OTITI Writer: Chijioke Ononiwu Director: Ema Edosio Deelen Producers: Ema Edosio Deelen, Jeff Jacobson, Nunu Deng 90 min., Narrative A seamstress with commitment issues faces strong opposition from her half-brothers when she decides to take care of the ailing father who had abandoned her as a child.
For Tigray Director: Gabrielle Tesfaye 4:08 min., Animation On November 4th, 2020, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed declared a genocidal war on Tigray, the northernmost regional state of Ethiopia. His administration has limited and blocked access to electricity, aid, food, and water for millions of Tigrayan civilians. Through a conflict so saturated in political […]
Section A – Saturday, November 5 – 1-2:15 pm EST Dear Diary Producer/Director: Ringling College of Art & Design Writer: Yulong Christina and Yang Jones animation, 2 min. A woman cleaning out her childhood room is uncomfortable with facing her past self. The old diary that she disregards magically finds its way back to her, […]
Ro & the Stardust Producers: Rachel K. Ofori and Elvis Nolasco Director/Writer: Eunice Levis narrative,17:39 min. A free-spirited teen fulfills her terminally ill grandmother’s dying wish of building a rocket ship to launch her into outer space. Amina Producer: Taryn Nagle Director/Writer: Shanrica Evans Exe. Producers: Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani. Doménica Castro and Constanza Castro […]
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 […]
Mary Producers: Mark Herzog and Canyon Prince Director/Writer: Michelle Renee Jackson narrative, 15 min. While speaking the actual words transcribed from Mary Armstrong’s 1930s U.S. Federal Writer’s Project interview about her experience with slavery as an African-American enslaved woman who loved to dance, a modern-day and taciturn Custodian trails a Ballet Mistress and her company […]
he Blue Drum Producer: Alicia Herder Director/Writer: Angelita Mendoza narrative, 17 min. A woman mourning her father's passing is tormented by memories of a mother she never knew. A presence reveals secrets hidden within her family home. Yae: Blind Samurai Woman Producer: Akiko Izumitani Director: Akiko Izumitani Writers: James Doc Mason and Akiko Izumitani narrative, […]
Journey - Cuba Producer: LisaMcFadden Director: Sean Kim experimental, 3:29 min. Destination deferred is found in imagination as the COVID-19 Pandemic begins to take a downward turn during the Summer of 2021. Millinery collection concept by Lisa McFadden comes to life in this first of many far away daydream destinations that become reality in the […]
More Than Cute Writer: Joshinder K Chaggar Director: Joshinder K Chaggar Producer: Joshinder K Chaggar 15 min., Documentary A seniors Bollywood dance class in Melbourne city, is the perfect intercultural setting, to discover new friendships and to unpack misconceptions about ageing. Through the lens of the traditional costume, stories are uncovered and shared. Simultaneously, underneath […]
Luka Producer/Director/Writer: Shiyue Xu 3 min., narrative On a hot summer afternoon, as various people come and go at the central market, a young boy starts noticing his own shadow. Pocha Writer: Carly Oscar Director: Carly Oscar Producers: Carly Oscar, Rachel Brown, Maite Elias-Nava,Remi Renlib 13 min., Narrative As she nears her fifteenth birthday, Vic struggles to solidify her personal […]
Maternity Writer: Maria Warith Wade Director: Maria Warith Wade Producer: Maria Warith Wade, Rebecca Malaret, Kendra Mitchell, Kim Coleman, CSA 15 min., narrative When a second-time mother gets an unexpected complication postpartum, she must fight to save her life in the fractured American health care system. Nails Director/Writer: Eliana Pipes Producers: Revel Rosa and Eliana Pipes 5 min., animation […]
Joy's Garden Director/Writer: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo Producers: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, Mungai Kiroga, Hawa Essuman, Firul Maithya 13 min., Narrative Short Edwin is no one's ideal Dad. Can he step up when his estranged daughter Joy needs a home? Blurring the Color Line Writer: Crystal Lee Kwok Director: Crystal Lee Kwok Producer: Daniel Wu, Lisa Ling, W. Kamau Bell 77 min., documentary Digging into […]
