Re-Take Oakland, Re-Present Media

RE-TAKE OAKLAND

Re-Take Oakland was a two-year public education and filmmaker mentoring program (2019-2021).

Documentary filmmakers of color created short personal films featuring stories of individuals, families, and communities in Oakland. They presented these films in collaboration with community partners in post-film dialogues.

Filmmaker Updates

Safar (Journey), directed by For Us, By Us fellow Priyanka Suryaneni, is screening at Film Fridays of Resistance and Solidarity presented by EastSide Arts Alliance. Experience the film, followed by a post film discussion and program with Priyanka Suryaneni.Free EventFood + Refreshments provided. Friday, November 6, 20267:00 – 9:00 PMEastSide Arts Alliance2277 International Boulevard, OaklandMore info […]

Sep

10

For Us, By Us fellow Diana Diroy was awarded a California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship. Selected as an Established Artist Fellow, she will receive $10,000. Fellows will use their awards to enhance their creative practice and will have opportunities to convene both virtually and at Kala with opportunities to share work through Kala’s exhibitions […]

Sep

10

Seeds of Ancestral Memory, directed by For Us, By Us fellow Diana Diroy, was awarded a 2026 Berkeley Film Foundation Documentary Grant. Berkeley Film Foundation is supporting 30 documentary projects. The selected projects explore questions of identity, community, history, displacement, resistance, creativity, family, and belonging, bringing distinctive voices and often underrepresented stories to the screen. […]