​​Black Film as Protest: Shantré Pinkney

​​​Screening: Detour & After Mario by Shantré Pinkney
Listening Session: Raw, Black & Blue Audiobook
BlackMaria Microcinema
465 South Van Ness
Sunday, November 21, 2025
6P Doors open
630P Listening
645P Screening
Filmmaker in person.

​DETOUR (7 mins)
A love story told through the journals and photographs of Tamia, a photographer piecing her life back together after a nervous breakdown. When she reconnects with Keith, an old school crush now working as a community social worker, she starts documenting his work in the neighborhood they grew up in.

​AFTER MARIO (3 mins)
A photographer reflects on how a community will heal after residents witness the violent death of Mario Wood, a Black man murdered at the hands of San Francisco police.

​Raw Black & Blue Audiobook
Raw, Black and Blue is a love story told through the lens and journals of Tamia, a photographer navigating her relationships and mental health upon returning to her childhood home.

• ​​Listening session: Excerpt from the filmmaker's audiobook Raw, Black, & Blue.

• ​Screening: Watch a curated program of work by filmmaker Shantré Pinkney.

• ​​Discussion: Engage in a lively and insightful Q&A session with the artist following the films.

• ​​Community: Connect with a community dedicated to radical cinema.

​Shantré Pinkney
Shantré Pinkney is a filmmaker, writer, and photographer with roots in New York and Atlanta. Her work reflects social relationships and characters coming of age through narrative, portrait, and documentary styles. She was awarded the Zellerbach Grant and selected as an Arts Fellow with Asian Improv Arts and a Media Fellow by Kala Arts Institute. Her work has been exhibited in film festivals, galleries, and museums, including the Pan African Film Festival, Somarts, and the historic African American Arts and Culture Complex in Fillmore, San Francisco. Through her work, Shantre partners with people and groups using storytelling through film, photography, literature, and audio narratives as a force for good.
shantre.com

​​Venue Details:
BlackMaria Microcinema
465 South Van Ness
San Francisco

​​ℹ️Details:

• ​​Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

• ​​Time: 6:30 PM (Doors at 6:00 PM)

• ​​Tickets: $18