BFP: Lu Stinnette (Triple Feature)
Black Film as Protest: Lu Stinnette
Join us for a continuation of a filmmaker showcase at an even more intimate space in the Mission at the BlackMaria Microcinema.
A 45-minute program of film works by Lu Stinnette.
Filmmaker in attendance.
BlackMaria Microcinema
Saturday, March 13, 2026
600P (Doors open)
630P (Screening)
$12 (Online)
$15 (Door)
Lu Stinnette | Writer / Director
Quyen (10 mins)
Quyen follows a young Vietnamese woman navigating her first week of an arranged marriage to a Korean husband. It is a quiet meditation on cultural displacement, identity, and intimacy.
Currency (13 mins)
Currency tells the story of a 19-year-old as she navigates a housing crisis and tries to avoid returning to one of the only modes of survival she has ever known.
Redondo (16 mins)
In a small Korean-owned beauty supply store in South Los Angeles, a misunderstanding between a Black customer and the Korean shop owner explodes into a violent confrontation that is captured in a cell phone recording by a bystander.
About Filmmaker
Lucretia “Lu” Stinnette tells character-driven stories about women navigating complex social realities. Her award-winning short films Quyen, Redondo, and Currency have screened internationally and are recognized for their nuanced explorations of race, class, and identity.
An alum of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and a recipient of support from the San Francisco Film Society/Rainin Foundation, Lu has directed narrative and documentary projects and produced music videos for major artists and brands. She holds an MFA from UCLA and teaches directing and screenwriting at UCLA Extension.
About the BlackMaria Microcinema
The BlackMaria is a 40-seat brick-and-mortar space in San Francisco dedicated to cinema as study, discourse, and disruption. At its core is a cinema lens framework rooted in decolonization and abstract thinking, utilizing RDA (Rooted in Decolonization and Abstract Thinking).
A project of Indigofera—a creative meditation on place, space/time continuum, and community.
Venue Details:
BlackMaria Microcinema
465 South Van Ness
Yelamu, Khalifornia
Details:
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM (Doors Open)
$12 (Online) / $15 Door
BlackMaria Microcinema