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YOU (2020)

SHORT FILM
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Synopsis: Renee isn't having the best day. In fact, she's probably having the worst f&#@ing day ever.

About: YOU is a short film created in the fall of 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was never meant to be related to the pandemic. Jess and her Director of Photography, Sarah Winters, along with Hadestown actress Kim Steele shot this short over a Saturday in an apartment. 

This film is a "love letter" of sorts. An ode to mental health and what we go through when dealing with anxiety/depression. Additionally, it is a love letter to black women, at our most human, at our most vulnerable - despite what stereotypes the world might put on us.

ACCOLADES

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Nightpiece Film Fes
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Marina del Rey Film
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Venice Shorts - 202
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Big Apple Film Fest
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Studio City Interna
OFFICIAL SELECTION - International Film
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Los Angeles Interna
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Montreal Independen
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - Silicon Beach Film
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Chicago Indie Film
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CAST/CREW

Renee

Kim Steele

Directed by

Written by

Director of Photography

Editor

Composer

Gaffer

Sound Mixer

Colorist

Jess Carson

Jess Carson

Sarah Winters

Tyler Herron

Tyler Herron

Sarah Winters

Sarah Winters

Sarah Winters

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