After losing her baby and nearly her life during labor, a journalist unravels amid disturbing visions and chilling attacks as she grieves alone at home.
Acting
Alexis Louder's silent screams say everything words can't.
Direction
Echikunwoke's debut packs feature-film dread into 20 minutes.
Sound
The audio design weaponizes everyday house noises against you.

Director
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Megalyn Echikunwoke crowdfunded this after studios told her 'Black grief isn't commercial'—she proved them wrong at Sundance.
The title 'Weathering' references both emotional endurance and the 2022 CDC report showing Black women face 3x higher maternal mortality—Gemina's ignored pain mirrors documented systemic failures.