Movie theaters are struggling to draw in even half the audiences they had prior to the pandemic. Just last month, both San Francisco and Berkeley saw theaters shut down. That’s why film lovers have welcomed the reopening of the 4-Star theater in San Francisco’s Richmond district – after nearly 3 years of closure. But independent repertory theaters, like 4-Star, are adapting and becoming even more community-centered.
Source: Independent theaters are reimagining themselves as community spaces | KALW