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Getting older is never easy, and no one knows that better than the filmmakers in this block presented by the 2024 Miami Film Festival. Nevertheless, they’re able to find the beauty in all of it, and bring us a new appreciation for those awkward times.
Nagaatti
World premiere, United States, English, 6 minutes
A young man struggles to replicate his mother’s recipe after her funeral.
Directed by Barento Taha
Yuck!
Florida premiere, France, English, French, 13 minutes
Yuck! Kissing on the mouth is disgusting. But secretly, little Leo really wants to try it.
Directed by Loic Espuche
June 1st
World premiere, United States, English, 10 minutes
A quiet meditation on the insecurities of young artists which follows Megan, an aspiring model living in South Florida on her 16th birthday, as she reflects upon her dreams for the future and her turbulent relationship with her mother.
Directed by Rio Angelo
In Wonderland
Miami premiere, United States, Spanish, 14 minutes
Nina, a resilient, and tenacious 8-year-old Mexican girl is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay in the custody of her estranged aunt, Carmen. Nina initially rejects her new family and escapes inside the fantasy world of her book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. As her imagination brings to life a magical rabbit hole, she follows it down in hopes of reuniting with her father on the other side. Will Nina come to terms with the truth of her past and finally embrace the adventure of a new home?
Directed by Andrea Camacho McCracken
Kaila
World premiere, United States, Haitian Creole, 6 minutes
Kaila is abruptly moved out of her home in Haiti to go live with her aunt in Miami, who she has never met before.
Directed by Angelica Bourland
I Am Neither Here Nor There
Florida premiere, United States, English, Spanish, 11 minutes
Fernando, amateur baseball player and Mexican immigrant, longs for home, family, and belonging as he pursues his dreams of professional baseball in the US.
Directed by Christian Del Rio Solorzano
Delta
Florida premiere, United States, English, 17 minutes
It’s the summer before Phoebe Lee leaves home. The Chinese-American Lee family, who has lived in the Mississippi Delta for generations, is preparing for the day by taking inventory at their grocery store. The two Lee siblings — Phoebe and Raymond — work in tandem like they have all of their lives. Except this summer Phoebe is leaving home for a college far from Mississippi, and in doing so is saying goodbye to her older brother and an entire way of life.
Directed by Jing Ai Ng
Chidera
Florida premiere, United States, English, 18 minutes
Inspired by a true story, Chidera (igbo meaning: “what God has destined) is an “ezenwa” meaning she was born with “dada” hair signifying she is a direct descendant of the mighty goddess of Atai – a powerful linage of women of the Ani tribe in Africa. From birth she was bound to a lifelong oath to a higher calling, but as the traditional ceremony looms she struggles to choose between her destiny and the freedom she craves.
Directed by Sope Aluko, Adaora Nwandu-Earl
Check out the complete lineup for the 2024 Miami Film Festival here.
