SCFF Strives to provide opportunity to up and coming filmmakers from around the Bay area and Beyond... Check out some of this years selections for SCFF2025.
2025 Selections... Well at least a few.
"I Leo in the midst of his boring life, gets hold of a newspaper indicating the disappearance of two kids. In an attempt to get the girl he admires to notice him, he recruits Harvey to help him locate the missing kids. Upon arrival at the woods where the kids were last seen, their search quickly turns from a heroic pursuit into a nightmare.
"The Exchange" follows Trevor as he grapples with his feelings for his fiancée Sandra and his ex, Emma. Caught between past love and future vows, Trevor's dilemma unfolds alongside Emma's battle to hide her heartache. Together, their story explores love, commitment, and the quest for closure.
Jennie is a girl with a short temper. Feeling her life is doing nothing more than constantly trying to pick on her, she finds every situation pushing her buttons leaving her super stressed out. What she doesn’t realize yet is, with a little help, blessings are all around her and a life of happiness is as simple as a new way of looking at things.
"Stay Here" is a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old girl obsessed with womanhood. She eagerly awaits the milestones that come along with it, and cannot wait to grow up. However, when faced with a harsh reality that she did not anticipate, she must consider whether she is really ready to be an adult.
After months of suspicion, Fiona follows her husband to a seedy motel where her worst fears are confirmed. Accepting an invitation from Liza, the sex worker, to enter the motel room, Fiona learns that not everything is as it seems.
Part concert and part narrative, LIKE AN OPEN HEART IT SHINES features singer/songwriter, Chuck Mosley (former lead vocalist of Faith No More), playing a fictional version of himself in this posthumous release of his final on-screen performance. In the film, Chuck's past seems to be catching up with his present, but what does his future hold?
After finding out his dad has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, Matt and his mom plan one last family trip to the beach. 
.The rule of the game is that the big brother always wins, Except once. The younger brother should rebel.
A woman reliving series on identical events in her room, her lover, her abusive husband, and something strange in the room.
Sahar and Vahid are in a relationship and face obstacles along the way Sahar, who is afraid of the cat, collides with the wall one night after facing the cat Vahid decides to take the cat to a far place and leave it, meanwhile... 
In the vibrant world of *Murder on The Mic*, Jazz and Pop star Morgan Blue is tragically murdered during a performance at the exclusive Millicent Martha VanHilton’s nightclub. As the lights dim on the fallen star, a colorful cast of characters becomes embroiled in a web of mystery.
Was it the smooth-talking bartender, the bumbling town drunk, the menacing debt collectors, or the secretive nightclub owner, Millicent? As the investigation heats up, the sultry backup dancers, quirky security guard, and a range of suspects all add to the intrigue. With catchy tunes, lively dance numbers, and plenty of twists, *Murder on The Mic* is a musical murder mystery that will keep you guessing and laughing until the very end! 
A fun campy comedy about a woman who discovers way more than she intended when she's prescribed by her therapist to become a part of a drum circle.
The Vixen is a short film about a woman scorned, determined to get her revenge.
GR, a typical neighbor of a monster, is mysteriously rushed into a local access commercial. Watch as GR awkwardly and dastardly makes his way through his lines and into your heart. This is a short film about how oddly good intentions can lead to new ideas.
This film is about a woman who tries to get back what she's lost, despite facing pressure from outside forces. Along the way, she meets the people who put her in this situation.
With help from a rogue AI assistant, A clone realizes the importance of her survival from the powerful corporation that created her.
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A mobster has to plead his case to The Boss after blundering a crucial handoff. 
An amateur boxer discovers the truth about his father moments before a fight. 
Messiah realizes that his marriage to Justine is deteriorating and he must make a difficult decision that will impact his family. 
Based on a true story, All I've Got & Then Some follows a day in the life of Rasheed, a homeless stand-up comedian moonlighting as a rideshare driver in Los Angeles and navigating falling in love while giving everything he’s got to make his dreams come true. 
After the death of her grandfather, a teenage girl must face the skeletons in her family closet when she pays a visit to her ancestral home. 
When best selling author and professor of literature, Blake Newhem Valenzuela, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, his world was crushed. Being the "Word Guy" and losing his ability of language expression, he searched for new mediums within the arts to save his life, his soul, and his neuroplasticity.
An affluent, Caucasian/Hispanic family have a controversial, behind closed doors "only" conversation about race and wealth while living sheltered in the opulent community of Orange County, California.
After Jenae is recruited by a top ad agency and soon after chosen to take the lead on a new project, she is met with entitlement and jealousy by Kensley, her new colleague. Under the assumption that Jenae is just another diversity hire, Kensley insinuates that she doesn't deserve the opportunity. Thereafter, kicking off a series of strange and unexpected events when they wake up one morning in each other's bodies. Leading Jenae to experience the finer things in life while Kensley has a rude awakening. This ultimately gives them both an up-close experience on the other side of fair. 
A woman scorned turns her revenge into philanthropy. 
Aaliyah Wilson is a 27-year-old talented actress and acting teacher who feels stagnant in her career and love life. After graduating from one of the best acting programs in the state, Aaliyah had high hopes for a successful career in television and film. However, she lives in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida where there are beautiful beaches but no big television and film productions. In order to maintain her career as an actress she auditions for local commercials that don’t seem to be getting her anywhere because she’s not even booking those. Disappointed that her career hasn’t exactly gone the way she expected, Aaliyah acquires a lackadaisical attitude that bleeds into, not only her career but her love life. 
An enigmatic video appears on everyone's phone that carries a life altering message.
For The Culture Tampa Bay interviews filmmaker, activist, and community leader Jabaar Edmond. Edmond shares history on the Gas Plant neighborhood and Tropicana Field, the historic erasure of a community that existed there prior to the ball field's construction, and current work around the "Smell Something, Say Something" campaign to bring environmental justice to the Childs Park neighborhood, which sits across from a fuel recycling plant.
A young man begins to follow a woman he just had a first date with. His voyeurism backfires however when he witnesses the woman commit a petty crime, for which he becomes the main suspect.
Addelyn Nelson's life takes a dramatic turn when she inherits her late father's home, a place filled with memories and secrets. As she settles in, strange and inexplicable events begin to unfold, challenging her perception of reality and pushing her to the edge of her sanity. Her best friend, Cindy, becomes her ally in this unsettling journey, as they both find themselves ensnared in a web of suspicion and fear. With each passing day, the line between friend and foe blurs, and the stakes grow higher as a series of mysterious deaths occur around them. Together, they must navigate this treacherous path, uncovering hidden truths and confronting the unknown forces that threaten their lives.
At age eighteen, Jayden Morton was sentenced to twelve years in prison for manslaughter after accidentally shooting and killing an innocent child. Released shortly after his thirtieth birthday, Jayden wants two things, to be a father to his twelve-year-old son, Noah, and to find a way to redeem himself. Juggling the pressures from the outside world, Jayden must confront his past, seek redemption and convince his son to avoid the same mistakes he once made before Noah makes the greatest mistake of his young life.
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