A 28-minute explosion of identity that'll wreck your heart and rebuild it.
A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas thin with explosive consequences.
Acting
Oduye's face does what scripts can't touch.
Direction
Dee Rees packs a feature's weight into 28 minutes.
Cinematography
Neon-lit club scenes vs Baptist church austerity.
Director
Dee Rees
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short became the 2011 feature film—rare proof that Sundance shorts can grow without losing their teeth.
Dee Rees shot this while at NYU film school, using her own coming-out experience and casting friends from her Brooklyn community.
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