Since our founding in 1969, we have produced some of the most important films in American cinema. Our founder’s distinguished career includes films that have garnered 27 Academy Awards and 63 nominations, four of which are on the American Film Institute’s list of The 100 Greatest American Films of All Time.

American Zoetrope has constantly embraced the creative possibilities of technology, and is known for orchestrating alternative approaches to filmmaking and challenging the Hollywood studio system.   American Zoetrope continues to build on its rich film history and legendary standards of quality from its headquarters, the historic Sentinel Building in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.