JONAH

submitted by Huzzaz on 06/22/17 1

JONAH - an interview with a former African American slave accompanies a powerful dance vignette of an urban man in extremis. The juxtaposition of past and present raises questions about inherited trauma and the possibility of regeneration. Directed by Andrew Michael Ellis Performed by Ernest Felton Baker Cinematography by Andrew Michael Ellis and Ben Stamper Edited by Ben Stamper Additional Cinematography by Sasha Aryutunova Special Thanks to Jonathan Seale Leeds International Film Festival Dance on Camera Festival Telluride MountainFilm Festival Bucharest International Dance Film Festival Topanga Film Festival San Francisco Black Film Festival Pan African Film Festival Tiny Dance Film Festival Harlem International Film Festival San Francisco Short Dance Film Festival New Voices in Black Cinema Black International Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Krakow Film Festival Tampere Film Festival Nashville Film Festival Dance Camera West LA Film Festival Savannah Film Festival San Francisco Dance Film Festival Port Townsend Film Festival

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