Veronica Valencia
2021Karma
Adivi Sesh
Adivi Sesh, Jade Tailor
Padma (Jade) is an Indian girl born and raised in the US and during childhood she sees the murder of her father which shakes her faith in god. Years pass by and even her mother passes away. While she lives the life of loneliness and fear, a turn takes place as she comes across Dev (Sesh). He is new to the US and comes from a place remotely known in India. Dev’s mother leaves him with Padma and goes to New York. It is here that Padma begins to experience few unbelievable things being done by Dev which questions her very faith. On the other hand, a devil cult is spreading its tentacles and it is out to create mayhem and unrest in the world. Who is Dev? What is his identity? What happens to Padma’s strong beliefs? All this forms the rest of the story.
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Another Barrio
Dante Betteo
Richard Montoya, Veronica Valencia
As if ripped from today’s headlines reporting fires, evictions and street protests, “Another Barrio” tells the story of housing inspector Bob Morales as he investigates the suspicious circumstances of a fatal fire. While investigating a residential hotel in San Francisco’s Latino Mission District, Morales finds himself face to face with corruption at City Hall and the mysterious Sofia Nido, a beautiful flame from his past. Morales must also confront his own demons while investigating the crime and ends up caught in a dangerous web of deceit, as he gets drawn into the seedy underworld of bribery, corruption and murder. This independent Neo-noir feature film, based on a story by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia, takes viewers deep into neighborhoods and communities seldom seen on film, while addressing issues around gentrification and displacement of low-income communities along the way.
Another Barrio
The Fear of God
Michael Fredianelli
Michael Nosé, Brian Gallegos
Kenny Kitagawa is a struggling Christian moonlighting as a delivery boy. When he inadvertently delivers a pizza to a dead body, he becomes the pawn of a religious killer in a sick game of cat and mouse. Backed into a corner with no way to contact the police, Kenny must confront his own demons and go against his beliefs to find the murderer and clear his name before it's too late.
The Fear of God
