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While packing for a family trip, a young couple from Harlem discusses the future of their relationship after anxiety and truth surface.
2020 Cine-Sony Finalist
Photo by Reneissance Francis Instagram @ thereneissancewoman
![HE, THE PEOPLE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd5a014eae294000143946e/1582653290565-5VAEKWQ1YPG284I5A672/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-02-25%252Bat%252B12.04.48%252BPM.jpg)
Watergate Security Guard, Frank Wills, struggles to share his plight with journalist Shannon Moore after his 1985 shoplifting arrest.
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Young Armando senses something off with his Grandmother, something evil.
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Coming home for a weekend get away, Rosario is confronted by her stubborn brother… who decides to change her plans.
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Seeking education and youth reform in their small town, two sisters walk separate truths.
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Picking up where her mother left off, Adeleen continues to tell stories of their home island… even if her mother doesn’t see it as a strong pursuit.
Screened at Latino Media Fest 2017, Official Latino Short Film Festival, SUNY Wide Film Festival, San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Peekskill Film Festival, Indie Fest, the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, and the Tulsa American Film Festival.
Won Merit Award at Indie fest and Best Student Award at Peekskill film Festival.
![Estrella](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd5a014eae294000143946e/1557506467496-3D2V2MDRCPCNTJB46LD9/Screen+Shot+2019-05-10+at+12.39.04+PM.png)
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Documenting my father meeting his biological father for the second time in his life.
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An inquisitive employee strikes up conversation with a bookstore local.
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Senami is of imaginative mind and when her mother tells her of an incoming storm... she prepares her best to save her family from the Rain Monster outside.
WRITTEN IN NY
DIRECTED AND EDITED IN COTONOU, BENIN
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In collaboration with Mighty Men, we take a listen to what it means to be a Free Black Man the day after Trump’s election.
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