Film & Discussion: 'The Grapes of Wrath'

This classic film was the most popular left-leaning film with a socialist theme of pre-World War II Hollywood. It tells the story of the Joad family, uprooted from their home in Oklahoma and sent hurtling into a new life in California.

The film honestly and realistically recreates the socioeconomic impact of the Great Depression and the mid-'30s drought upon one representative family -- the Joads, a poor midwest family forced off of their land. The film's theme of an oppressed people's epic move to a new home parallels the Biblical story of Exodus. The story is a part of American history. It shows an understanding of the hardships experienced by those who owned and lived on farms in the Dust Bowl states during the late 1920s and 1930s.

Come see important and classic films beautifully presented in the only solar-powered cinema in the Bay Area! Check here for other screenings.

Film evenings begin with potluck refreshments and social hour at 6:30 p.m., followed by the film at 7:30 p.m., followed by a discussion after the film. Wheelchair-accessible around the corner at 411 28th Street.