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Unfiltered (in progress)
A Black teenage girl wearing a burgundy Aeropostale sweatshirt holds plush toys in her hands as she smiles with an open mouth. She has long individual braids and braces on her teeth.
Logline: Generational trauma and unflinching courage collide in UNFILTERED, a raw yet joyous coming-of-age documentary feature, where 15-year-old Tamia is determined to disrupt family cycles and reclaim her youth in a world that forces Black girls to grow up too soon.
85 minutes (anticipated)
Director: CHELSI BULLARD
Producers: CHELSI BULLARD, HIMA B.
Executive Producer: JACQUELINE OLIVE
Cinematographer: UWA IDUOZEE
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On the Ledge (2018)
A theatre marquee reads “SLAVE” in all capital letters. An image of a shield and spears is to the left. An image of the continent of Africa with “#1” written on top is to the right.
Logline: A father and son fight to save a theater that played a part in civil rights, and is one of the last cultural markers in a neighborhood that is rapidly gentrifying.
10 minutes
Director, Producer & Editor: CHELSI BULLARD
Cinematographers: RECEBBA BENSON, CHELSI BULLARD, MELANIE MCLEAN-BROOKS, BRIAN INOCENCIO
Grip: MELANIE MCLEAN-BROOKS
Gaffer: REBECCA BENSON
Hidden Wisdom (2016)
A Tibetan woman wearing a bangdian (apron) affixed atop a gray dress sits on her knees at a loom. She has red yarn in her hands and big spools of yarn are in the background on a shelf.
Logline: During a session of carpet weaving, Pasang recounts her history and tells how weaving is deeply connected to Tibetan culture. She shares her personal story of escaping Tibet and eventually finding refuge in New York.
7 minutes
Director, Producer, Cinematographer & Editor: CHELSI BULLARD