Project Detail

The Name I Call Myself

Synopsis

The multiplicities of Black LGBTQ identities are carefully constructed and deconstructed, discarding the notion of a universal, homogenous experience of the world. Across two screens, parents stretch in gentle yoga poses with their child, a group of friends have a meal in someone’s home, a person vogues outside alone, and a couple hold hands in the back of a taxi. Small moments of affection that are a joy to witness.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
16mm, Mini DV camera
Director
Rhea Dillon
Producer
Rhea Dillon
Editor
DFran
Screenwriter
Rhea Dillon
Director of Photography
Olan Collardy, Rhea Dillon
Composer
James William Blades
Music
Carrie Stacks, Ctrl

Production Status

Production Company

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