San Francisco IndieFest 2023

True Stories From Around The Bay & Q&A

Expired February 13, 2023 7:59 AM
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9 films in package
Las Muralistas: Our Walls Our Stories
Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories is a 25-minute documentary directed by Javier Briones and edited by Claudia Escobar, in partnership with SFMOMA. The film features women muralists whose works cover the walls of San Francisco’s Mission District. The muralism movement that emerged in the 1970s in the Mission District marked the beginning of a tradition of activism, expression, and community building through public art. Hear from artists Juana Alicia, Smokie Arce, Susan Cervantes, Elaine Chu, Priya Handa, Yolanda López, Consuelo Méndez, Irene Pérez, Patricia Rodriguez and more on their experiences, the impact of femmes in the movement and the effort to make space for future muralistas.
Richard Misrach: Never the Same
Celebrated landscape photographer Richard Misrach, known for images that find beauty in the discarded and destroyed, re-examines his personal archive. Narrated by his wife, a journalist who has documented the artist for decades, this short film is a visually incisive and emotionally sensitive look at Misrach's 50-year career.
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Last Call
Last Call is an experimental documentary short centering on the caretakers of three historic queer bars in San Francisco during the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown. Shot on black and white 16mm film and incorporating digital footage from before the pandemic, the film weaves together observational, essayistic, and magical realist modes. As Joe and Cynthia diligently maintain their deserted venues, visions of the past and future begin to bleed into the present.
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The Girl That Got Away
At 64, an HIV+ Mexican-American actor in San Francisco must decide whether to continue playing cis male roles on and offscreen after finally accepting that he identifies as female.
between the lines
In a world saturated by what if's and has been's, a Filipino American daughter delves into home video tapes to connect with her younger self-and a space that no longer exists: home. She eventually finds acceptance with her family's now broken dynamic, growing up, and death. Between the lines is a personal essay film that explores memory, time, and identity.
Swap Film Co.: Behind the Shutter
Emmanuel Blackwell III establishes SwapFilm.Co, a small film processing company that also creates a tightly knit community of San Francisco photographers that create their own art and support each other through tough times.
My Aura
Facing a troubling diagnosis of epilepsy, a teenager must come to find acceptance.
Why More Black Americans Should Try Capeoira
Chinwe Oniah, a student of capoeira, was initially drawn to the Afro-Brazilian art form for its martial arts and self-defense elements. But the art form that also combines dance, music, spirituality, history and philosophy quickly developed into something greater for her – a return to form, a return to self, and the discovery that capoeira is Black people’s cultural legacy, still thriving centuries after its beginnings.
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True Stories Q&A
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Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories is a 25-minute documentary directed by Javier Briones and edited by Claudia Escobar, in partnership with SFMOMA. The film features women muralists whose works cover the walls of San Francisco’s Mission District. The muralism movement that emerged in the 1970s in the Mission District marked the beginning of a tradition of activism, expression, and community building through public art. Hear from artists Juana Alicia, Smokie Arce, Susan Cervantes, Elaine Chu, Priya Handa, Yolanda López, Consuelo Méndez, Irene Pérez, Patricia Rodriguez and more on their experiences, the impact of femmes in the movement and the effort to make space for future muralistas.

  • Runtime
    28 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Javier Briones