SF Short FF: Bay Area Talents

Freckle
Director: David Usner
Runtime: 14 minutes
On the eve of graduation, a college student is given an extraordinary gift by his parents, footage of his entire life.

So Misunderstood
Director: Seretse Njemanze, Jehnovah Carlisle
Runtime: 12 minutes
As the only woman and Black employee in her small San Francisco, California tech startup office, Alice Scott feels the constant pressure to hold it all together in front of her coworkers. But her life is transformed with the onset of the pandemic.
Titled after a song inspired by the day-to-day effects of implicit bias, So Misunderstood is a genre-bending short film weaving together spoken word, music, dance, and visuals into a story that highlights the challenge of authenticity and inclusion in an ingrained workplace culture.

Portswomen
Director: Weston Terray, Louise Franco
Runtime: 6 minutes
Life’s brief candle flickers under the starry sky of a harbor town at war, in this Dutch oil painting come to life.


Please Call for an Interview
Director: Luke Kreger
Runtime: 13 minutes
After getting laid off, Devin must find a new way to provide for her and her sick father. She receives a bizarre flyer in the mail that advertises a luxury driver position that pays thousands. With bills to pay, Devin takes up the job, but soon finds out she’s in for one hell of a ride.

Advanced Placement
Director: Sam Hyatt
Runtime: 6 minutes
Trapped in a job doing the most menial of menial tasks, one man finds an opportunity to break free from corporate drudgery.

One Night Before Sunrise
Director: Alec Huggins
Runtime:16 minutes
After meeting that evening, an American boy and a French girl spend a night together.
Presented as part of San Francisco Short Film Festival.