A young boy tries to get the attention of his busy parents to no avail. Due to their work and social obligations they disregard his cries for help. It takes a tragedy for them to see their sons cries for help were valid.

In This House

A young boy is caught in the crossfire between his dad and a vengeful employee.

Graduate students Shilpa and Hakim, a Black man, have been in a loving relationship for 4 years and are currently living together in harmony desite cultural differences. That is until Shilpa’s parents come to visit from India. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/49877cec90487b25d21f983b639b8290.jpg" width="145"> Director Bio/Statement:Samori Jaali Jackson is a recent graduate at the Tisch School of Arts for Film and Television at New York University with a minor in Business Entertainment, and Media Technologies and now currently lives in New York City.

Forgive Me Jaanu

Shilpa and her African American partner, bridging cultural divides, face her traditional Indian parents, grappling with beliefs and family pressures that will crucially define their future together.

A young couple, Nina and Grayson, move in together to launch the next step in their relationship. However, they are forced to adjust their goals when Grayson becomes ill. AWARDS: Honorable Mention- Hollywood New Directors- 2023 <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/623301dee9654d4c2492e0b6a24a493a.jpg" width="127">Director Bio/Statement:Reigna Wren is a filmmaker and Temple University alumni. Her work has been featured in various events across the U.S. In Sickness And… (2022) is her senior thesis film and she’s currently directing a Sundance Fellowship series called Ambitious.

In Sickness And...

A young couple, Nina and Grayson, move in together to launch the next step in their relationship. However, they are forced to adjust their goals when Grayson becomes ill.

Aided by goddess Yemayá, an Afro-Cuban woman helps her son flee revolutionary Cuba. Fifty years later, her pregnant granddaughter must face the past in this tale of diaspora, generational inheritance, and resilience. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/5712c52e0263392a17de16b10bcc75f8.jpg" width="160"> Director Bio/Statement:Naiyah Ambros is a multi-racial filmmaker who recently was winning finalist in the inaugural Starz Writers’ Intensive for emerging television writers and the Grand Prize Winner of Screencraft’s 2023 Horror Competition for her feature screenplay Agua de tu Madre.

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Agua de tu Madre

Aided by sea goddess Yemayá, an AfroCuban woman helps her son flee revolutionary Cuba. Fifty years later, her pregnant granddaughter Zamira must face the past in this tale of diaspora, generational inheritance, and resilience.

The veil between the living and dead is thinning. An aging woman is visited by an anthropomorphic bird (Azétor) and the spirits of her deceased children in a dream before joining them in the ancestral world. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/2b2e76614c315309662b8351e614c04f.jpg" width="261"> Directors' Bio/Statement:Sika Stanton is an African-American filmmaker and recent graduate in Cinematography from the American Film Institute. Melisande McLaughlin is a Canadian filmmaker and recent graduate in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute.

Tossou

An aging woman is visited by an anthropomorphic bird (Azétor).

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