10th Annual City Shorts Student Film Festival

Last weekend I was informed by the Cinema Dept. of City College of San Francisco that one of the films I submitted (i.e. "Under His Wings") was chosen to be shown at their 10th Annual City Shorts Student Film Festival next Thursday. "Under His Wings" is an 8 minute short about a young African American woman who finds strength in her faith. I feel fortunate to be selected given the fact that I waited to the last possible minute to submit the film. I heard that there were almost a hundred submissions and only 13 of us got selected!

The City Shorts Festival may not be a Sundance or a Cannes, but I feel very honored to be a part of this event sponsored by the Cinema department at City College of San Francisco, especially given that I am a product of this college. This is where I learned how to make movies while working full-time doing social work stuff...taking a night class in film editing, then taking another evening class in documentary filmmaking the following year, etc. for a measley $100.00 per class. In fact, I should take this time to thank Denise Bostrom, a writer/filmmaker who helped me write this film while I was taking her "Nonfiction Scriptwriting Course" last fall semester. Thank God for public education and community colleges such as CCSF where second chances and dreams can be nurtured.

For those of you in the local area who want to support this nonprofit event full of wonderful shorts by local filmmakers, come to the Diego Rivera Theater at the main campus. That's next Thursday May 13th at 7:00PM. Suggested donation of $2.00 at the door.