The Passing On: Embalmer James Bryant hopes a mortuary student will overlook his feelings of rejection to continue within the disappearing tradition of Black funeral homes.
death. everything. nothing. Separated by distance, time, and a pandemic, a daughter wrestles with her mother’s impending death. *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Mini!*
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*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
In her touching film, death.everything.nothing a daughter grieves the impending loss of her mother during the enforced separation of a global pandemic.
How does one confront the imminent death of a parent as a global pandemic wedges distance between kin? This question is at the heart of the powerful documentary short death.everything.nothing. In the film, director LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant leans into her newfound role as grieving daughter, and uses impending maternal loss to capture the heartache, uncertainty, and inevitability of death’s grip on human life.
SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Mini!*
Awards l Spotlight Documentary Film Awards 2021 Gold Award l Denton Black Film Festival 2021 Best Documentary Short l Doc LA 2020 Documentary Short Honorable Mention l Independent Short Awards 202 Finalist l Venice Short 2020 Semi-Finalist
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*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
- Year2020
- Runtime6 mins
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- ScreenwriterLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- ProducerLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- FilmmakerLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- CastGwendolyn Manigault, Maurice Manigault, LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
The Passing On: Embalmer James Bryant hopes a mortuary student will overlook his feelings of rejection to continue within the disappearing tradition of Black funeral homes.
death. everything. nothing. Separated by distance, time, and a pandemic, a daughter wrestles with her mother’s impending death. *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Mini!*
(click on titles in column to the right to see individual film details below)
*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
In her touching film, death.everything.nothing a daughter grieves the impending loss of her mother during the enforced separation of a global pandemic.
How does one confront the imminent death of a parent as a global pandemic wedges distance between kin? This question is at the heart of the powerful documentary short death.everything.nothing. In the film, director LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant leans into her newfound role as grieving daughter, and uses impending maternal loss to capture the heartache, uncertainty, and inevitability of death’s grip on human life.
SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Mini!*
Awards l Spotlight Documentary Film Awards 2021 Gold Award l Denton Black Film Festival 2021 Best Documentary Short l Doc LA 2020 Documentary Short Honorable Mention l Independent Short Awards 202 Finalist l Venice Short 2020 Semi-Finalist
find + follow film l website l instagram
*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
- Year2020
- Runtime6 mins
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- ScreenwriterLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- ProducerLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- FilmmakerLeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- CastGwendolyn Manigault, Maurice Manigault, LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant