Oct. 26 – Section C – Bonds
October 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday, October 26, 2024, Center for Maysles Documentary
In celebration of Reel Sisters 27th Anniversary Season, we present an afternoon of films by women of color from across the globe.
SECTION C – Bonds – 5 pm-6:30 pm
IRON LUNG
Writer: Vee Saieh
Director: Andrew Reid Producer: Carmen Quiros, Marie Alyse Rodriguez
narrative, 12 min.
When a storm knocks out the power to her iron lung, a polio survivor and her caretaker sister find themselves in a race against time to find a new way for her to breathe.
Torn
Writer: Rachelle Le Blanc Director: Tamala Baldwin
Producers: Tamala Baldwin, Rachelle Le Blanc, Curts A D’Amour
narrative, 23 min.
A short film about a young mother having to choose between her devoted boyfriend and her husband who just woke up from an 8 year coma.
Lola
Writers: Grace Hanna, Derek Manansala, Duke Yang
Director: Grace Hanna
Producers: Uloaku Anyiam-Osigwe, Eduardo Maia, Molvatu Sae-ue
narrative, 11 min.
A 13-year-old science prodigy journeys into her grandma’s deteriorating mind to save one precious memory they have together.
Taking Your Best Shot
Director: Aminah Salaam
Producer: Curtis Williams
documentary, 31 min.
Taking Your Best Shot focuses on a Youth Citywide Basketball Tournament held by the New York City Housing Authority for its residents. The protagonists in this film are youth and teen athletes from New York City Housing, also known as ‘the projects’ all over NYC. The main videographers for the film are Black and Latin teens/young adults from these same developments, who are also graduates from our media program, Abstrak Vision.