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Compton Queenz

COMPTON QUEENZ (Documentary)

Synopsis: After seven years as a public-school math teacher, Audrey Faison found a personal outlet for mental clarity in skateboarding. This immersion led her to establish an all-girls skate club dedicated to creating safe spaces and opportunities for underprivileged girls in Compton, CA. 

Director: Rebecca Greenwood

Runtime: 13 minutes

DEAR MAE (Documentary)

Synopsis: After their mother’s passing, sisters Noi and Nai are left to run her restaurant. As grief alters their relationship and the pressures of the restaurant mount, they must navigate the fragile terrain of family, memory, and tradition. Through a poetic journey of loss and legacy, expressed in a letter to their mother, the sisters rediscover what it means to honor the past and redefine their bond.

Director: Josiah Mendoza, Mona Patterson, Zoey Franklin

Producer: Mona Patterson

Runtime: 15 minutes

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IN PASSING (Live Action

Synopsis: A missed train leads to an unexpected night of connection between Maya and Charlie, two twenty something’s whose fleeting encounter changes how they experience their lives even after they part.

Director: Tyndall Dickinson

Screenwriter: Cheveyo Baker

Producers:  Kailey Schulz & Analysse Macias

Runtime: 8 minutes

KATTI (Live Action)

Synopsis: In a bustling joint family, an 8-year-old girl grapples with loneliness and rivalry when her newborn brother's arrival reshapes her world, forcing her to confront feelings of displacement and find unexpected strength in sisterhood.

Director: Kanishka Aggarwal

Screenwriters: Kanishka Aggarwal & Akshita Namjoshi

Producer:  Wenfeng Li

Runtime: 15 minutes

PROTÉGÉ (Live Action)

Synopsis: Eleanore, a fledging designer, must finish the spring collection of prestigious Parisian fashion house Maison Alarie days before Fashion Week after the sudden death of its creator and her mentor, Brigitte Alarie.

Director: Siane François

Screenwriter: Xander T. Byrnes

Producer:  Lani Wild

Runtime: 15 minutes

THE RAIN LADY (Live Action)

Synopsis: When Noor, an illegal Arab immigrant, and her five-year-old daughter Yara encounter a day that spirals with difficulties due to Noor’s illegal status, they navigate feeling voiceless, powerless, and alienation in the U.S. by envisioning a folk tale that brings them hope. 

Director: Lyla Mzayek

Screenwriters: Lyla Mzayek, Yasmine Mzayek, Aidan Peterson

Producer: Salma Soudbakhsh

Runtime: 15 minutes