2021 PROXY Fall Film Festival: TRY HARDER!

432 Octavia Street,San Francisco CA 94102

15 October, 2021

Description

A free, outdoor screening of TRY HARDER!, a documentary focused on students at Lowell High School directed by San Franciscan Debbie Lum TRY HARDER! Directed by Debbie Lum, 2021 [not-rated] “But underneath the goofiness and gallows humor, there is a darker point being made about the impossible cycle of heightened expectations, cultural stereotyping and ever-shrinking admissions quotas for top-flight colleges. The racial profile of the high-performance Lowell is not a coincidence, but nor is it an uncomplicated advantage for any attendee, Asian or otherwise.” - Jessica Kiang, Variety TRY HARDER! is a Sundance selected doc that focuses on five students - four seniors and one junior - attending Lowell High School. The students, all high-achieving, struggle to feel competent in the elite school as they apply for college. The film treats each of its subject with an immense empathy, allowing the students to open themselves up to the audience in their process of discovering their authentic selves. Check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WZ6nDz-3w&ab_channel=TryHarderFilm Presented by HERE FOR NOW, the FREE, Friday evening film screenings begin at dusk with ‘doors’ opening at 6:00 pm. Film begins at sundown around 7:30pm. Come early to claim a good spot, enjoy an ice-cold beer from Fort Point Beer Company (all proceeds support outdoor cinema at PROXY!) and delicious food from the Viva Vegan food truck! Consistent with SFDPH Guidelines, no masks or distancing will be required for all vaccinated attendees. All PROXY staff will be wearing masks when interacting with the audience. Check out our tips for enjoying movies outside at PROXY. PROXY is a temporary two-block project located in San Francisco which seeks to mobilize a flexible environment of food, art, culture, and retail within renovated shipping containers. PROXY is both a response and solution to the ever changing urban lifecycle, existing as a temporary placeholder and an instigator of evolving cultural curiosities in art, food, retail and events. Our design embraces the vast diversity of a city and encourages the rotation of new ideas and businesses as well as innovative public art installations which come and go like new visitors at the site.