Bill Yahraus

Life inside a San Francisco jail

The documentary explores the life and political influence of Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution. Through interviews and archival footage, the documentary offers an in-depth look at the events that brought Castro to power and his impact on Cuba and the world.

A short film where jail house poet, Michael Beasley, reads his poetry illustrated by footage taken inside the San Francisco jail, in 1972. Music by Country Joe and His All-Star Band.

This television program follows an FBI agent provocateur, Robert Wall. Wall chronicles how he spied on people and institutions. He describes how he surveilled Stokeley Carmichae and tried to incite violence at a peace march.

A Song for Dead Warriors examines the reasons for the Wounded Knee occupation in the spring of 1973 by Oglala Sioux Indians and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The film captures the conflict between AIM, the Sioux militants, the government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs and those allied with the US government.

Go behind the scenes of the Tarzan Zerbini Circus, one of the last family-owned circus shows in America. As this high-flying documentary demonstrates, thrills, spills and lots of hard labor are all in a day's work for these dedicated performers. Following the troupe over its seven-month North American tour in 1996, the film provides an intimate look at the performers, workers and animals that keep the big top standing.

Life inside a San Francisco jail

The documentary explores the life and political influence of Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution. Through interviews and archival footage, the documentary offers an in-depth look at the events that brought Castro to power and his impact on Cuba and the world.

A short film where jail house poet, Michael Beasley, reads his poetry illustrated by footage taken inside the San Francisco jail, in 1972. Music by Country Joe and His All-Star Band.

This television program follows an FBI agent provocateur, Robert Wall. Wall chronicles how he spied on people and institutions. He describes how he surveilled Stokeley Carmichae and tried to incite violence at a peace march.

A Song for Dead Warriors examines the reasons for the Wounded Knee occupation in the spring of 1973 by Oglala Sioux Indians and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The film captures the conflict between AIM, the Sioux militants, the government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs and those allied with the US government.

Go behind the scenes of the Tarzan Zerbini Circus, one of the last family-owned circus shows in America. As this high-flying documentary demonstrates, thrills, spills and lots of hard labor are all in a day's work for these dedicated performers. Following the troupe over its seven-month North American tour in 1996, the film provides an intimate look at the performers, workers and animals that keep the big top standing.