SFBFF - SATURDAY - MATINEE BLOCK - *THEATRE

FIRST NIGHT OUT IN A LONG TIME | 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
At an art gallery opening, couples and friends reflect and ruminate on their relationships.
Director Biography - Leslie Crum
Cameron Crumley, aka Leslie Crum, is a writer/director from Roswell, GA. His films include Small Dogs (San Francisco Black Film Festival, 2020) and Functions, Unlimited (Onion City Film Festival, 2022). His work blends a passion for Southern Gothic and sci-fi literature with International and American independent film aesthetics.

THE PIECES I AM | 11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Charlotte and Samuel struggle to maintain their connection despite their different perspectives on generational trauma and love.
Director Biography - Samson Lothschutz
I'm Samson, an Ethiopian-American filmmaker currently based out of San Francisco. I've lived in various different cultures throughout my life, and my passion for cinema comes from my desire to use visual storytelling to bridge social and cultural barriers. Two people may not have a language, culture, or history in common, but when they're sitting in a dark room watching a story unfold, at that moment, they can have the exact same experience. Growing up in places where I was considered a foreigner, these kinds of experiences were some of the moments I felt most closely connected to those around me.

MAKE YOU FEEL | 11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Though she's been confident and in control her whole life, a young Brooklyn woman has trouble healing from heartbreak which encourages her to explore the root of her problems instead of only the symptoms that manifest it.

Each stage of her journey presents fluid and poignant storytelling as a stream-of-consciousness with inter-connected vignettes to illustrate a contemporary look into the self-discovery journey love can bring you on.
Director Biography - Starr Nathan
Starr Nathan is an independent award-winning Writer, Producer, and Director for the short film, Know Me So Well:
● 2021 Clio Awards Filmmaker Spotlight Honor
● 2021 FOX SOUL official selection, featuring Vivica A. Fox
● 2020 REVOLT TV & MEDIA national premiere
● 2019 Lights On Festival selection, curated by H.E.R.

She is also an award-winning Writer, Producer and Director for her short film, Motions:
● 2021 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, official selection
● 2021 New York Latino Film Festival, powered by WarnerMedia
● 2021 Chelsea Film Festival, official selection
● 2021 DC Black Film Festival, official selection

She launched and is Executive Producer at the production agency, STARRPOWER Entertainment, and has worked with Nike, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BMW, NBPA, Just
Women’s Sports, CNBC, BET, BBC America, CNBC, Superfly and Bey Moss.

Grinding out with STARRPOWER Entertainment got the attention of BET where she joined as a Content Producer ushering in a new era of bold and relevant storytelling for the network. Her journey continued as a Senior Producer at Bleacher Report, where she launched the brand’s first ever Black History Month campaign in 2019.

MINUTES TO GO | 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
The end of a couple's life-long journey, as the love they've shared for nearly 70 years propels them into what comes next.
Director Biography - Rick Page
LA-based Rick Page is award winning filmmaker with over 30 years in the film business, working professionally as a Cinematographer and Director. As Director of Photography, Rick shot 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (2013-2021, NBC, Emmy & Golden Globe award-winning), 'The Sex Lives of College Girls' (HBOmax), 'Grand Crew' (NBC), 'Blockbuster' (Netflix) and multi-award winner 'An Uncandid Portrait' (2021, Tribeca Film Festival). Rick’s extensive career spans television, feature films, commercials, IMAX, music videos, documentaries and web series.

As a member of both the International Cinematographers Guild and the Directors Guild of America (DGA), his past films have won numerous awards including Best Director, Cinematography, Screenplay, Actors, and Shorts. In 2002, his short film 'Water With Food Coloring' was shown in limited theatrical release. He's also earned several Tellys, CINE Golden Eagle and Golden Aurora awards for directing.

Feature film credits (assisting/operating) include The Incredible Burt Wonderstone • Grudge Match • Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas • High School Musical 3. Network TV includes Brooklyn Nine-Nine • Grand Crew • The Sex Lives of College Girls • Blockbuster • Up All Night • Go On • A Lyon in the Kitchen • Touched By An Angel.

ToxiCITY | 11:50 AM - 1:25 PM
An up and coming app developer with a troubled past struggles to break free from childhood trauma as he attempts to balance work, family, and a chaotic love life.
Director Biography - Felix Wayne Jordan
Felix Jordan, the director of ToxiCity the film is a DGA Assistant Director by day and an Indie Filmmaker by night who has decided to take filmmaking into his own hands. A graduate of Clark Atlanta University he honed his filmmaking skills in the early 2000’s shooting low budget guerrilla style music videos, later fine tuning those skills as he worked as a production assistant at Tyler Perry Studios and various productions around Atlanta.

He later attended the prestigious DGA training program in New York where he had the chance to work as a crew member on various challenging sets such as The Deuce, The Undoing, and most noticeably Joker. After finishing the program he returned to Atlanta where he began working as a second assistant director at Tyler Perry Studios where he continued to work closely with some of the most prolific director’s of our time.

Host or Publisher San Francisco Black Film Festival