About this Event
Reel Sisters - Section F - Relative Chaos - 1 pm-2:42 pm
Hatchlings
Director/Writer: Jahmil Eady
Producer: Tara Austin
Narrative, 14:43 min.
A resentful teenager is forced to babysit her turtle-obsessed half-brother; meanwhile, he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise.
Homebody
Director/Writer: Shruti Parekh
Producers: Shruti Parekh, Laura Scarano
Narrative, 22 min.
Facing eviction after her mother’s death, a young artist searches for creative ways to defend her right to stay in her Brooklyn apartment.
Till Death
Director/Writer: Yana Bille-Chung
Producers: Martina Mossell Lee and Constance Ejuma
Narrative, 20 min.
When a kind young couple is offered the chance of a lifetime to purchase their dream house from an ailing octogenarian at a fraction of its asking price, they eagerly accept. However, the deal comes with a significant catch: the older woman must live with them until her death, at which point the house will become theirs.
Stand Clear the Closing Doors
Director/Writer: Stacey Sargeant
Producers: Stacey Sargeant and Becky Morrison
Narrative, 8 min.
When a woman makes a simple request of a fellow NYC subway passenger, an everyday moment turns into a bizarre battle for space, peace, and dignity. Based on true events, the film uses humor and fantasy to explore the subtle, often unspoken tensions that Black women encounter in everyday public spaces.
Flowers Bloom When Touched
Director/Writer: Priyanka Krishnan
Producer: Raman Nimmala
Narrative, 17:15 min.
Malar is trapped in a conservative household and has to grapple with the suffocating demands of tradition. She is ready to buy a one-way ticket out of it by getting arranged married to a US resident. Yet there’s a catch.
She must pass the invasive “two-finger” virginity test first.
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651 ARTS, 10 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, United States
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