Section C – 4:00-5:05 pm EST – World & Harlem Film Premiers

In honor of Reel Sisters 25th Anniversary, we proudly present a world premiere for Gro Up (Micro Budget Film Fellow) and a Harlem premiere for Take Me Home (Micro Budget Film Fellow) with our season official selections Chico Virtual and Bria.

Tickets: $12 ($8 – seniors/students with valid I.D.)

Chico Virtual

Producers: Tom Sidi and Ori Chevio Director/Writer: Olivia De Camps

narrative, 14:22 min.

A boy must come to terms with the harsh reality of his immigrant status when his brother alarmingly doesn’t come home.

Gro Up

Producer: Camille Simone Thomas Director: Nina Lucia Rodriguez

Writers: Camille Simone Thomas, Nina Lucia Rodriguez, Jasmine Sharma

narrative, 13 min.

Ollie, BK, and Carmichael are three girls who are NOT going back to juvie. When given the opportunity to stay locked up or to “gro up” they decide to spend the summer sifting through soil and their own personal shit.

Take Me Home

Producer: Minos Papas Director/Writer: Liz Sargent

narrative, 16 min.

When her mother becomes unresponsive, Anna, a young Asian-American woman with an Intellectual Disability, must turn to her sister in New York for help. The two sisters navigate their grief and miscommunication, the dysfunctional Florida health system, and a difficult move away from the only home Anna has ever known. Amidst this uncertainty, Anna has to hold her own and make her voice heard.

Bria

Producer/Director/Writer: Ophilia Davis

narrative, 7 min.

While going for a routine walk, a non-verbal autistic woman living with Asperger’s syndrome named BRIA, comes across a yellow object seen in an unknown garden. Peeked by curiosity, Bria steps out of her comfort zone to explore the unknown, where she is given a chance to experience the authenticity of nature in her own autistic world.