The Store
In a forgotten corner of the city, an unassuming bodega serves as a gateway to ancestral wisdom. Patrons searching for everyday items receive something far greater — TEACHA brand products, unlocking visions of a world where Black people thrive beyond limitation. Blending afrosurrealism with the aesthetics of ’70s and ’80s urban culture and African and Caribbean spirituality, the Hood Botanica transforms the bodega into a portal of self-discovery. The silent store clerk, adorned with cowrie AirPods, serves as the quiet guide to transformation.
Screenings
Virtual
Availability BeginsThursday, August 61:30PM EDT
Directors Spotlight
Dr. Fahamu Pecou
Director
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 14 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Director
- Dr. Fahamu Pecou
- Screenwriter
- Dr. Fahamu Pecou
- Producer
- Olamma Oparah
- Executive Producer
- The Frist Museum
- Co Producer
- Michael Ewing
- Cast
- Kingston Malcolm Ogunleye, Oya Bukola, Romero Hill, Auburn Ave Zay, Tonisha Moon, Miko Defoor, Kyle Why, Christopher Mutua, Mark Cannon, Ahamson Duniani, Ngozi Pecou, Von Hike, Yinka Winfrey, Jazmyne Burton, Ifakemi Spriggs, Osunmonife Ogunleye, Jim Alexander, Furg, Brandon Smith, Ulrick Bien-Aime, D'Joah Roberts
- Cinematographers
- DOP - Tremaine Hamilton, Cinematographer - Marquez McCall
- Editors
- Roni Henderson-Day, Colorist - Miles Freed
- Production Design
- Olamma Oparah
- Premiere
- World