Sunday, July 26, 2026, 7:00 pm, classic-editor
This is Not a Film Festival (also know as TINAFF) is a monthly recurring film showcase, allowing local Bay Area filmmakers, artists and creatives to gather, connect, and present their work. No submission fees, no awards, no gatekeeping. Our goal is to provide a space where truly independent films can be shared and enjoyed the way they’re meant to be; with a live audience.
Program:
Cold Hands (7:04), Dir. Sam Hyatt
A simple coffee shop request for an insulated cardboard sleeve spirals into a heated discussion about entitlement, love and loss.
Dry Your Eyes (4:42), Dir. Davia Schendel
A stop motion artist falls asleep at her desk and enters a surreal world featuring her creation.
Troubled Conexxxions (5:41), Dir. NIYA
A disabled Black phone worker has a zany session with a White client.
Belle and Beau (11:27), Dir. James Cain
In a world where your soulmate is chosen for you at birth, a group of friends attempt to hide Catherine Beckett. A Belle who ran from her Beau.
Stellacast Transmission (22:55), Dir. Uel Renteria
A world from the point of view of a man suffering from psychosis and addiction.
I n t e r m i s s i o n
My Mother and I (3:30), Dir. Abdi Ambari
A Tanzanian boy ventures to slay the creature tormenting his city and his mother. He must first understand his mother’s crippling fear of lizards which leads him down a path to a better understanding of self, and witnessing the impossible nature of motherhood.
Zombietank (14:27), Dir. Fabrice Ducouret
When things get out of hand, they get into zombie hands
Here You Stay (8:21), Dir. Najee Joyner
After breaking up, Demetrius stops by his ex’s, Kamille, place to collect his things only be served more than his belongings.
Dreaming of Carhartt (9:33), Dir. Tariq Stone
Dreaming of Carhartt is a playful and introspective short film that follows Soren, a wide-eyed dreamer whose obsession with a Carhartt jacket pulls him into a dream world where memory, imagination, and reality intertwine
OCD (2:09), Dir. Christian Linaban
A man cleans his house and himself into destruction.
HOLLOHED (7:35), Dir. Eeshan Kumar
Person gets high on markers. He then pretends to be a train conductor.
Frankenshark (9:43), Dir. Mani Sachdeva
It’s the end of finals at Saint Druze College, Logan and Shreeta party their woes away until their plans are cut short but the mysterious creature only known as… FRANKENSHARK.
Allure (6:58), Dir. Nicole Won
A recovering drug addict on the brink of relapse runs into their ex, a sober drug dealer who reminds them of the life they used to share together.