California's Dreamin' - A View of San Francisco

"San Francisco... It was America's last great livable city. San Francisco's high cost of living no longer supports a high-quality of life. The reality no longer supports the illusion..."

This documentary of juxtaposed vignettes observes some extremes of the have's and have-not's within this famous "town". Released in 1993, some of the economics shown in the film now seem "quaint", since the eras of the Dot Com, and the Great Recession...

Producer, Director, Cinematographer: Nicholas Iacona
Editors: Nicholas Iacona, Ben Stahl, Steven Barger
Narrator: Sarah Teres
Technical Support: Crest National Film Labs, Photo & Sound Company, Dub Express

(16mm. A low-resolution dupe from VHS tape.)

©1992 Lightsmith Pictures | Nicholas Iacona