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Four Nest-supported films at True/False Film Fest 2023

Chicken & Egg Pictures is egg-cited to see four Nest-supported and two AlumNest films in the lineup of the 20th edition of True/False Film Fest, which takes place from Thursday, March 2 to Sunday, March 5 in Columbia, Missouri.

Hummingbirds

dirs. Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras

co-dirs. & prods. Jillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco

prods. Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow

Silvia and Beba smile as they point their middle finger at the fire-work lit sky. There is a red light on Beba's middle finger, and a green light on Silvia's. — Still from Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds is a 2022 (Egg)celerator Lab finalist.
Get your tickets here.

How to Have an American Baby

dir. and prod. Leslie Tai

prod. Jillian Schultz

How to Have an American Baby Leslie Tai 2017 Diversity Fellows Initiative — Still from How to Have an American Baby

How to Have an American Baby was supported through the 2017 Diversity Fellows Initiative (past program).
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Joonam

dir. Sierra Urich

prod. Keith Wilson

A mother and daughter stand under opposite ends of a grape arbor together, harvesting grape leaves. A grandmother is seen sitting in the background with a walker in front of her. Each woman appears to be separately lost in thought. — Still from Joonam

Joonam is a 2022 (Egg)celerator Lab grantee.
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Milisuthando

dir. Milisuthando Bongela

prod. Marion Isaacs

Still from Milisuthando. Aerial shot of a person braiding their hair. — Still from Milisuthando

Milisuthando is a 2019 (Egg)celerator Lab grantee.
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From the AlumNest

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
dirs. & prods. Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster
U.S. Documentary Competition

The Feeling of Being Close to You
dir. & prod. Ash Goh Hua
Part of the Short Films program

Check out the full lineup with this link.