Festivals - Tribeca 2021 : Short films catgory : Shining Stars

By Mulder, 22 april 2021

Enjoy these shorts celebrating Juneteenth.

Waves (United States) (New York Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed and written by Agazi Desta
Produced by Anabel Inigo
With Omete Anassi, Jason Dalhouse, Larry Banks, Eric Davis, Dameon Victorian, Barry Wilkins, Derrick Stephon Miller, Terrell Wilds.
Synopsis : A Black, deaf teen (Omete Anassi) wants “Waves” for prom night, but his haircut falls into the hands of an inattentive, rookie barber (Jason Dalhouse)

Cherry Lemonade (United States) (New York Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed and written by Aisha Ford
Produced by Jane Hare, Katie Pyne, Nadine Nadoo, Tema L. Staig, Allison Vanore, Jeff Vespa, Annika Hylmo, Uzma Xina Kang.
With Eris Baker, Skylan Brooks, Chance Harlem Jr, Alexander Jones III, Skyler Priest, Meagan Harmon.
Synopsis : On a hot summer day in the hood, a Black girl (Eris Baker) learns to take the lead on her own terms.

Magnolia Bloom (United States) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Tayo Amos, written by Matt Mitchell, Joi Elaine
Produced by Julia Dillard, Matt Mitchell.
With Lex Scott Davis, Wes McGee, Joseph Lloyd Lopez
Synopsis : In 1950s Las Vegas, a black singer (Lex Scott Davis) is on the verge of her big break, but she risks it all when she learns her audience won't be integrated.

Silence (Japan, UK) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Tj O’Grady Peyton, written by Ivan Cush, Tj O’Grady Peyton, Kensaku Kakimoto
Produced by Yuka Nakamura, James Chamberlain, Kensaku Kakimoto
With Kai Joseph Keenan-Felix, Lauryn Bryan, Kai Owen, Antoine Murray, Samuel Mena Garcia, Dom Bryan, Demarre King, Kijuan Whitton.
Synopsis : A young man (Kai Joseph Keenan-Felix) wanders around the city, where people wearing masks come and go. One day, he finds a girl (Lauryn Bryan) dancing ballet in an abandoned building.

Enough (United States) (New York Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Caleb Slain.
With Nathan Nzanga, Max Losee.
Synopsis : A dream, a nightmare, a musical. Ten years in the making, welcome to the stormy inner world of one boy growing up in America.

19 Seventy Free: Part 1( United States) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Louis Bryant III, AmaYah Harrison, written by Louis Bryant III, AmaYah Harrison, Darien Dorsey. Produced by Louis Bryant III, AmaYah Harrison, Taura Stinson, Darien Dorsey.
With Darien Dorsey, Amina Malika, James Mario Bowen.
Synopsis : 19 Seventy Free is a visual EP celebrating the complexities of black love and artistic freedom with music as its primary voice.

The 2021 Tribeca Festival is presented by AT&T and with the support of our corporate partners: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, CHANEL, City National Bank, CNN Films, Diageo, DoorDash, FreshDirect, Hudson Yards, Indeed, Montefiore, NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, P&G, PwC, Roku, Spring Studios New York.

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(Source : press release)