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elephant
Maria Judice
San Francisco, CA | 2021 | 99 | HD Video
WORLD PREMIERE
After witnessing a murder of a young boy by a cop on her doorstep, Maria finds her mental health struggling. At thirty-seven, violence and death compound into a fear of the outside. As she self-isolates, she unpacks individual, collective, and generational trauma. Her beloved community keeps her connected with frequent care visits. elephant is a visual meditation on the physiology of grief.
Presented with short in competition
Freshwater
dream hampton
Detroit, MI | 2022 | 10 | 4K video
WORLD PREMIERE
Freshwater is a short film by dream hampton about her disappearing Black city, flooded basements, and the fluid nature of memory.