We Be the Same
It’s always gonna be just us.
ABOUT
Two sisters fight in the wake of their mother’s recent death, but when a young neighbor asks to spend the weekend, it throws the sisters into a situation they never would have expected. Together, the three women confront their troubles head on, creating a bond they all need in order to grow.
YEAR 2019
RUN TIME 11:46 Min
EMAIL imani.leighh@gmail.com Website: https://www.boobsweat.net/
CAST & CREW CREDITS
DIRECTED BY Imani Leigh
SCREENPLAY BY Imani Leigh
PRODUCED BY Samantha Mitchell
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Makare Saunders
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Xiaoyu Wang
EDITED BY Imani Leigh
MUSIC BY Honeychile
PRINCIPAL CAST Allyson Washington | Anike Sonuga | Shamire Casselle | Dahjn Maria Gomez | Nia Hampton
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
We Be the Same was inspired by both the various kinds of relationships I have with other black women and the common threads that define our specific experiences as black women within our culture. Karis and Augusta’s differing attitudes about the death of their troubled mother point to the complex relationships black daughters have with their mothers. We as daughters often find it challenging to break free from our mothers’ shadows and to define ourselves outside of who they are as people. Like the sisters in this film, we have to learn to hold on while letting go.
DIRECTOR BIO
Imani Leigh is a writer and video editor currently living in Baltimore. She began writing short stories in childhood and has spent the last twenty years honing her craft. Her work focuses primarily on the complex relationships of flawed female characters. She holds two bachelors, in psychology and studio art, from the University of Maryland, and is currently completing her MFA in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art. We Be the Same is her directorial debut.
FILM AND PRODUCTION STILLS
AWARDS
FULL FILM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Imani Leigh is a writer and video editor currently living in Baltimore. She began writing short stories in childhood and has spent the last twenty years honing her craft. Her work focuses primarily on the complex relationships of flawed female characters. She holds two bachelors, in psychology and studio art, from the University of Maryland, and is currently completing her MFA in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art. We Be the Same is her directorial debut.
(Update provided in May 2019)