Reel Sisters - 1 Day Pass - Oct. 20, 2024
The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
New York
40.68694050000001
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Description
GET a 1 DAY PASS for Reel Sisters Opening Day in Brooklyn on October 20, 2024!
Highlights for the Day Include Jellyfsh and Lobster, The Flacalta Effect, Black Love Manifestor and An Unusual Suspect!
From Oct. 4 through Oct. 31, 2024, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is proud to present "A State of Grace," a cinematic celebration of our ability to find joy, love and honor while overcoming challenging times. Reel Sisters 27th Anniversary Festival Season centers families, art, music, nature, comedy and parenthood as our women of color filmmakers share deeply personal stories about loss and joy. Living in a state of grace — wise advice given by the late poet Maya Angelou — allows us to find the courage to keep moving forward.
Reel Sisters is presenting 50+ films by women of color from across the globe at our in-person and virtual festival. For a complete film schedule visit www.reelsisters.org.
Get Access to an afternoon of films for $25 (value: $100+)!
Oct. 20, 2024, 1 pm-6:30 pm - Reel Sisters
Center for Fiction (NEW VENUE!)
19 Lafayette Avenue (across the street from Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Brooklyn, NY
FILM HIGHLIGHTS (see sections for film descriptions)
Section A - 1 pm-3 pm*
Photo: The Other Partners.
SECTION A - Service - 1 pm-3 pm - Center for Fiction
Jellyfish and Lobster
Producer: Elizabeth Rufai Director/Writer: Yasmin Afifi
narrative, 20 min.
A magical realist, dark comedy/drama set within the backdrop of a gritty British care home.
When two old and terminally ill patients discover a magical pool that restores them back to their younger selves beneath the water, they are forced to reconcile with the inescapable truth of their mortality, or drown in the illusion of their past.
The Other Partners
Director/Writer: Destinee Stewar
Producer: Sylvia Ray
comedy, 9 min.
While preparing for their first dinner party together, Rowyn’s boyfriend, Raj, discovers her dildo in a kitchen drawer. Raj, feeling insecure, shames Rowyn for her practices…and then he finds more. What ensues is a comedic battle of the sexes as Raj expresses his discomfort and Rowyn stands up for her right to choose self-love, healing, and sexual intimacy through masturbation.
Red Onion
Director/Writer: Iris Almaraz
Producer: Erin Ploss-Campoamor
narrative, 10 min.
As you peel back the layers of RED ONION, a day in the life of a phone sex operator becomes an exploration of intimacy, death, and human connection.
Three Meals
Director/Writer: Pelin Keskin Liu
Producers: Pelin Keskin Liu, Max Gardner, Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
narrative, 15 min.
When her brother's health worsens, Yasmin returns from living abroad to convince her mother to turn off his life support machine.
Braised (Thit Kho)
Writers: Huong Vu, Dylan Lam
Directed by: Huong Vu
Producers: Huong Vu, Dylan Lam, Ryan King, Samiyah Wardlaw
narrative, 15 min.
Clutching a heart-rending secret, Maggie Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American screenwriter, makes an unannounced visit home to reconcile with her mom. A bowl of braised pork pushes their bond to a breaking point.
*Viewer discretion advised, adults 18+.
SECTION B - Sisters on Wheels - 3:05 pm-4:25 pm
SECTION B - Faith & Fate - 3:05 pm-4:25 pm
Ya Hanouni
Directors/Writers: Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib
narrative, 2:38 min.
While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?
Exit
Director/Writer: Oriana Ng
Producers: Oriana Ng, Lana Bolycheva
narrative, 5 min.
A dangerous elevator ride tests a couple's bond.
The Flacalta Effect
Director/Writer: Rochée Jeffrey
Producers: Ebony Elaine Hardin, Takara Joseph
comedy, 8 min.
After a drug with anti-aging properties has apocalyptic consequences, two Black sisters fight for their lives—and looks—in this satirical take on toxic beauty culture.
Ayat (Verses)
Director/Writer: Samina Saifee
Producers: Shubhangi Shekhar, Krishna Trivedi, Alyssa Schroeter, Laith Nakli
narrative, 15 min.
A grieving Islamic Sunday school teacher begins to question his reality when the stories he teaches follow him home.
Unplugging From Amazon
Producer/Director: Raquel "Rocky" Nguyen
documentary, 12 min.
The fight for local economics and fair labor by small publishers and independent bookstores with the world's largest book market: Amazon.
Black Love Manifesto (Invited)
Director/Writer: Liza Jesse Peterson
experimental, 20 min.
Black Love Manifesto uses photography, video, poetry and music to illuminate and celebrate the beauty and power of Blackness. It is a poetic mosaic of Black history, Black resilience, resistance and revolution, Black excellence, Black Joy and Black Love. It’s a medicinal balm for a weary and wounded people during these horrifying times. It is a battery for perseverance, remembering and hope.
SECTION C - 4:50 pm-6:20 pm - Center for Fiction
An Unusual Suspect
Director/Writer: Booker T. Mattison Producers: Roberta Setzu and Christian Ortega
Narrative, 90 min.
Two years out of law school and eager to prove herself, ambitious young attorney VIOLA JANUARY takes on a high-stakes pro bono case: defending a man who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping a woman. Against all odds, she wins. But as new evidence emerges, Viola realizes the case is far from closed—and now she’s caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer determined to keep the truth buried. With her life on the line, Viola must unravel a dark conspiracy before it’s too late.
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2024-10-20T13:00:00-04:00
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2024-10-20T18:30:00-04:00
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Reel Sisters - 1 Day Pass - Oct. 20, 2024
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