Grace
Directed by:
Natalie Harris
1950s, USA.Grace and her older sister spend every summer at their grandparents’ house down south. Now that she’s 16, she’s made to follow her family’s religious tradition and get baptized. When Grace learns that a repentance is required before the ritual, she begins to question the budding romantic feelings she has for her best friend, Louise.Shot on 16mm film and set within a fleeting Summer in the Black American South, Grace exists in conversation with many works of art created in the Black Southern Gothic genre. This time though, through a queer lens that explores the interiority of a Black queer girlhood.
Shorts Program 1
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024
11:00 AM
BRIC
Run Time:
14 mins
About the Filmmaker
Natalie Jasmine Harris is a Black queer filmmaker from Silver Spring, Maryland currently based in NYC. Her work spans narrative, documentary, and experimental forms. Still, it is centered around a mission to tell stories that capture coming-of-age experiences, showcase joy, and reimagine liberation for marginalized communities. Natalie’s NYU thesis film, PURE, received The Directors Guild of America's Student Film Award and was acquired to stream on HBO/Max. Harris is a 2023 Film at Lincoln Center Artists Academy participant and was a 2022 Creative Culture Filmmaking Fellow at The Jacob Burns Film Center. Her work has been written about in publications that include Teen Vogue, The Baltimore Sun, and Huffington Post. She has participated in artist programs with GLAAD, SFFILM, The Gotham, Outfest, Women In Film, Film Independent, and more.
