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A group of 20-somethings gather excitedly to smoke in the backyard, dressed in all black.

Them That’s Not

  Mekhai Lee

  U.S.     19 minutes

Synopsis

Drea belongs to a family that loves to judge each other, even in the middle of grief. A return to her late grandmother’s house forces a reckoning with how she’s viewed by her extended family—and a reunion with her incarcerated father for the first time in years.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 3: Black Perspectives.

  

 English, American Sign Language 

Film Credits

  •   Charlie Hopkins, Redd Coltrane
  •   Mekhai Lee
  •   CJ Duncan
  •   Sade Ndya
  •   Angel Theory, Biko Eisen-Martin, Carrie Compere
  •   Nick D'angiolillo, Wesley Adams, Sophia Dilley, Bob Valentine, Rob Laqui

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