The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/10/renowned-sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-goes-on-trial-today-for-2016-murder-charge/Straight Outta Hunters Point director Kevin Epps saw his life go sideways, from making movies with Spike Lee to being charged with a 2016 homicide. This odd tale continues as his murder trial began today. San Francisco filmmaker Kevin Epps was the talk of the town back in 2003, when his critically acclaimed documentary film Straight Outta Hunters Point made a splash on the film festival circuit. Epps then soon co-created the 2004 Showtime movie Sucker Free City with Spike Lee, and just last year, became executive editor of the San Francisco Bay View newspaper, for which he won the 2024 Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapte

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