Grandma's Closet: Ruby

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Dear Filmmakers,

DIFF22, CONGRATULATE YOU ON RECEIVING AN AWARD!!!

CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO TELL OUR STORIES 

Txan Film, Gordo Soul, L.L.C., CaptVRA/E.D.U., and O.B. Media, in partnership with Mount Saint Mary's University / Hollywood Studios, invite you for an unforgettable Online Film Series celebrating Women who tell our stories, which includes an outstanding collection of three award-winning short films.

An outstanding collection of three short films curated by the DjarFogo International Film Festival will be screened following a conversation with our guest filmmakers.

DIASPORA BEST ANIMATION AWARD 

Title: GRANDMA'S CLOSET 

Synopsis: Grandma shares stories with her granddaughter Kamilah about historic African American women using the magic in her closet.

In recognition of your brilliant work, we invite your movie to be part of CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO TELL OUR STORIES, scheduled for March 25, 2023, at 1 pm PST. Please confirm by responding to this email since we must send a press release worldwide today.

FOREIGN SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Title: A SWEET LİFE

Director Melihat özdoğan ağgül

Short Narrative

Country: Turkey

Runtime: 8:26

Synopsis: The father of a 10-year-old boy who has no one but his father is killed by his lover. The child struggles to survive on the street.

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD                     

Title: ETHEREALITY 

Director Gahigiri Kantarama

Short Documentary

Country: Rwanda

Runtime: 14:18

The venue is part of the 3rd edition of the DjarFogo International Film Festival 2023 programming to honor female filmmakers' work and legacies held on March 25, 2023, at 1 pm PST. After the screenings, Q&A with the guest filmmakers.

This unique program will promote and celebrate award-winning female filmmakers' films from the United States of America, Rwanda, and Turkey. 

DIFF aims to give African and minority filmmakers a voice and means to express themselves creatively through Film. We offer filmmakers opportunities to connect with distributors and investors and provide a free filmmaking teaching program for students from 1st to 12th grades and Universities. DIFF also helps increase film production in Cape Verde and allows filmmakers from African nations and minority directors to share their stories worldwide.

We congratulate you and look forward to screening more of your work shortly.

Thank you for being so supportive, being part of our community, and helping to tell and share our story.

Kind regards,

Guenny K. Pires - M.F.A. in Film, T.V., and Photography

Founder/ Executive Director of the DIFF

Grandma's Closet is happy to announce a partnership with Right Mind Visions Productions. They will create the animation for the series and come on as Executive Producers. Welcome to the Team!!