Private Project

San Diego

A profound cinematic response to the intersecting pressures of colonialism, quarantine, and interpersonal vulnerability, San Diego synthesizes an expansive tapestry of diverse viewpoints. Rather than dictating conclusions, director Fox Maxy utilizes footage filmed throughout the city of San Diego and rural San Diego county alongside social media posts from the pandemic era to frame a deeper philosophical exploration: What does safety mean, and how do we protect the spaces and people we love?

  • Fox Maxy
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    horror, native pride, non-traditional storytelling
  • Runtime:
    32 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 29, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • AFI Docs Film Festival
    DC
    United States
    July 17, 2020
    North American Premiere
  • imagineNATIVE Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Canadian Premiere
  • Camden International Film Festival (CIFF)
    Camden
    United States
  • International Short Film Fest Winterthur

    Sweden
    European Premiere
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
    Los Angeles
    United States
  • DeadCenter
    Oklahoma City
    United States
  • BlackStar Film Festival
    Philadelphia
    United States
Director Biography - Fox Maxy

Working across cinema, moving image and visual art, Fox Maxy creates film that blur the boundaries between fiction, memory and lived experience. Her practice unfolds through layered narratives where interiority, mythology and contemporary life coexist, inviting viewers into immersive emotional landscapes. Informed by her experiences as a Native American woman and collaborative forms of storytelling, her work reflects on kinship, identity, nightlife, ecological consciousness and the fragile architectures of belonging. Her debut feature, Gush, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Her films have screened at MoMA, TIFF, LACMA, and IFFR, where Maat won the Ammodo Tiger Short Award.

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