Eye Test is a short fiction film that delves into the mindscape of the 27 year old Nivedita when she visits an eye clinic for a checkup, to deal with her mother’s demise.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.
Omaha reminds us of what it can feel like to look at old family photographs. You sit with the bittersweetness, allowing it to wash over you; not drowning in it, but certainly affected by it.
'Don't Lose Your Head' follows the motto of "grades aren't everything."
Diversity is incorporated in a way that only aids in a well-rounded conveying of stories through different lenses. The show’s success is a testament to what audiences are craving: authentic stories that broaden the mind and heart.
