films
On the Subway
A cinematic poem of the original by Sharon Olds, "On the Subway" follows two people on a short subway ride where they come face-to-face with the long-standing reality of white privilege and inequality of black and white people in The United States.
| Director: | Talora Michal |
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| Editor: | Talyah Ofri |
| Starring: | Robert Lee Taylor and Talora Michal |
Director's Statement: American poet Sharon Olds has challenged me since I first read her work as an undergraduate college student. "On the Subway" is included in the 20th century collection The Gold Cell, but Olds' words about race written a quarter of a century ago reads fresh today. In the 21st century many white Americans profess to be "woke", but there is still much work to do. Racism and racial inequality are lingering boils on the flesh of our nation that my humanity cannot ignore. The first step to solve a problem is for those contributing to be made aware of their role. I collaborated with my childhood friend and co-star Robert Lee Taylor to create this experimental short with hope that viewers would accept the challenge we offer: to embrace the opportunity to pause, consider the lens through which they view the world, and make thoughtful self-corrections as may be needed to put an end to racism once and for all.
Find a Unicorn
A young girl turns to her mother for help in learning how she might find a real unicorn. When she struggles, she finds family is the key to finding the magic creature her heart yearns to find.
| Director: | Nitza Young |
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| Editor: | Talora Michal |
| Starring: | Aaron Young, Ariela Young, Nitza Young |
Director's Statement: I love unicorns so much because they are magical and people need some magic in life. I was inspired by my aunt who is making movies, so I wanted to make a movie, too. We were talking about it for a long, long, long, LONG time. I finally made a movie about unicorns. Unicorns are very important to me.
Four Corners
Status: post-production - slated for release in 2022.
This roundtable conversation with Americans from diverse backgrounds and ages seeks to find win-win solutions to civil rights and social issues through conversation. It is the second of two films that comprise The Four Corners Project.
The Four Corners project is produced by (ah)mused production in association with I am Spartacus Entertainment and includes two documentary films: a short film "One Voice" and a feature film "Four Corners".
"One Voice" premiered in 2015 and encourages every citizen to consider the power of an educated vote: if the contemporary vote counts, what is the responsibility of the voter? The film premiered at Awareness Festival and won Best Documentary Short at The Short Film Awards.
| Producers: | Georgia Van Cuylenburg and Talora Michal |
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| Director: | Talora Michal |
| Editor: | Rene Michel |