Buried in a press release somewhere you will surely find the story of how this movie came about, but I happened to witness it first hand. A young lady knocked on my door one day and asked me for money. She said she was my neighbor. She explained that she was making her first feature film. I did not believe her but she convinced me to part with the price of my dinner that night as a donation. Instead of vanishing into thin air, this Emily Meehan sent out regular updates on the production of this movie as she wrote, directed, and - I learned at the premiere - performed in it. Ashbury Heights, Cole Valley, and the Sunset are all featured in the film, along with some of my other neighbors. She even went to Cannes! I was completely stunned that one young woman pulled this whole thing off apparently without any industry support but with the support and apparent love of ordinary folks from good old SF. But I shouldn't be surprised. People love to hate our city these days, but this is a perfect example of what makes it special, still!
As for Sneaking Around, I don't know why she called it that because no one is sneaking anything (except a possible murder attempt?). They're doing it all right in the open, San Francisco style. It has a unique blend of dark commentary and light hearted humor that I haven't seen in many movies, but of course are the bread and butter of many a series, especially these days. I hope she gets hired to make a tv show about San Francisco.
