A Queer, Deaf poet, finds herself at her grandmother’s repass, surrounded by her distant family members who don’t care to know ASL. She resorts to finding solace in hidden, lonely moments that she can steal in the pockets of her grandmother’s generational brownstone. Her visit is complicated by the arrival of her father Samuel, who’s 20 years into a 25-year prison sentence, released for the day on a furlough to say goodbye to his late mother.

Director bio:

Mekhai Lee is a proud graduate of the Drama program at UNCSA. He is the 2022 Director’s Fellow on HBO’s “Succession.” Mekhai directed an original short film, “Them That’s Not,” that premiered at Newfest ‘25 Film Festival, since screening at many film festivals including SXSW and Chicago International Film Festival. He is a directing recipient of the NAACP Cinematic Shorts Competition.