Directed by:
Damon CardasisScreenplay:
Damon CardasisCinematography:
Hillary SperaComposer:
Nathan LarsonCast:
Regina Taylor, Margot Bingham, Luka Kain, Marquis Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Alexia Garcia, Jaylin Fletcher, Peter Y. Kim (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Working single mother Amara leaves her two boys at home with domineering Aunt Rose, and Rose has her eyes on the older son, Ulysses. Stealing nylons, wearing his mother's shoes: Ulysses is just beginning to explore his identity and sexuality. When Rose demands an end to it, the boy escapes to the Village and discovers both supportive friends and the inspiration to become exactly what he is feeling inside. The problem: Rose is waiting back home. Luka Kain delivers a magnetic performance as Ulysses who in his best moments hears music all around, and yet faces some of the worst circumstances imaginable in this drama about finding a literal sanctum, so that you can find yourself. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Regina Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Negotiator (1998)
Lean on Me (1989)
Children of the Dust (1995) (TV movie)
Margot Bingham
USA
Best movies:
Then Came You (2018)
Tigertail (2020)
Burning Blue (2013)
Luka Kain
Best movies:
Adam (2009)
Saturday Church (2017)
Marquis Rodriguez
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Indya Moore
USA
Best movies:
Nimona (2023)
Saturday Church (2017)
Queen & Slim (2019)
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
USA
Best movies:
tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Adam (2019)
Saturday Church (2017)
Alexia Garcia
Best movies:
Saturday Church (2017)
Jaylin Fletcher
Best movies:
Saturday Church (2017)
The Female Brain (2017)
Peter Y. Kim
Best movies:
Side Effects (2013)
Margin Call (2011)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Stephen Conrad Moore
Best movies:
The Painting (2011)
Saturday Church (2017)
Margaret (2011)
Evander Duck Jr.
Best movies:
Keep the Change (2017)
The Report (2019)
The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Jarrett Austin Brown
Best movies:
The Get Down (2016) (series)
Saturday Church (2017)
Don't Turn Out the Lights (2023)