Here are three long-form narrative shorts (19-54 min each) from around the world.
SHEER QORMA: Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
THE FISH WITH ONE SLEEVE: Hikari Shintani (Yu Ishizuka), a trans woman, works at an ornamental fish company and lives alone in Tokyo. While occasionally feeling an indescribable distance between herself and others, she enjoys the company of her trans women friends and workmates. One day, Hikari returns to her hometown for a business trip. To reveal her true self as a woman, she gathers her courage and texts her old classmate Takashi, a long-unrequited love from high school.
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE: Bernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring George M. Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of their book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represent a Johnson at different stages of their life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Dyllón Burnside, Bernard David Jones, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring George M. Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of their book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represents Johnson at different stages of their life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
Director Biography - Nathan Hale Williams
Nathan Hale Williams is a Black Enterprise Magazine Modern Man of Excellence® and a two-time NAACP Image Award nominee. He is an award-winning filmmaker, a best-selling author and an entertainment attorney. Film: Dirty Laundry (Fox); 90 Days (Revolt); Burden; It Can Be Done; The Ski Trip (MTV), Love for Passion, and, Blackbird (RLJ Ent.). Television: Sesame Street (HBO); My Model Looks Better Than Your Model (BET); Leading Women (Centric); The American Candidate (Showtime); and, Girls Who Like Boys (Sundance Channel). A proud native of Chicago, Nathan has authored five books and is an honors graduate of George Washington University Law School.
- Year2021
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorNathan Hale Williams
- ScreenwriterGeorge M. Johnson
- ProducerNasir Kenneth Ferebee, Richard E. Pelzer II, Coryande Wright
- CastDyllón Burnside, Bernard David Jones, Thomas Hobson, Jenifer Lewis
Here are three long-form narrative shorts (19-54 min each) from around the world.
SHEER QORMA: Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
THE FISH WITH ONE SLEEVE: Hikari Shintani (Yu Ishizuka), a trans woman, works at an ornamental fish company and lives alone in Tokyo. While occasionally feeling an indescribable distance between herself and others, she enjoys the company of her trans women friends and workmates. One day, Hikari returns to her hometown for a business trip. To reveal her true self as a woman, she gathers her courage and texts her old classmate Takashi, a long-unrequited love from high school.
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE: Bernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring George M. Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of their book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represent a Johnson at different stages of their life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Dyllón Burnside, Bernard David Jones, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring George M. Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of their book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represents Johnson at different stages of their life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
Director Biography - Nathan Hale Williams
Nathan Hale Williams is a Black Enterprise Magazine Modern Man of Excellence® and a two-time NAACP Image Award nominee. He is an award-winning filmmaker, a best-selling author and an entertainment attorney. Film: Dirty Laundry (Fox); 90 Days (Revolt); Burden; It Can Be Done; The Ski Trip (MTV), Love for Passion, and, Blackbird (RLJ Ent.). Television: Sesame Street (HBO); My Model Looks Better Than Your Model (BET); Leading Women (Centric); The American Candidate (Showtime); and, Girls Who Like Boys (Sundance Channel). A proud native of Chicago, Nathan has authored five books and is an honors graduate of George Washington University Law School.
- Year2021
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorNathan Hale Williams
- ScreenwriterGeorge M. Johnson
- ProducerNasir Kenneth Ferebee, Richard E. Pelzer II, Coryande Wright
- CastDyllón Burnside, Bernard David Jones, Thomas Hobson, Jenifer Lewis