From around the world and beyond, this collection of narrative short films tugs at the heartstings, bringing into question, "what is home?"
Augustus, a literate, escaped slave masquerading as a free man in Massachusetts just prior to the Civil War, experiences nightmares of his son's death and a future America that resembles the struggles of his own time. Shaken to his core, Augustus realizes the horrors of slavery and racial inequality will only continue if he remains complicit. He’s left with one choice: speak up or lose his freedom.
- Year2020
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJon Henri Alston
- ScreenwriterAyinde Howell, Jon Henri Alston
- ProducerB. Quinn Curry, Jon Henri Alston, Ayinde Howell
- CastAyinde Howell, Michelle Mitchenor, Patrick Cage
- CinematographerMatthew Edwards
- EditorJohn Alan Thompson
- Production DesignCasey Clifford
- ComposerKhamani Hagood
- Sound DesignJoshua Moore
From around the world and beyond, this collection of narrative short films tugs at the heartstings, bringing into question, "what is home?"
Augustus, a literate, escaped slave masquerading as a free man in Massachusetts just prior to the Civil War, experiences nightmares of his son's death and a future America that resembles the struggles of his own time. Shaken to his core, Augustus realizes the horrors of slavery and racial inequality will only continue if he remains complicit. He’s left with one choice: speak up or lose his freedom.
- Year2020
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJon Henri Alston
- ScreenwriterAyinde Howell, Jon Henri Alston
- ProducerB. Quinn Curry, Jon Henri Alston, Ayinde Howell
- CastAyinde Howell, Michelle Mitchenor, Patrick Cage
- CinematographerMatthew Edwards
- EditorJohn Alan Thompson
- Production DesignCasey Clifford
- ComposerKhamani Hagood
- Sound DesignJoshua Moore