Film and video

Film: Nightcrawler

Friday, 6/5/2026
3:30 - 5:30
Excelsior Meeting Room
Excelsior

4400 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94112
United States

415-355-2868

Lou Bloom, a young man desperate for work, discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the dangerous realm of nightcrawling -- where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars. Aided by Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

R, 117 mins., 2014. Closed captions (CC) in English.

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