SCFF Strives to provide opportunity to up and coming filmmakers from around the Bay and Beyond... Check out some of this years selections for SCFF2020.
2020 Selections... Well at least a few.
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Church Folks: A humorous and thought-provoking look at what happens behind the scenes of your local church. Created by Deon Gibson
As this saga continues in a parallel universe on a planet named Ressear, Eric Wilson (a reincarnated king) has sneaked away from the only person that can protect him from the evil Sil and his concubine Cayla Korvesian. His poor decision lands him their clutches while his protector Sofia Hayden battles the skillful, blood drinking sociopath Cayla Korvesian for his life.
Unemployable tells the story Taylor, a college-educated millenial trying to snag her dream job with a world - and her mother- seemingly conspiring against her.
Together we are stronger.
Lakbira, an illegal immigrant from Morocco, must make incredible sacrifices for her daughter, “Kitty,” in order to give her a better life. Kitty’s quest for mobility becomes lawless, forcing Lakbira to disown her, and yet Lakbira comes to need her daughter’s cunningness and criminality more than ever when she falls ill with breast cancer.
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An amateur angel is sent from heaven to guide a modern day Samson, a loner who has lost faith in God. The unlikely duo are tasked with missions to seek out and save a mishmash of characters who are at the crossroads of their lives and all seem to be searching for love and acceptance in all the wrong places.
The film explores the global implications of 9/11 from multiple perspectives as well as try to understand the reasons for the apathy and complacency of people and communities to engage in conversations about the most pressing issues in the post-9/11 era.
Three stories intersect on the last day of school in Pensacola, Florida. The film is a naturalistic portrayal of a class of teenagers in the slightly surreal Florida tourist town. It blends comedy with drama in a realistic manner. Shot on Super 16, the film feels like a memory of a hot summer day in Florida years ago.
Agent X (Cranstan Cumberbatch), former military contractor, now secret agent is brought in on a mission to track a drone killer , but finds himself tangled deep into a web of cryptocurrency, bitcoin mining, politicians, and Hit-men in modern day St. Petersburg that takes him further into the world of espionage than he ever imagined.
An anthropologist sets off to find the favorite drink of his friend. The journey takes him to a remote place called Jung when he stumbled onto a dark ritual of a local tribe. Thus he takes up the mission to bring that ritual forward into the mainstream and give it the social acceptance.
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Fly fishing and tour guiding is a way of life for most Belizeans. Somehow, Eworth Garbutt has figured out how to be the best at it. This film shows why.
Ava, a gifted writer escapes the city to immerse herself in her new book, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe to the dangerous voices in her mind.
A Secret can be a dangerous thing to keep... Especially amongst family.
After the death of his cousin, Trey Scott faces many obstacles as he attempts to adjust to his new normal.
Ruby Baby is a short story with elements of dark comedy. The lead character Catherine is on a journey to look into her past and make sense of unsolved happenings. She travels back to the bleak, remote countryside where, as a young teenager, she lived for a short time with her mother. She intends to locate the farmhouse where her mother kept house for the young Adam and his drunken, violent father - a site of unexplained tragic events. Today, she is determined to delve into her past and resolve questions she has always had. But will the journey bring her any closer to achieving this?
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Patrica, your typical nerd next door, after being bullied by her high school rival who's the ex girlfriend to her new found crush Cam, tries to use the dark arts of Santeria to change her life, looks and lifestyle, but pays a heavy price in the end for it.
A boy has gone mute after a tragedy in his family, and his friends have to work to get him to open up again, but before they can he dies in an accident.
Pilar and her brothers are ecstatic to take their first flight, but they must hide their excitement or risk everything.
A young boy wrestles with the age-old question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" when his art teacher gives him an assignment to illustrate his dream job.
Faced with sudden news their best friend is about to marry a man she barely knows, two fun-loving city girls must uncover the secret to their friend's unusual decision before she makes a mistake that changes all of their lives forever.
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A missing woman. A troubled man. A dark wood full of mystery. What moves among the trees? What secrets lie buried? And what comes creeping in the dead of night?
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When his mother’s alcohol abuse returns her to the hospital, Larson becomes the parental figure to his young brother L.J., and sister Lex. He soon finds himself conflicted with his personal desire to party with his friends and his responsibility as their parental figure. Meanwhile, L.J. slips under the influence of a local hoodlum who introduces him to drugs and liquor, and it's this new friendship that leads him to explore his sexuality.
