Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 – Program 1

Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes!

The collection will be available from Saturday, Oct. 25 through Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)!

Invite friends over and have a watch party!

VIRTUAL PROGRAM 1 – Shattered Youth

Red Clay

Director: Christian Nolan Jones

Writer: Omar Epps, Tauheed “2 Chainz” Epps

Producer: Sade Wilkins

narrative, 21:20 min.

“Red Clay” tells the poignant story of Nook, a conflicted teenager navigating the challenging terrains of adolescence amidst his mother’s crippling drug addiction. Caught in a rampant cycle of poverty and desperation within his community, Nook dreams of a better life, but finds himself ensnared in the very world he envisions escaping.

By the Lake

Director: Alex Dauphin

Writer: Alex Dauphin

Producer: Alex Dauphin, Sable Williams, Amer-Marie Woods

narrative, 25:21 min.

Luce is a Black loner from the city whose hard past makes them distrust the future. Reina is a White firecracker from Appalachia who has never heard a “no” she couldn’t sway. While Luce shoots up in an abandoned warehouse, Reina pops pills at home. Both OD. Their paths interwine as they both struggle to get clean.

Shallow End

Director: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff

Writer: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff

Producer: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff, Janet Valentina Manina, Anne Leigh Cooper

narrative, 15 min.

Twenty-something year old Agatha comes home after a lengthy stay in rehab, a shattered person. In her small town, everything seems to remind her of the life she once had and the people she held dear before it all went wrong.

Don’t be late, Myra

Director: Afia Serena Nathaniel

Writer: Afia Serena Nathaniel

Producer: Afia Serena Nathaniel, Nouman Waheed

narrative, 15 min.

A missed school bus leaves ten-year-old Myra stranded in Lahore, where her journey home spirals into a tense fight for survival against the men who stalk her every step.

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