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:
ReCapture (06:50)
A Cyborg man has an existential breakdown as he grapples with the organic and synthetic side of his existence.
Directed by Craig Smith
Sometimes in the Morning (05:27)
Two strangers cross paths. Directed by Omar Matias
Dreaming of Carhartt (09:00)
When a man gets a new Carhartt jacket, he finds confidence but loses himself. Directed by Tariq Stone
Fuel (20:00)
When two friends return in his life, an anxious and reluctant drug dealer (Vic) must find a way to escape his life of
crime before the lives of his family and friends are threatened. Directed by Noah Abel
Genieology (06:00)
A man on a hike discovers a genie lamp and grapples with the age-old question: what would you wish for if you had a
genie? Directed by Mani Sachdeva
Filial Economy (3:12)
Filial Economy combines TV clips, news footage, memes, and personal artifacts to explore how Chinese
Confucianism frames the parent-child relationship through moral and financial obligation. Directed by Y.S. Lau
Gnobert (04:57)
Gnobert is a gnome who lives in a stump and works in a tree. This short animated mockumentary gives a peek into
the world of gnomes, who might be the very reason why you can never find that other sock. Also, Gnobert’s having
an existential crisis. Directed by Diana Reyimjan
INTERMISSION 15 MIN.
Play Date (05:27)
A mother’s desire to make sense of a well-intentioned school play date results in an unfortunate chain reaction.
Directed by Chesi Ho
Burns like a Shot (07:00)
When her best friend accidentally drinks her truth serum, a driven young scientist must reverse the effects before the
unfiltered honesty between them burns down everything they’ve never said to each other.Directed by Chandonae Baskin
My Precious Child (10:00)
Directed by Ian Anderson
Gumboy (03:20)
Directed by Fabrice Ducouret
Tethered (17:54)
When a late-night confrontation exposes betrayal and emotional warfare within her relationship, a young woman must
decide whether to choose her unknown freedom, or stay bound to the familiar toxic love that is slowly suffocating her.
Directed by Miyoni Nelson
Troubled Conexxxions (05:41)
A black disabled phone sex operator has a zany session with a white client. Directed by E’Niyah Wilson
Autumn (09:50)
When a reserved teenager is caught by his friends while presenting as a woman, he must deice whether to retreat
into secrecy or accept who he really is. Directed by Brynn Casto
TOTAL RUNTIME: 2 HOURS
