13 minutes that'll wreck your entire emotional architecture — in the best way.
A gay man living through the HIV/AIDS crisis reflects upon his recent history of loss with the help of his grandmother, who tells him a story of her own trauma and loss during the Jim Crow-era South.
Direction
Dual directors merge dance and oral history into pure cinematic poetry.
Acting
David Rousseve's physical performance speaks when words fail entirely.
Writing
Grandmother's monologue — devastating in its quiet, specific detail.
Director
Ayoka Chenzira
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the first experimental films to explicitly link AIDS crisis grief to Black women's historical trauma — a radical intersectional move in 1992.
Chenzira and Rousseve co-directed without meeting in person; the film was assembled through correspondence during their own health crises.
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