“Family,” a broadly defined term, is everything in our city. Many extended families live under the same roof, creating a distinct need for the phrase “single family home.” Featuring AUGUST, DRIFTING, IN FRANCE MICHELLE IS A MAN’S NAME, IN SUDDEN DARKNESS, and POND, each film in this block takes a look at “single family” dynamics and relationships of different sorts.
Runtime: 69 minutes
Winner of NOFF2020 Narrative Shorts Competition: Jury Award
A slice of life film set in the Bronx, New York, In Sudden Darkness follows the life of the Moores, a working-class Black family trying to stay afloat in the midst of the city-wide blackout.
- Year2020
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereNew Orleans
- DirectorTayler Montague
- ScreenwriterTayler Montague
- ProducerEliza Soros, Natasha Badiyi
- CinematographerMia Cioffi Henry
- EditorJessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli
“Family,” a broadly defined term, is everything in our city. Many extended families live under the same roof, creating a distinct need for the phrase “single family home.” Featuring AUGUST, DRIFTING, IN FRANCE MICHELLE IS A MAN’S NAME, IN SUDDEN DARKNESS, and POND, each film in this block takes a look at “single family” dynamics and relationships of different sorts.
Runtime: 69 minutes
Winner of NOFF2020 Narrative Shorts Competition: Jury Award
A slice of life film set in the Bronx, New York, In Sudden Darkness follows the life of the Moores, a working-class Black family trying to stay afloat in the midst of the city-wide blackout.
- Year2020
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereNew Orleans
- DirectorTayler Montague
- ScreenwriterTayler Montague
- ProducerEliza Soros, Natasha Badiyi
- CinematographerMia Cioffi Henry
- EditorJessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli