form podcast invites community partners, venue hosts, co-presenting film festivals, crew members, volunteers, long-time supporters and of course, local filmmakers — to learn about their roles and their “take” on the unique spirit and magic of the Outdoor Cinema season.
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Episodes
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Dan Goldes, 2022 winner of the Good Life Audience Award for WAITER FOR LIFE talks about his track record in documentary filmmaking and oral history and why Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema means so much to him.
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Rita goes Behind the Screen to explain the process of soliciting and reviewing 70+ titles to arrive at the season’s official selections.
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Amir talks with George and Leslie about his and SF Queer's history with Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema and the upcoming 5th season of the SF Queer Film Fest.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Film Crawl Managers, Britt Gardner and George Nelson chat with Valerie about the how's and why's of the Film Crawls of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema.
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Carlos chats with hosts George and Valerie about how he first connected with Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema and the value he personally receives from volunteering.
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Bernal filmmaker-photographer Anna Kuperberg, shares her origin story and how she discovered filmmaking in time to document her wife Carla Jean Johnson accepting with grace a fast, aggressive form of cancer.
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Lucho Ramirez of the San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Cine+Mas, reflects on being a longtime BHOC co-presenter in the Film Crawl on Cortland and previews the next screening of Face-to-Face screening, UNBROKEN SKY.
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Hosts, Valerie Reichert, George Nelson and Leslie Lombre introduce themselves and reveal how they will share the people, their passions and their stories in upcoming episodes of BEHIND THE SCREEN: Stories from the Hill
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Behind the Screen, Stories from the Hill podcast trailer
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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