Falling Into the Light (2021)
Six Black filmmakers come together to create a story about healing and belonging. A flamboyant Black trans non-binary person seems to be lost in a park in Berlin after a party. The character is experiencing an intense feeling of dissociation. This has happened before, their mind takes them away to cope with trauma, anxiety, gender dysphoria and racism. They pass out and their Consciousness travels to another dimension where there is no time. Here, they meet 'Ancestors' who share messages for their journey towards healing.
Directors: Alex Mello, Black Pearl de Almeida, SJ Rahatoka, Osman Mukhtar, Nicky Chue, Jota Ramos.
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Mandhla Ndubiwa as Sambatra |
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Deborah Moses-Sanks as |
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Gil Duodé as |
| Production | Alice Z. Jones | Production Assistant |
| Sound | SJ Rahatoka | Sound |
| Directing | Alex Mello | Director |
| Crew | Nicky Chue | Cinematography |
| Sound | Alex Mello | Sound |
| Sound | Black Pearl de Almeida | Sound |
| Crew | Alex Mello | Cinematography |
| Crew | Osman Mukhtar | Cinematography |
| Crew | Jota Ramos | Cinematography |
| Production | Kameron Locke | Producer |
| Crew | Black Pearl de Almeida | Cinematography |
| Editing | Branwen Okpako | Editor |
| Writing | SJ Rahatoka | Writer |
| Directing | Black Pearl de Almeida | Director |
| Directing | SJ Rahatoka | Director |
| Sound | Nicky Chue | Sound |
| Directing | Osman Mukhtar | Director |
| Directing | Nicky Chue | Director |
| Sound | Osman Mukhtar | Sound |
| Directing | Jota Ramos | Director |
| Editing | Hildegard Oehler | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jota Ramos | Sound |