Short film

She Island

2025 · 16 min

A dreamlike, culturally rich short that blends eerie folklore with a heartfelt mother-daughter bond, asking for attentive viewing.

Overview: In the heart of the Caribbean, a mother and daughter confront a malevolent curse erasing identities of all the island's women, propelling them on a daring quest to reclaim their rich cultural heritage and triumph over the encroaching darkness.
How it feels: Eerie, earnest, dark and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, trauma, rebellion
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
trauma
rebellion
memory
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, music
Directed by: Raven Irabor, SIRA Marissa Lewis
Written by: Alexis Pratt, Dylan Braude, Kadia Blagrove, Olivia Jade Khoury
Starring: Lylah Persad, Dara Jerome, Serran Clarke, Chrystal Forde, Theresa Hope, Raven Irabor, Elizabeth Dennis, Kurlann Bradshaw
Music: Charlton Alfonso, Justine Thompson
Cinematography: Imani Nikyah Dennison
Runtime: 16 min
Country: Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Languages: English, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish