Fatima

Film

by Gerald Barclay

Details

USA / 2017 / 25mins / Drama, Thriller / English

Fatima, a hard-working single mother and undocumented immigrant, has the day off and plans to celebrate her son’s birthday. A call from her job changes everything. Having no choice, she is forced to take the shift. In a home located in a rural area of Atlanta, Georgia, Fatima cares for and tends to an opinionated and racist old veteran. Throughout her shift she endures abuse, arrogance and threats.

About the Director

Gerald Barclay

Gerald K. Barclay, professionally known as "Gee-Bee", is a director, producer, writer, cinematographer and editor. After fleeing the devastating civil war in his native Liberia, he settled in New York City and graduated with a Communications degree from City University of New York. He gained early filmmaking experience on Abel Ferrara’s King Of New York and Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever before enrolling in a mentorship under Emmy Award winning filmmaker Tony Lover at Liberty Studios. He went on to helm hundreds of music videos for artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, and The Gap Band. Barclay sought new challenges, and his first feature film, Bloody Streetz, won critical praise and a Vision Award at the 2002 Pan-African Film Festival. In 2001, Gee-Bee produced and directed a critically acclaimed feature length documentary, Liberia: The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here, a touching and powerfully emotional documentary on the tragic aftermath of the Liberian civil war. His other works include Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan, The Bully and Liberia Will Rise. Learn More