- Short Film Competition
Year: 2024
Length: 15 mins
Country: United States
Language: English
Directed by: DeeDee Casimir
Produced by: Jordan Shanks, Christina Ingraldi
Starring: Armani Greer, Cecelia Friday, Thomas Copeland JR, BeeBe Smith
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LAST HOORAH AT G-BABY’S centers around an aimless and apathetic Naja grieving the death of her grandmother. After blowing through her cash inheritance, she owes five months of back rent on her grandmother’s rent controlled apartment in a gentrifying Brooklyn. Naja devises a plan to make enough money to pay back rent by the end of the week. When selling everything she can imagine doesn’t work, she results in throwing the party of the year as a last ditch effort.
About the Director
DeeDee Casimir is a Haitian American filmmaker whose comedic storytelling celebrates the vibrant lives of Black women. Born in New York to immigrant parents, she grew up as the youngest of seven children in a lively family. With a keen eye for style, DeeDee infuses her work with a distinct aesthetic influenced by her fashion and editorial background. Her stories highlight Black women coming of age, which she believes can happen at any stage of life, that defy the constraints of respectability politics and societal expectations. DeeDee has worked with respected organizations such as 3 Arts, Showtime and has been recognized for her talent through programs such as the Academy Gold Rising initiative, Ghetto Film School and Group Effort Initiative. She was a finalist in the Sundance Collab Cultural Impact Residency Honoring the Legacy of Michael Latt.
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