• Season 10

Saturday

Shandrea Evans

Feeling homesick after moving to Los Angeles, a young woman begrudgingly visits her great aunt where she discovers friendship, communal history, and her new city through a fresh lens.
  • Runtime: 8:38

Why we chose this film.

This film illustrates the power of intergenerational connection to help people of all ages navigate loneliness. It also touches on the isolating aspects of creative work and the ways meaningful relationships can offer inspiration, encouragement, and comfort.

Filmmaker

Inspiration

Saturday interweaves different histories of my family’s roots in the South. It’s loosely based on an early experience in Los Angeles when my late great-aunt Thelma introduced me to her historic neighborhood of Watts. There’s so much loss that comes with moving to a new city–time with friends and family, a feeling of home, comfort– it can disrupt your sense of self. But there is a transformative power in connection and community, and I hope this film reflects that, particularly through this intergenerational relationship.

Meet the Filmmaker

Shandrea Evans

Shandrea Evans

Writer, Director, Producer

Shandrea Evans

Writer, Director, Producer

Shandrea Evans is an award-winning writer and director who intentionally uses her work to explore the nuances, heart, and humor of marginalized folk—particularly Black women. Through character-driven dramedies, she infuses her cynically optimistic POV to follow misfits coming into their own. Shandrea has been a shadowing director on Insecure, a Women in Film INSIGHT Fellow, and a recipient of the Film Impact Georgia Grant for her short film “Bloom.” She has collaborated with brands including Google, Nike, Vans, Lionsgate, and NBCUniversal. In 2023, Shandrea won the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award for her film “Saturday.” In 2024, she completed the Tribe writing fellowship with Amy Aniobi’s SuperSpecial. In 2025, she received her first NAACP Image Award nomination for My Brother & Me, a short she produced with some of her longtime collaborators. Shandrea’s passion for community goes beyond storytelling. She enjoys organizing and collaborating with local organizations that empower those they serve to take an active role in discovering solutions to their needs.

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