“There are still a few local showings of this interesting, inspiring film (it won the 2012 Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Favorite Award for Best Documentary/Active Cinema), and eventually you should be able to rent or buy it. Meanwhile, why not revisit these gorgeous spots and remind yourself how close we came to losing them?”
full article

“The powerful documentary…opened June 7 at the Rafael for what was to be a week-long engagement and has been held over ever since.”

full interview

Liz Saint John interviews Nancy on Alice 97.3
listen (18:00)

“Recommended for anyone who’s ever crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and nearly wept with gratitude for whatever blessed benediction has allowed all those gorgeous rolling acres to remain unmolested…some brave citizens told the planned “Marincello” headlands development to go take a hike, and now, breathing ever deeply, we all can do likewise.”
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“Kelly and her editor/co-producer Kenji Yamamoto cleverly weave archival footage, interviews, animation and narration by Frances McDormand into an educational and entertaining doc, one that draws us into a nervous sweat, with showdowns rising up over decades again and again in Whack-A-Mole fashion…Defense of the land began here at the grass-roots level where, fortunately, grass still grows and we can dream peacefully. Without these rebels, it’s certain we’d wake up screaming.”
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“It’s rare that we stop and think how these open spaces came to be, but filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto do the work largely for us. This inspiring story about citizen action and community organizing showcases the efforts of the prominent Bay Area residents who helped set the precedent for protecting open space and shaped the environmental movement of today.”
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“Nancy Kelly’s wonderful film, Rebels with a Cause, about the San Francisco Bay Area Green Movement veterans who are central to the preservation of open spaces.”
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Roxie Theater
May 31, 2013 – June 06, 2013
3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA
Tickets & show times

Smith Rafael Film Center

June 07, 2013 – June 13, 2013
1118 Fourth Street (Between A & B) San Rafael, CA
Tickets & show times

SPECIAL EVENTS:
Appearing in Person: Filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto at 6:30 show on Friday, June 7

Climate One Panel Discussion following 1:30 show on Sunday, June 9
Participants
Greg Dalton, Host, Climate One
Nancy Dobbs, President & CEO, KRCB Television and Radio
Nancy Kelly, Director/Producer Rebels with a Cause
Will Rogers, President & CEO, Trust for Public Land
Trent Orr, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice

Smith Rafael Film Center
August 16-22, @ 4:15 PM*
1118 Fourth Street (Between A & B)
San Rafael, CA
Info & tickets

* Nancy and Kenji will attend a final Q&A with the audience after the show on Thursday, August 22.

The Magick Lantern
Friday, August 23, 5 PM & 8 PM
Saturday, August 24, 5 PM & 8 PM*
Sunday, August 25, 2 PM, 5PM & 8 PM
125 Park Place (behind Starbucks)
Point Richmond, CA
Info & tickets

Architecture and the City Festival
Wednesday, September 4, 5:30 PM
San Francisco Public Library
110 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA
Info

SPUR – Unbuilt California Exhibition
Wednesday, September 11, 6:30 or 7 PM*
654 Mission St
San Francisco, CA
Info

*Personal appearances by Nancy and/or Kenji.