'How Power Looks' — MiamisFF Review
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
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The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
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When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
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Genre:Drama
Directed By:Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
Written By:Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
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Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:Experimental Forest Films, Film Farms, Oslo Pictures, Violator Films, William F. White International, levelFILM
Cast
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
Director
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
Director
Violet Nelson
Rosie
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Áila
Charlie Hannah
Cat
Barbara Eve Harris
Sophie
Sonny Surowiec
Taxi Driver #1
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve
Cory
Tony Massil
Neighbour
Aidan Dee
Jessa
James Angus Cowan
Cole
Anthony Bolognese
Jonah
Anesha Bailey
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