Mine
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2023 NOMINEE - BEST WEB SERIES
2021
United States
14 mins
Web Series Competition
| Luisa Dantas, Randall Dottin | |
| Angela Tucker, Paige Wood | |
| Russell Hornsby (Eustis), Imani Russell (Blaze), Khaya Fraites (Mia), Sunni Patterson (Drummond) |
MINE is an animated web-series that poignantly explores the timely theme of community versus individual survival, through the eyes of a teenager. Set in the near-future, this powerful five-part series transports us to Beau Voda, a hard-fought utopian world where every aspect of life is powered by a miraculous healing water source. In the pilot episode, a teenager reluctantly steps into the esteemed role of Water Bearer with the help of their precocious sister. But when the magical water is tampered with, they discover that their idealistic community may not be as magnanimous as they think.
About the Director
Co-director Randall Dottin is a writer/director who works both in documentary and narrative fiction. He is currently chair of the Screenwriting Department at New York Film Academy. Brasilian-American filmmaker Luisa Dantas (Co-director) works at the intersection of storytelling, social justice, and cities. She produced and directed the multi-platform documentary LAND OF OPPORTUNITY, and co-produced the documentary WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOST PRICE.
MINE is part of a suite of five projects created by the Rise-Home Stories Project, a groundbreaking collaboration between multimedia storytellers and social justice advocates seeking to change our relationship to land, home, and race, by transforming the stories we tell about them. More info at www.risehomestories.com
Reviews
Film fest caps 20 years of celebrating Black storytelling – Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, by Charles HallmanThe American Black Film Festival Announces Festival Award Winners – Deadline, by Valerie ComplexExperience New Realities with the Tribeca Festival Immersive Lineup – Tribeca Film News
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Awards
2022 DC Black Film Festival – Best Animated Film
2022 American Black Film Festival – Best Web Series
2022 Denton Black Film Festival – Best Episodic Web Series
