SF Indiefest Spotlight: Do U Want it?
Smack dab in the middle of awards season, SF Indiefest, the now 20-year-old independent film festival in San Francisco, is right around the corner. With well over 50 events spanning across three venues throughout the city from February 1st to the 15th, Indiefest has been a constant in the face of two decades of ongoing change in San Francisco.
Amongst the wide field of talented filmmakers at the festival this year, Bay Area Native Josh Freund and Sam Radutzky are premiering their movie, Do U Want It?, for the first time in their hometown. The movie tells the story of New Orleans funk band “Papa Grows Funk” as a way to explore the lives of working class musicians and the unique relationship they have with their city.
Despite the small budget, mostly coming from crowdsourcing, directors Josh Freund and Sam Radutzky have created something special in Do U Want It? The film has already been featured at several festivals across the country, and was awarded the Audience Award at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Do U Want It? Premiers in the SF Indiefest at the Roxie Theatre on Friday, February 2nd, at 7:00 P.M.
Jesse McGrath is a writer, comedian, educator and all-around sweetheart. Born and raised in the Bay Area and educated at San Francisco State, he recently migrated out east to Brooklyn. English teacher during the day, full-time delinquent every time else.