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Production design is the art of turning a script into a living, physical world. The worlds built in these four films set the stage for a host of complex and interesting characters from a variety of genres. Watch these four films and experience a rebellion, a woman reclaiming and building her own space, a mermaid discovering the impacts of the environmental destruction and objectification above her, and see what it takes to create a super, super movie.
When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in the human world.
The BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented with support from Independence Public Media Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. This project has been supported by The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
- DirectorKristal Sotomayor
- ScreenwriterKristal Sotomayor
- ProducerKristal Sotomayor, Bettina Escauriza, Kris Mendoza
- Executive ProducerMaori Karmael Holmes, Caroline Kim
- Co-ProducerSydney Rodriguez
- CastJosielyn Aguilera, Asia Monroe, Brad Wakeman
- EditorAndrea Cruz
Production design is the art of turning a script into a living, physical world. The worlds built in these four films set the stage for a host of complex and interesting characters from a variety of genres. Watch these four films and experience a rebellion, a woman reclaiming and building her own space, a mermaid discovering the impacts of the environmental destruction and objectification above her, and see what it takes to create a super, super movie.
When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in the human world.
The BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented with support from Independence Public Media Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. This project has been supported by The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
- DirectorKristal Sotomayor
- ScreenwriterKristal Sotomayor
- ProducerKristal Sotomayor, Bettina Escauriza, Kris Mendoza
- Executive ProducerMaori Karmael Holmes, Caroline Kim
- Co-ProducerSydney Rodriguez
- CastJosielyn Aguilera, Asia Monroe, Brad Wakeman
- EditorAndrea Cruz