2021 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

'America Drinks And Goes Home' Shorts Block & Filmmaker Talkback

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2020 sucked... but these films are fire.




Riddle Passageways tracks a young woman’s journey through COVID-19 as she becomes placed in self-quarantine for 14 days. Revealing her family’s annual Easter hunt tradition in which her and her brother are given riddles curated by their parents; the film follows the family’s celebration of this tradition as she remains stuck in quarantine. Depicting her nostalgia for the fantastical power of childhood and her emotional passage through the hardships of growing up and the challenges of COVID-19, the film comments on themes of identity, love, and the importance of a self-contentment with one’s individual journey.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Jessie Brown
  • Cinematographer
    Thomas George