A young woman wrestles with her identity and failed relationship, portrayed and reflected in the city of Miami. Change as a continual and inevitable natural process, just like photosynthesis through chlorophyll. Short and powerful visual film essay by Barry Jenkins, commissioned by Borscht, a non-profit organisation that encourages cinema in Miami.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
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My Josephine
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Tall Enough
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Bayard & Me
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195 Lewis
A web series about the loves and challenges faced by a group of black, queer, polyamorous women in Brooklyn.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 17'
- Medium/Format
- File
