USA / 2021 / 13mins / Experimental / English

In this experimental short, nonbinary visual artist, Ele, contemplates their evolving relationship with darkness. The film quietly foregrounds the complicated influence darkness has held in their life, as well as their eventual realization of its importance as a survival tool and legitimate aspect of their identity.

Yace Sula

Yace Sula is a Gambian-American, nonbinary filmmaker and screenwriter. They began screenwriting at the age of twelve and made their first student film at fifteen. Now an adult, they are focused on making films that depict the complexities of people typically relegated to confining tropes. Ele of The Dark is their debut short film. Learn More