Two unhoused men turned community leaders— John and LaMonté —organize their neighbors in the face of displacement, addiction, and a failing social system.
WOOD STREET follows a year in the life of Oakland’s largest unhoused encampment as its residents face an imminent eviction that threatens to dismantle their community. As notices appear and police move in, residents organize — building barricades, filing lawsuits, and protesting at City Hall to fight for their right to stay. Told through immersive verité, the film places viewers inside the encampment, capturing the urgency, resilience, and emotional toll of collective resistance. At its center are John and LaMonté, whose bond is tested as pressure mounts — LaMonté’s mental health deteriorates while John struggles to remain sober. When the eviction comes, the community is physically erased, but its spirit endures.
Caron Creighton is an award winning journalist and filmmaker residing in Oakland, California. Her feature documentary Wood Street has received support from the 2023/24 SF Film FilmHouse Residency, the 2024 Big Sky Pitch, and the 2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship. In 2025, Wood Street participated in Black Public Media’s PitchBlack Forum in New York, and won the Realscreen Pitch competition in Miami. She also earned this year's UFO x Peace is Loud Impact-Post residency, and is part of the Sundance Cultural Impact Residency inaugural cohort and the Brown Girls Doc Mafia Sustainable Artist Fellowship. Caron has worked for The Associated Press, AJ+, KCBS Radio and The San Francisco Chronicle and has lectured at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She has reported on the struggles faced by Eritrean migrants in Israel, and West African migration through Latin America.
World Premiere - Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2026
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2026 - Best Feature
Capital City Film Festival 2026 - Best Documentary Feature
River Run International Film Festival 2026 - Special Grand Jury Prize Documentary Feature
SF Doc Fest 2026 - Audience Award
