synopsis

Three days in the life of Faith, a young mother, her mother Ethel, and Faith's son Luther, living in the postcolonial, matriarchal culture of rural Jamaica. As the narrative unfolds, a simmering conflict over Luther and his femininity surfaces and we are offered insight into two mothers with conflicting notions about love and protection, further meditating on the motherhood Faith and Ethel embody by nature, through its impact on a child who deviates from the norm.

cast

Asoya Smith, Brenda Farmer, Xavier Alexander Keating

directed by

Joseph Douglas Elmhirst

director's bio

Joseph Douglas-Elmhirst, born in London, studied performing arts before moving to New York at the age of 14. He went on to study visual arts in Vermont. Joseph intends to tell stories exploring his Jamaican cultural identity through his voice, as well as the female voices of his family.

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