Synopsis:
1950s, USA.
Grace and her older sister spend every summer at their grandparents’ house down south. Now that she’s 16, she’s made to follow her family’s religious tradition and get baptized. When Grace learns that a repentance is required before the ritual, she begins to question the budding romantic feelings she has for her best friend, Louise.
Shot on 16mm film and set within a fleeting Summer in the Black American South, Grace exists in conversation with many works of art created in the Black Southern Gothic genre. This time though, through a queer lens that explores the interiority of a Black queer girlhood.
CREDITS
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Starring: Jordan Rayanna Wells, Alexis Cofield, Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew, CL Simpson, JeVon Blackwell
Written, Directed, and Produced by Natalie Jasmine Harris
Director of Photography: Tehillah De Castro
Editor: Harry Cepka
Color: Kya Lou
Production Design: Jai Monee'
Composer: Taul Katz, Damsel Elysium
Produced by Samiyah Wardlaw, Morgan Powell, Latavia Young, Julia Kennelly, Natalie Jasmine Harris
Executive Producers Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Dr. Debra A. Bright, Fanshen Cox, Natalia Bougadellis
This film was produced with support from The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) Pitch Competition, The Future of Film Is Female, The Frameline Completion Fund, Kickstarter’s Creative Capital x Skoll Creator Fund, Scout Film Festival's Emerging Filmmakers Grant, The Inside Out RE:FOCUS Fund, and Creative Culture at The Jacob Burns Film Center.
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film Festivals + Screenings:
•Sundance Film Festival | January 2024
•NFFTY: The National Film Festival for Talented Youth | April 2024
•Received the 2024 Best Cinematography Award
•Maryland Film Festival | May 2024
•Inside Out: Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival | May 2024
•NewFest Pride | May/June 2024
•Bentonville Film Festival | June 2024
•Provincetown International Film Festival | June 2024
•Palm Springs International Short Film Festival | June 2024
•Nominated for the 2024 Best LGBTQ+ Short Award
•Nominated for the 2024 Oscar® qualifying Best Short Film Under 15Mins Award
•Frameline Film Festival | June 27 @ 1pm ET | BUY TICKETS