2023 Indie Memphis Film Festival Virtual

Hometowner Documentary Shorts Competition

Expired October 30, 2023 4:59 AM
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Content Warning: This block features films that include depictions and references to racialized police violence, particularly against Black people, and the impacts of these experiences.


Hometowner Sponsor: Running Pony

Black folks and water don’t mix, right? SLICE explores how Rico Golden and his homeboys from Memphis, Tennessee submerge themselves in an original swimming art form of athleticism, creativity, and joy called slicing while refusing to drown in a pool of society’s expectations.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Tennessee
  • Director
    Zaire Love
  • Screenwriter
    Zaire Love
  • Producer
    Charolette Cook, Caitlin Mae Burke, Joyya Baines
  • Cast
    Derrico Golden, Keith Reynolds, Michael Hennaghen
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