After breaking off their budding relationship, Julian and Devon struggle to return to their lonely lives apart. With a unique storytelling device, the audience is able to view two characters' stories at once.
A young girl goes through many trials before finding her dream of being a musician.
Welcome to "The Paranormal Club" where everyone questions everything in existence. Are there ghosts? Witches? UFO'S? Aliens? Big Breasted Aliens? Join The Paranormal Club as they ask these questions and more! What is Mr. Bell's hang up with sex? Why does Mr. Bonkers keep telling the same story over and over again? Can Alan hold the group together as president? Will Lori and Will get married? What about that crybaby Preston? AND Holy Sexed up Kitten Batman! What is with sexy Susan? Yum! Is Audrey taking notes? Is Alice too hot for everyone? AND who in the HELL is Mr. Billins? Is it a comedy? A horror show?...All these questions will be answered when you see......The Paranormal Club!
The murder of a drug peddler brings Detective Survesh Sinha back on duty, 6 months after his "accident".
He teams up with his newly recruited partner Vijay Vinayak to unravel the mystery of the riddle he found behind the dumpster at the crime scene while tackling the demons of his own mind. Soon realizing it's BALAN his arc enemy calling him out through the riddles but not realizing that the higher he rises the farther he falls. 
Lee is a young girl who has a strained relationship with her father. Fortunately, she gets along with her older brother, Kendrick. Some time has passed since the two have seen each other. One day, Lee encounters an issue and needs Kendrick. The two have always been too stubborn for their own good. Yet, they have always been truthful to one another. This might give Lee the extra push to accomplish her goals, including accepting her sexuality.
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A short film based on a rumor, that might just be true.
5 months after the internet has stopped working, Aley, a misguided internet entrepreneur battles depression and suicide. As she discovers a new internet, she reflects on the connections she has lost and the connections we need.
BETWEEN DOORS:
Chinese "Tiger Mom" Lin lives with her freshly graduated daughter Amanda in New York City. Lin's mom pays a short visit trying to reconnect with her daughter and granddaughter. When things seem to be going well, Lin finds out that her mom is helping her daughter to lie to her. The repressed conflicts break out between the daughters and mothers. 
A group of college journalism seniors investigate the disappearance of news reporter Daytona Westgate and the notorious killer, Logan Scott for a worldwide journalism competition. As the seniors dig deeper into this sinister investigation, they realize the story takes a trepidatious turn, on this nonstop horrific and disturbing thrill ride.
August 8, 2008. Georgian -South Ossetian conflict. Georgian troops are in main administrative town of South Ossetia – Tskhinvali. While searching a house, Georgian soldier hears extraneous noise coming from the underground. He sends his friend for help whilst he stays at the entrance to the basement. All of a sudden shell bombing starts and some shells hit the house. In order to escape inevitable death Georgian is forced to open the basement door and jump in thus trapping himself underground. What will happen to him? what is his fate? does he manage to get out?
A passionate group of rebels decide that they must overthrow the president...of their high school.
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One child’s game turns into a nightmare. A message spoke in game chat takes an unforeseen turn. Can anyone save him before his innocence is gone forever?
Child trafficking is a major problem here in the USA as well as around the world. Krystal Whitfield has written a short film based on this subject matter. The statistics are overwhelming and our hope is to continue to bring attention in this matter. 
Samantha and Ryan spend a weekend down the shore with Jimmy and Tonya. The weekend makes Samantha begin to question her relationship and the choices she has made.
Tough Guy Dan Hess (King of the B's Joel D. Wynkoop (Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness 1-5) has hell to pay after a job interview at the "Sunnyville Behavioral Health" facility by Dr. Dixon (Werner Jauch-also the film's Director of Photography) becomes more than he had bargained for.
Hess is an action sequel to the Truth or Dare? A Critical Madness (1-5) series of horror films starring "King of the B's" Joel D. Wynkoop reprising his lead role for his eighth performance as Tough Guy Dan Hess 
A family goes to a wintery island. One of their little girls dies. 20 years later a group of friends go to the same place to have fun. They die. A couple finds all the tapes and seeks to find out what happened.
Will they survive? 
The Clean Job:
With the help of his ex-mobster family, a small time player new to the Nation’s capital cleans up the mess so his junior Senator wife can remain in the clear. 
A door to door paint salesman gives a young woman a mysterious gift
Roommates, Richie and Frankie come home to find a dead body in their bathtub. But that is just the start of it.
An artist has lost his ability to paint, can his daughter help him recover?
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