Set in 1983 at camp, Snot (12) and her all-black girl scout brownie troop seek revenge on an all white privileged troop for calling them a racial slur. However, things take a left turn which leads to a shocking truth.
Writer/Director: Aisha Ford
Executive Producer: Spike Lee
Producers: Preston Lee, Carole Murphy
Cinematographer: Kameron Davis
Starring: Bailey Renée, Nia Johnson, Selena Vaquero, Jacqueline LeGrande, Kylah Davila
Awards: Winner of the Best Student Film and Best Cast award at the Diversity in Cannes Film Festival. Best Short Film Nominee award at the Arpa International Film Festival. Winner of the Best Director award at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival.
A young girl learns how to hold her own in a world that contains tough (and sometimes violent) men, even when those men present themselves as her protectors.
Writer/Director: Aisha Ford
Producers: Women in Media
Cinematographer: Angelia Sciulli
Starring: Eris Baker ( Emmy award-winning show “This is Us”) Skylan Brooks (Sundance Film Festival “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” and Netflix “The Get Down”)
Awards: Winner of the 15 Minutes Short Best Narrative Award, Nominee for the IndyShorts Festival Audience Choice Awards, Best Narrative Short Nominee at the Oceanside International Film Festival, Best Lead Actor Nominee at the Oceanside International Film Festival, Best Lead Actress Nominee at the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival.
An African American teenager, attending a predominately white high school, is in danger of compromising her self-worth when her principal offers her an opportunity that will change her life.
Director: Aisha Ford
Producers: Liz Yong Lowe, Rachel Gordon
Cinematographer: Mauro Fernandez
Starring: Sumayah Chappelle, Malin Barr, Bianca Stone & Meka Butler
Awards: Winner of the First Run NYU Wasserman Award.
An African-American girl, obsessed with her hair, seeks guidance in a small fish when her mother forces her to go underwater.
Director: Aisha Ford
Producers: Rachel Gordon
Cinematographer: Jess X Snow
Starring: Sydnee April Symone, Janell Sexton
Awards: Winner of the Best Narrative Short Film Honorable Mention Award at Urbanworld Film Festival.
A father and daughter in a tense relationship struggles to support one another when a cop all of a sudden shows up.
Director: Aisha Ford
Cinematographer: Youmin Kang
Starring: Sydnee April Symone, James Becton
Awards: Winner of the Grand Jury Narrative award at the Tiny Film Festival.
Teenage Wren is unsure what to do when her mother, gone for months in a drug-related absence, suddenly shows up at their home.
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Director: Aisha Ford
Producer: Jessica Barton
Cinematographer: Kameron Davis
Starring: Sumayah Chappelle, LaNisa Frederick, Cortney Wiggins & James Baldwin
Awards: Winner of Best Narrative Short Film at San Francisco Black Film Festival.
