May We Talk About Loss
United Emrates / English / 10 min / Documentary / 2023
May We Talk About Loss delves into the unspoken grief of miscarriage. Five women bravely relate their own stories while standing out against prejudices and promoting understanding. In contrast to the prevalent treatment of miscarried fetuses as medical waste, the film depicts Abu Dhabi’s one-of-a-kind miscarried baby section in the city burial.
Director: Vera Novakovic
Writer: Vera Novakovic
Producer(s): Vera Novakovic
Email: alicia.gonzalez@cma.gov.ae
Safe Place
United States / English / 20 min / Doc / 2023
Although experiencing a lifelong battle with pain and trauma, Jerod Draper lived an average, normal life in Southern Indiana. During high school, Jerod started to get off track after losing his best friend at the age of 14, and his first love at 15. To cope with the sudden loss at such a young age, Jerod started experimenting with drugs. After high school and through his younger-adult years, Jerod’s substance abuse amplified. Throughout his 20s and 30s, Jerod continued to fight for sobriety while marrying and having a daughter. Following the divorce and not being able to see his daughter due to substance abuse, Jerod made a vow to stay clean. On October 4th, 2018 – Jerod was well over a year sober, yet fighting a familiar challenge, the severe depression and anxiety induced by weaning from drugs. During that evening, Jerod endures a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop.
Director: Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
Producer(s): Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian, Brenton Oechsle
Cracked
United States / English / 23 min / Doc / 2024
A daughter’s journey to find love and acceptance after the trauma experienced from her father’s schizophrenia.
Director: Naomi McDougall Jones
Producer(s): Jessica Zemple, Naomi McDougall Jones
What Happened To You
United States / English / 26 min / Doc / 2023
Two childhood friends, both now stand-up comics, explore their past trauma together.
Director: ALEC GOLDBERG
Producer(s): RYAN CONNORS, CLAYTON SUSICK
Key Cast: SEBASTIAN SCALES, THOMAS JORZA
Email: alec@decadelosangeles.com
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A Divine Journey
Kenya / English / 24 min / Doc / 2023
A Divine Journey profiles a Rwandan refugee, Divine Mugisha, striving to overcome the hardships of living at a refugee camp all her life. The story follows her heroic journey as she sets out to study psychology in the United States to treat depression and prevent suicides in her refugee community in Malawi. Divine grew up in extreme poverty, facing hunger and mental health challenges. Despite her struggles, she dedicates her life to creating change for over 50,000 people living at the camp. As a young advocate, she starts Supportive Pillar, a CBO dedicated to helping youth stay in school. On a mission to address mental health in her community, Divine recognizes she must now leave home to pursue her own education so she can better address mental health issues at the camp.
Director: Annette M. King, Ivanovitch Ingabire
Writer: Annette M. King, Oliver Brown, Sujin Jung, Aya Troyer, Dylan Guss
Producer(s): Annette M. King
Key Cast: Divine Mugisha
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