2021 MFA THESIS FILMS
Where Is Home?
Director Tiye Young
Gentrification in Washington, DC is seen through the eyes of a filmmaker’s family and friends as she documents memories of a culture in jeopardy.
15:00 Min
Limbo2
Director Ali Can Usuloglu
Trapped by the COVID-19 pandemic, an Istanbul-born international student contemplates the meaning of freedom while facing the Byzantine process of the US permanent residency application.
18:00 Min
When We Did It Together
Director Titus J. Burrell
Titus & Naomi, a couple of married-preneurs, that have acquired their fair share of relationship and business hiccups; go on a quest to find couples that have mastered the art of maintaining a healthy marriage while running a successful business.
13:00 Min
The Purgatory of Ghosts and Grief
Director Dem Lashawn Keilu
After the death of his wife, a man is visited by her ghost as he struggles to cope and move on.
28:00 Min
FLICK
Director Dem Lashawn Keilu
With a farce around every corner, a married couple, Saylor and Naim, attempt to get another couple out of their apartment after a night of debauchery. The stakes are raised as the wife’s parents come closer to arriving for a surprise birthday visit.
7:00 min
Director James A. Burkhalter
A transwoman’s chance at love is jeopardized by the spectre of her abusive father.
14:15 Min
Time & Temperature
Director Justin Foreman
In the heat of the glass studio a new bond is formed: an aging Venetian Maestro finds in a young American couple the chance to pass on centuries of glassblowing tradition.
21:00 Min
2021 Film Showcase at the Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Director James A. Burkhalter
Cinematographer Alex Henderson
Red Carpet Correspondent Kelsey Kadaver
Hosted By Maceo Tendaji
Photos and interviews from MICA’s film showcase at the Parkway Theatre in Baltimore, MD.