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A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA Short Films

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Latasha Harlins was 15 -years -old when she was killed by Soon Ja Du at Empire Liquor in South Central Los Angeles on March 16, 1991. This dreamlike, hybrid documentary reimagines a more nuanced narrative of Latasha’s life.

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Sophia Nahli Allison is an experimental documentary filmmaker and photographer from Los Angeles. She reimagines the archives and conjures ancestral memories. In 2018, she was a Sundance Institute New Frontier Lab Programs Fellow and received a grant from Glassbreaker Films. She has a master’s in Visual Communication from the University of North Carolina.

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Country: USA

Year: 2019

Director: Sophia Nahli Allison

Producers: Janice Duncan, Fam Udeorji, Sophia Nahli Allison

Executive Producers: Aubrey Aden-Buie, Elisa Gambino

Director of Photography: Sophia Nahli Allison

Editor: Sophia Nahli Allison

Music: Minna Choi (composer) Featured songs by Kadhja Bonet and Noname. Music Supervisors Fam Udeorji and Jen Malone

Featuring: Tybie O'Bard, Shinese Harlins, Zoe Flint, Nnenna Brown, Juanita Jennings, Marley Cortez, Londyn Sharp, Raigan Alex, Irie Hudson

Running Time (minutes): 19 min

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