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BURNT MILK

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Film Details

  • Director: Joseph Douglas Elmhirst
  • Country: Jamaica | United Kingdom
  • Language: Jamaican Patois and English w/English Subtitles
  • Duration: 10 mins
  • Year: 2023
  • Genre: Experimental

Synopsis

Burnt Milk centers around a monologue by Una (voiced by Tamara Lawrance), an isolated Jamaican woman in London. As she takes a moment of solace to make burnt milk, she is flooded with spiritual imagery that takes her home.

This film screens as part of the shorts program Your Home Is No Home.

Screening Details

  • Date: May 12, 2024
  • Time: 5:15 pm
  • Venue: Koubek Center

  • 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
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About the Director

Joseph Douglas Elmhirst is a British-Jamaican filmmaker based in New York. His work centers around characters coming into their own power, as well as exploring complex themes such as misogyny and religion. His short Mada was a THFF21 selection.”

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