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African American Shorts Series #2 (78m)

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6 films in package
Speak Up Brotha!
After a brief connection with an enigmatic woman in his car, a rideshare driver must learn to communicate in ways beyond his understanding to win her heart.
Speak
Faced with a crippling anxiety, with the help of a dear friend and the spirit of her mother, a woman overcomes her fear by confronting her greatest enemy.
Gaps
Struggling with self-esteem and obsessing over her gapped front teeth, a family trait, 12-year-old Sydney has to decide whether to keep her gap or risk it all for the "perfect" smile.
Hairitage
A Black actress embarks upon her first exciting acting gig. But her experience in the hair and make-up room shatters this reverie. With halted self-confidence, she looks within herself and history for strength.
Gold Sphere
Gold hoop earrings are a cultural and ancestral thread tying Blackness together globally. When a girl drops her hoop earrings, she is transported to an alternate universe of dance, freedom, and belonging.
Saturday
An introverted teenager, navigating his repressed anger about his parent’s divorce, spends the day with his father until an impromptu visit to his estranged grandfather gives him life-changing insight.

Gold hoop earrings are a cultural and ancestral thread tying Blackness together globally. When a girl drops her hoop earrings, she is transported to an alternate universe of dance, freedom, and belonging.


AWARDS:

Best Futurist Filmmaker, Cannes World Film Festival, 2023


Director Bio/Statement:

Jade Charon Robertson is a choreographer, film director, author, entrepreneur, and Assistant Professor at Medgar Evers College. Her IG is @jade_charon

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    11 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    West Coast Premiere
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Jade Charon Robertson
  • Screenwriter
    Jade Charon Robertson
  • Producer
    Charles Myga Jones, Jade Charon Robertson
  • Executive Producer
    Jade Charon Robertson
  • Cast
    Raven Taylor, Adenna Blenman, Alyssa Wheeler, Jade Charon Robertson ,Galen Colon, Madison Lion
  • Cinematographer
    Nijah Spice
  • Editor
    Nijah Spice
  • Animator
    Ker Chen , Ericka Njeumi
  • Composer
    Funmilola Fagbamila, Shabani Jabiri Bakari (PRS), Nik Davies,Richard Smyth, Echoes of Hinterland
  • Sound Design
    Eric Vargas
  • Music
    Black Girl Fly Spoken Word, African Drums Bata (Ethnic Tribal African Percussion Upbeat Festive), Jazz Drums , Stress Relief Meditation, Traumatraum
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