Two Arab immigrants work in a launderette where, soon after 9/11, American flags are washed for free. As they meticulously fold up the flags, a love affair unfolds. Jenkins’ first short film, made as a student, was filmed by co-student and cameraman James Laxton, who also did the cinematography for Medicine for Melancholy and Moonlight.
Also in this combined programme
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Reluctantly Queer
Hushed monologue in black-and-white in which a young Ghanaian immigrant confesses in a warm, openhearted letter to his mother that his love for men wa -
Chlorophyl
Young woman wrestles with her identity and failed relationship, reflected in the city of Miami. A cinematographic exploration of change as a natural p -
Tall Enough
An interracial love story, made for Bloomingdale’s department store, but there’s not a product in sight. A visual and introspective study of lov -
Bayard & Me
Intimate portrait of black homosexual civil rights activist and Freedom March organiser Bayard Rustin. His partner Walter Naegle describes how they re -
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
- 2003
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- File
