2023
Short Narrative(World Premiere)

Sundown Road

CC
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When three college students get stuck on an isolated road, they soon find themselves in all too familiar territory.

Screenings

Virtual

August 6 – August 8

Directors Spotlight

A photograph shows a portrait of M. Asli Dukan.

M. Asli Dukan

Director

M. Asli Dukan is a filmmaker who works primarily in the genres of speculative fiction as a subversive, radical and liberatory practice. She has screened her films at numerous festivals in the U.S. and in Canada, and on the Black-owned streaming service, KweliTV. She has been the recipient of various grants, awards and fellowships, including a 2020 Sundance Institute Knight Alumni grant. In 2018, she completed her award-winning web series, Resistance: the battle of philadelphia. She is currently in development on the feature-length horror film, Skin Folk, based on the book by the award-winning Caribbean writer, Nalo Hopkinson.

Year
2022
Runtime
20 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
M. Asli Dukan
Cast
XAVIER MICHAEL, CIANNA CASTRO, MACKSUD YILLAH, ERIC HAMMITT
Cinematographer
MARIE HINSON
Composer
RICH HAMILTON
Editor
STEPHEN SCHAFFER
Executive Producer
TREVITE WILLIS
Producer
NIKKI HARMON, M. ASLI DUKAN
Screenwriter
M. Asli Dukan
Sound Design
RICH HAMILTON (Dragonfly Audio Post)
Premiere
World

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