• Waters of March

    Directed by Chase Johnson
    USA | 17 minutes |

March, who upon losing the matriarch of his family, his grandmother, becomes physically and emotionally devastated. Without much space or attention to grieve, March creates liminal mental spaces where he searches for traces of his grandmother amidst darkness and uncertainty.

In competition for Best U.S. Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Chase Johnson
Producers: Suveer Bhatia, Chase Johnson
Screenwriter: Chase Johnson
Cinematographers: William E. Rouse
Editor: Nick Escobar
Music: Tariq Bright, Garfield Bright
Cast: Malik Willcot, Sylvia Aubrey, Jon Kent Ethridge, Sherri Johnson, Daryl Tanner
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2019
Running Time: 17 minutes
Awards: Most Promising Filmmaker, Spokane International Film Festival; Gold Remi Winner, Worldfest-Houston International Film and Video Festival
Primary Company: The Scribble Room
Contact Email: thescribbleroom@gmail.com
Website: https://www.thescribbleroom.com/

director biography

Chase Johnson is an up and coming director based in Los Angeles, CA, with Waters of March being his debut short. Chase's work is based on the cultural significance of the West African "Griot”, one who is tasked with preserving oral tradition carried by storytellers of all walks of life. Chase wishes to tell tales of humans that exist today and reimagine the futures of those who will exist tomorrow. In these narratives, he has dedicated himself to exploring the complex nuisances and "grey areas" embedded within our own concepts of identity politics and ways of being.

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