SFBFF SUNDAY SCREENING
Schedule
Sun May 28 2023 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Location
African American Art & Culture Complex | San Francisco, CA
About this Event
WET GRASS:
After a lazy teen neglects to mow his strict grandmother's lawn, he must fight to earn back her respect.
DIRECTOR - NAA ADEI MANTE
SHOEBOX:
After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy hopes to make a purchase that will bring honor and healing to his loved ones.
DIRECTOR - DAVID FORTUNE
INSTAGRAM - BYDAVE_FORTUNE
REMEDIAL:
"Remedial" is a coming-of-age narrative drama that centers around a young British boy who relocates to Houston, TX with his mother after a devastating and unexpected loss. After enrolling in a new school, his new homeroom teacher is forced to make a difficult decision when his behavior becomes increasingly disconcerting.
DIRECTOR - LAURIE J. GARDINER
INSTAGRAM - REMEDIALTHEFILM
//WEBSITE - LAURIEJGARDINER.COM
HAND-ME-DOWN CHRISTMAS:
Hand Me Down Christmas is a heartfelt story of a boy's annual trip to his grandmother's job that they turn into their own holiday.
DIRECTOR - VICTOR CHARLES DEAN
THE LAKE MERRITT MONSTER:
When Ollie Henderson’s mother is attacked by a monster hiding in the depths of Lake Merritt, he sets out on a mission to find her - discovering instead a hidden network of monster hunters tasked with protecting Oakland from its own dark underbelly.
DIRECTOR - BENJAMIN MULHOLLAND
INSTAGRAM - LAKEMERRITTMONSTERMOVIE
//WEBSITE - THELAKEMERRITMONSTERMOVIE
THE CRITICS:
A documentary about a young collective of filmmakers in a remote part of Nigeria whose self-taught approach to filmmaking has captured the attention of the internet and Hollywood.
DIRECTOR - SEBASTIAN ANDREI & POVEL TORUDD
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE ADVERSITY:
Past, Present, Future Adversity “Arrival”, new director of San Jose State University track and field and cross country Charles Ryan arrives in San Jose State University, as the program's first African American director of track & field. After the program's recent reinstatement after a +40 year gap between the era of Speed City including athletes such as Ray Norton, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. Coach has been tasked with rebuilding program with a new coaching staff, an entirely new athletic department, and no track and field facility.
DIRECTOR - JAYLEN C A WILLIAMS
INSTAGRAM - WELCOME_ADVERSITY
//WEBSITE - PASTPRESENTFUTUREADVERSITY.COM
INNOCENCE:
After witnessing several instances of racial bias, a young Black boy's worldview is forever changed.
DIRECTOR - MARCELLA TAYLOR
INSTAGRAM - INNOCENCE_FILM
A MURAL FOR DJ:
The Students at Pace university fight to put together a mural for a student that was also a victim of police violence
DIRECTOR - MARCUS ROBINSON
//WEBSITE - MARCUSFILMZ.COM
THIS IS MY BLACK:
Things have drastically changed for the choir students at Pine Forge Academy, a historically Black boarding school nestled in the hills of Pennsylvania. The students return to a school in a time when anti-blackness is rising and a deadly virus is sweeping the world. Through raw dialogue, inspirational music, dance, poetry, and percussion these students endeavor to make sense of their identity, their faith and the fractured world around them.
DIRECTOR - STEPHEN ADETUMBI & JARRETT ROSEBOROUGH
//WEBSITE - THISISMYBLACK.ORG
Where is it happening?
African American Art & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 40.00