Eye on the City’s Prizes

In our ongoing effort to expand social media and multimedia dimensions, the Independent is proudly launching a new series of short video profiles. Each month ”Transmissions” will showcase people, places, and ideas of interest in the 805, starting with Lighthouse Skate Shop this week (see video here).  

At the helm of the project is filmmaker and admitted film geek Kevin Tran, who made his first feature in 2020, the delectable indie film The Dark Side of the Street (see review here). 

Tran was born and raised in S.B., studied at NYU and then worked in film for a decade back east, until returning to his hometown during the pandemic, with his wife Samantha Hubball and baby son Miles in tow. We checked in with Tran to learn more about “Transmissions.”