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SAWUBONA Sawubona, meaning "I See You" in Zulu is a multi-cultural platform for connection and community engagement through film and multimedia experiences.

This Saturday in Venice! Come see Identity Portraits in person. Advanced tickets are required so be sure to get yours so...
04/22/2024

This Saturday in Venice! Come see Identity Portraits in person. Advanced tickets are required so be sure to get yours soon. Link in bio.

Screening starts at 1pm

The Festival: Join us April 26, 27, 2024, for an unforgettable poetic and cinematic experience in April — Poetry Month USA. Our team brings together the best and brightest to showcase Official Selections from 16 countries. Get ready to immerse yourself in Poetry and Film.

The Film: Seven short portrait films that weave together spoken word and visual form to reflect the identity of individuals from the transgender and nonbinary community. These works transcend the negative stigma that has been the norm with the joy and power that is real and present throughout the community.

Huge congrats to everyone on our team!

The Northwest Premiere of the Identity Portraits will be live in Seattle this Saturday! The film will be playing in two ...
04/15/2024

The Northwest Premiere of the Identity Portraits will be live in Seattle this Saturday! The film will be playing in two different locations of the festival.

Please let us know if you plan on attending.

Link to more info and tickets in bio.

Huge congrats to all involved!
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If you happen to be in Athens, Greece this Friday - both Unborn and the Identity Portraits will be playing as part of th...
04/15/2024

If you happen to be in Athens, Greece this Friday - both Unborn and the Identity Portraits will be playing as part of the International Video Poetry Festival put on by the Institute for Experimental Arts.

Huge congrats to the teams behind both of these moving films!

Link in bio.
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Catch Identity Portraits this month in Seattle, Los Angeles and Athens, Greece!Link to screening information in bio.www....
04/10/2024

Catch Identity Portraits this month in Seattle, Los Angeles and Athens, Greece!

Link to screening information in bio.

www.sawubona.us/identity

Huge congrats to the amazing team in front of and behind the camera! Thank you for creating a space for truth and connection.

Huge congrats to the poets, models and crew from our Identity Portraits piece! We have been accepted into festivals in t...
04/05/2024

Huge congrats to the poets, models and crew from our Identity Portraits piece! We have been accepted into festivals in the UK, Greece, Seattle and Venice, CA. Most screenings are this month in person.

More details to come!

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Catch Award-Winning film, Son Rise, Son Shine at Pride Film Fest through November 26th.This film was such a pleasure to ...
11/23/2023

Catch Award-Winning film, Son Rise, Son Shine at Pride Film Fest through November 26th.

This film was such a pleasure to make! From the long interviews with Gerald Garth to the planning of the visuals with Jenny Baumert to working with the amazing cast and crew to the long, long edit sessions with Megan Hayes. We each discovered new parts of ourselves as we dug deep to pull out the truth of each character.

You can watch the film at: https://www.goelevent.com/OpenSpaceArts/e/BestofPrideFilmFest-Shorts

Link in bio.

Available through November 26th.

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SON RISE, SON SHINE, directed by Sasha Marie Speer. Son Rise, Son Shine is a short film about the journey of Gerald, a black gay man, as he interacts with himself and the world from ages 6 to 40. Throughout the film, his 9-year-old self acts as his inner bully, always telling him his way doesn’t meet who he should be as a black man, that he isn’t good enough, and no one loves him. Through his different ages, we see Gerald struggle but eventually finally find peace with who he is and his place in the world.

“I feel like it was a love letter to himself.”Another huge congratulations to the team for their work on Son Rise, Son S...
10/07/2023

“I feel like it was a love letter to himself.”

Another huge congratulations to the team for their work on Son Rise, Son Shine!

We won Best Short Form Short Film at the LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Film Festival.

Catch some of the reviews from the audience at the link in bio.

This film was made with a lot of heart and talent, depicting the real life struggles of its protagonist as he struggles to find his place in the world after not meeting society’s expectations.

More to come…

Director by:
Written by:
Produced by:

Cast:
Vincent Peoples
Kendrick Owen White
Terion Lamarr Collins
Prince Udeh
Darren Brown
Gerald Ray Garth, Jr.
Hiliary Ijieh
Daneé Chesney

Director of Photography: .baumert
Editor:
Sound Editor: Justin Arbabi
1st AD: Katerina Hoyo-Frederickson
Sound: Salahuddin Munir
Sound Assist: Rhonda Hatchett
Grip: Jonathan Modaff

Casting Director: Maggie Kissinger
Location Manager: Steven Pope

BTS 📸
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Huge congratulations to the team for their work on Son Rise, Son Shine!We won Best Experimental Short Film at the Golden...
09/27/2023

Huge congratulations to the team for their work on Son Rise, Son Shine!

We won Best Experimental Short Film at the Golden Nugget International Film Festival in London.

This film was made with a lot of heart and talent, depicting the real life struggles of its protagonist as he struggles to find his place in the world after not meeting society’s expectations.

More to come…

Director by:
Written by:
Produced by:

Cast:
Vincent Peoples
Kendrick Owen White
Terion Lamarr Collins
Prince Udeh
Darren Brown
Gerald Ray Garth, Jr.
Hiliary Ijieh
Daneé Chesney

Director of Photography: .baumert
Editor:
1st AD: Katerina Hoyo-Frederickson
Sound: Salahuddin Munir
Sound Assist: Rhonda Hatchett
Grip: Jonathan Modaff

Casting Director: Maggie Kissinger
Location Manager: Steven Pope

BTS 📸

This October, our film, “Identity Portraits” will be showing as part of Foundation’s Stay tuned… BTS pics from the f...
09/06/2023

This October, our film, “Identity Portraits” will be showing as part of Foundation’s

Stay tuned…



BTS pics from the film 📸

“What did your parents do right?”Not sure I would have had the wisdom to reflect on this question a few years ago. Time ...
08/31/2023

“What did your parents do right?”

Not sure I would have had the wisdom to reflect on this question a few years ago. Time has taught me a different perspective.

Thank you for the interview.

Link to full story: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-sasha-marie-speer/

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