Presented by City Fabrick + The Art Theatre Long Beach
April 24-30th
Long Beach
Design is never neutral.
It shapes the world around
us and the ways we push back against it.
Film Week Manifesto
This film week brings together stories that show how resistance is imagined and brought to life through design across scales and disciplines. Spanning grassroots activism, cultural expression, architecture, public space, media, and identity, the films uncover the intention and creativity shaping acts of resistance.
Throughout the week, screenings are paired with conversations, panels, and gatherings that extend beyond the theatre.
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Designing Resistance Trailer
From city walls to civic structures, these films reveal the composure, construction, and intentionality in designing resistance.
Screening
Schedule
FRIDAY APRIL 24
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2pm
2024 / 1h 39m / Documentary
Directed by Victor Kossakovsky
Learn More -
4pm
Designing Resistance Opening Mixer at the Wine Bar + Parklet -
6:30pm
Double Feature
The Art of Protest
2020 / 45m / Documentary
Directed by Colin M. Day
Power Station
2025 / 1hr 36m / Documentary
Directed by Daniel Edelstyn
& Hilary Powell -
10pm
1990 / 1hr 18m / Documentary
Directed by Jennie Livingston
SATURDAY APRIL 25
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11am
2024 / 1h 39m / Documentary
Directed by Victor Kossakovsky -
2pm
2023 / 18m / Documentary Short
Directed by Oliver Hardt -
6:30pm
2018 / 1hr 33m / Documentary
Directed by Stuart Swezey
Q&A with the filmmaker and special guests after film screening
SUNDAY APRIL 26
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11am
1989 / 1h 59m / Documentary
Directed by Peter Cohen -
2pm
1927 / 2hr 33m / Drama
Directed by Fritz Lang
This special screening features a live score by Cliff Retallick, performed with piano, organ, and theremin. -
6:30pm
2026 / 1hr 38m / Drama
Directed by James Takata
Panel Discussion with the filmmakers after screening
MONDAY APRIL 27
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2pm
Double Feature
The Art of Protest
2020 / 45m / Documentary
Directed by Colin M. Day
Power Station
2025 / 1hr 36m / Documentary
Directed by Daniel Edelstyn
& Hilary Powell -
6:30pm
2017 / 1hr 14m / Documentary
Directed by Sam Wainwright Douglas
Q&A with the filmmaker and special guests after film screening
TUESDAY APRIL 28
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2pm
2017 / 1hr 14m / Documentary
Directed by Sam Wainwright Douglas -
6:30pm
2023 / 18m / Documentary Short
Directed by Oliver Hardt
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29
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2:00pm
2015 / 1hr 20m / Documentary
Directed by Adam Sjoberg -
6:30pm
Double Feature
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
2024 / 17m / Documentary Short
Directed by Theo Panagopoulos
Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry
2012 / 1hr 30m / Documentary
Directed by Alison Klayman
THURSDAY APRIL 30
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2pm
Double Feature
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
2024 / 17m / Documentary Short
Directed by Theo Panagopoulos
Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry
2012 / 1hr 30m / Documentary
Directed by Alison Klayman -
6:30pm
2015 / 1hr 20m / Documentary
Directed by Adam Sjoberg
Screening
Location
All screenings and events take place at the Art Theatre of Long Beach, a historic venue in the heart of Long Beach’s 4th Street Retro Row.
The Art Theatre Long Beach
2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814