Social and Economic Justice Film Festival Committee
Kaylah Marin is Executive Co-director of the S.E.J. Film Festival. Kaylah has worked with the Dolores Huerta Foundation, Artist for Literacy, Women of Color Resource Center, Black College Expo, and Youth Art in Action. She performed at Ron Dellum’s memorial, Dolores Huerta’s 80th birthday, and WorldNYC Pride – Stonewall 50. She has also worked with the Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival to bring attention to Indigenous cultures and land rights in Central America and was awarded the Ambassador of Music in both 2017 and 2018. Kaylah has also worked in the music industry and been a billboard- charting artist.
David Frias is Executive Co-director of the S.E.J. Film Festival. Also, he has been Campaign Co-director of the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition since 2011. He has been the producer/editor of the Comcast Channel 29 TV show “It’s Time for a Living Wage. He received a BA in Broadcasting in 2006. He is Mexican American born and raised in San Francisco. His work experience in theaters include Sundance Cinemas from 2010 to 2016 and Landmark Embarcadero from 2018 to 2020.
Solomon “Shlomo” Prather joined the festival committee as a Youth intern and has conducted numerous interviews with Filmmakers and Directors. He is a graduate of Tamalpais High in Mill Valley, CA. He honors his complex identity as both Arab-Egyptian and Eastern European Jew by exploring the intersections of history and his own intimate relationship to both. He is passionate about the various discourses of law, politics, geo-politics and religious study, and music. Shlomo has participated in the Model United Nations, Cross-country running, Track, Drama, and Chorus. He studied Torah in Jerusalem the summer of 2021 following a semester-long legal internship with Jalila Bell, esq.
Poet and short story writer. Her books, Mural and Barge Wood, include poems on the social issues of labor, racism, war, and the environment. She received a San Francisco Arts Commission Social Equity grant for a poetry project on San Francisco women labor organizers, many of the poems published in Giving Voice, a LaborFest Writers group anthology.
She has acted and sung in local groups, and has given writing and drama workshops at the Mendocino Environmental Center, and for Seniors.
Deidre Marin is a published author, artist, and minister. She has worked with local churches and nonprofits, such as Bridge The Gap, organizing food drives, mentorships, and community wellness seminars. Deidre studied spiritual sciences and holistic therapies and later expanded her impact by following a path to ministry. Through Minister Washington Ministries, she offers counseling and supports families during life’s transitions. Currently, Deidre serves as Executive Director for Kaje Creative Media Solutions, committed to amplifying silent voices and continuing to influence and inspire across multiple fields.
Madelyn Swanson joined the festival committee as a student intern and has since been assisting the festival in the operating and expansion of our social media platforms as well as creating graphics. Madelyn earned her B.A. in Communication Studies with a minor in Human Sexuality Studies from San Francisco State University. She is currently studying law with the hopes of someday joining the Lawyers Network for the Center for Reproductive Justice.