USA / 2019 / 17mins / Drama / English

With nuance and sensitivity, this film examines intergenerational effects of limiting ideas about Black masculinity. On the day of his wife’s funeral, Miles tries to prepare his autistic son but is confronted by his father about how to raise him. As the film unfolds, they come to terms with their grief by recognizing their shared need for vulnerability and support.

Martina Lee

Martina Lee is an award winning filmmaker who found her passion for directing in 2013, when she spent a year in Singapore at NYU Tisch Asia. She graduated from USC in 2018, where she was awarded the Annenberg Fellowship. Blueberry, her thesis film, screened in multiple festivals including the American Black Film Festival and aired on ASPIRE TV. It also won the USC First Look Industry Award for Best Comedy in 2019. After being accepted as a Project Involve directing fellow, she was awarded the 2019 Amazon Studios Film Fellowship. Learn More