SF IndieFest: Bay Area Tales Pt 1

Filmmakers in attendance

Draft Night: A young Black basketball prodigy struggles with expectations, pressure, and the weight of his own ambition as he waits to hear his name called on the night of the NBA draft. (14 min, dir. Thomas Glinkowski)

Holding on Forever: Stephanie’s night out with friends at karaoke isn’t quite like she remembers it.(9 min, dir. Chelsea Christer)

So To Speak: A Filipina American college student uses art to encourage new sexualities for herself and other Asian American women. (30 min, dir. Celine Parreñas Shimizu)

Reward if Found: Liza, a heartbroken eccentric woman, takes extreme measures to reconnect with her ex boyfriend. (17 min, dir. Searit Kahsay Huluf)

Ocean Man: A lonely outsider tries to make it in the skateboarding industry. (10 min, dir. Anthony Themoleas)

Fair Trade: In this surreal comedy short, Chris, a door-to-door salesman can’t seem to move his product, no one is buying. After Chris is evicted from the cardboard box he calls home, his evil landlady presents him with a deal to secure an amazing new luxury apartment. The catch is, he’ll need to sell the last chocolate bar on earth, and in this tragic world very few people have even heard of chocolate. Chris gives up and eats the chocolate bar in a final act of self-reproach. Miraculously, the chocolate gives him a new found confidence and suddenly, he’s making sales left and right. But when he goes to rent the apartment, he realizes that, like many things in life, it was all an illusion. Even though he still has to live in his cardboard box, he’s found a new appreciation for making the best out of his situation. (11 min, dir.
Sahra Bhimji)

Runtime
1h 31m
Director
Various
Format
DCP
First Showing
February 7, 2025