Auguat Visitor
Directed by Ifeyinwa Arinze
Length:
10:41
Producer: Ifeyinwa Arinze, Anndi Liggett & Rashad Frett
Editor:
Ifeyinwa Arinze
Cinematographer:
Sofia Camargo Hoyos
Sound Designers: Judy Kim
Synopsis: When her widowed mother has a male friend over for dinner, an observant Nigerian American teenager acts out, which leads her to a deeper perception of her mother.
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Ifeyinwa Arinze is a neuroscientist-turned-filmmaker from Nigeria and is currently based in New York City. Her work draws inspiration from human behavior and prioritizes intimate portrayals of Black women and girls that are grounded in generosity and care. Her short film, Two or More, premiered at the 2022 New York African Film Festival and screened at the 2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Ifeyinwa is a 2021 BAFTA New York Scholar, the inaugural recipient of the 2021 Hayden5 x Video Consortium Gear Grant, and a 2022 recipient of The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and is currently an MFA candidate in the Graduate Film program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.