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ART THAT AWAKENS
During the Delta variant upsurge...when productions were rethinking "getting back to normal" - our community of artists allowed us into their homes - via Zoom - in order to shoot this project remotely. The commitment and generosity of our creative team is what made "Aftershocks..." possible.
Magaly Colimon-Christoper, Co-writer/Executive Producer
Festival Laurels
stories of love
LOGLINE: Take a journey with us through Queens, NY from 2020-2021 and witness offbeat, love-filled stories of Caribbean American characters endeavoring to overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. When faced with unimaginable circumstances, how do we get back to normal?
Prologue: What will you say about today?
Written by Magaly Colimon-Christopher
Video montage co-devised by Magaly Colimon-Christopher and Marissa Joyce Stamps
Voice over artists: Logan Elizabeth Nikkole Jones, T.D. Jones
It's April 2020 - Haitian-American mother Joselyn and her 10 year old daughter Nina are sheltering in place in the safety and their home, and pondering how they will retell the story of their experience.
I MARRIED A BLACK REPUBLICAN
Written by Magaly Colimon-Christopher
Directed by Pat Golden
Performers: Johanne Borge Kesten, Simone St. John, Sean St. John
(Dark Comedy)
It's November 3rd, 2020: As the nation waits to find out who will be the next president of the United States, Grace, a staunch Bajan American Democrat seeks her brother’s guidance as she struggles with the realization that her new groom is secretly a Republican. Will their marriage survive?
GOOD FOR YOU
Written by Magaly Colimon-Christopher
Directed by Teisha Duncan
Performers: Demetrius Blocker, Carlene Taylor
(Dark comedy)
It’s March 1st, 2021. A long lasting friendship is challenged by the to-be-or-not-to-be-vaccinated dilemma. When Tony realizes he is in love with his anti-vaxxer best friend Carmen, is there any limit to the length he will go to in order to keep her safe from the coronavirus?
SHEEP
Written By Juan Ramirez, Jr.
Directed by Pat Golden
Performers: Daniel Echevarria, Jason Armani Martinez
(Comedy)
A comedy set over a phone video chat, where Rico checks-in on his boy, Paco, who's sleeping on the couch because he refuses to get the vaccine. Rico gives Paco all of the conspiracy reasons why he should get the shot until Paco realizes the true meaning of choice.
CLOUD WATCHING
Written by Magaly Colimon-Christopher
Directed by Teisha Duncan
Performer: Nyanda Cammock
(Drama)
When a Jamaican-American woman suffering from COVID19 self-quarantines at home alone, she struggles to find the words to leave an uplifting video message for her husband who is hospitalized with the same condition.
about AFTERSHOCKS - smartphone film
Aftershocks - A Tetralogy of Our Times is a mosaic of short narratives, animation and montage art that explores love, humanity, and socially distant connections in Caribbean American communities in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic.
This project was shot remotely. Our team employed new technologies: Frame.io, Zoom, and smartphone - to achieve our production goals.
AFTERSHOCKS is written by Haitian-American actress/playwright/producer Magaly Colimon-Christopher, and Borinquén-Chapín-Bronx playwright/director/ poet/producer Juan Ramirez, Jr. Magaly’s plays SILENT TRUTH and THE HUNTING SEASON are O’Neill NPC Semi-finalists. Her work has been produced and workshopped in NYC, Chicago, North Caroline, New Haven and Los Angeles. Memberships: Actors Studio PDU, The Actors Center and the Dramatist Guild. MFA: Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. www.MagalyColimon.com. Juan’s plays have been produced and developed in NYC, Houston, Portland, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Sydney and others. He’s a Dramatist Guild member, 2020-2021 Dramatist Guild Fellow, teaching artist with Art Defined. MFA: NYU Tisch. www.JuanRamirezJr.com
The creative team included directors Pat Golden and Teisha Duncan, film editor/animator Andre Sutherland, composer MiJANNE, photographer Marissa Joyce Stamps, illustrator Elijah Leonard, sound designer Santos Collado, dramaturg Paloma Sierra, stage manager/casting director Sarah Chiriboga, and casting directors Moshe Henderson.
Cast includes: Demetrius Blocker, Nyanda Cammock, Daniel Echevarria, Logan Elizabeth Nikkole Jones, T.D. Jones, Johanne Kesten, Jason Martinez, Simone St. John, Sean St. John, and Carlene Taylor.
AFTERSHOCKS was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. It was also made possible in part by the 2021 New York City Artist Corps Grant.
(FILM RUNNING TIME: 57 MINUTES)
2022 SCREENINGS
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL NOLLYWOOD FILM FEST (canada)
October 23-30, 2022
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2022 AFTERSHOCKS watch and share EVENTS in queens, ny
Flushing Town Hall has awarded Magaly Colimon-Christopher with an Individual Artist grant to screen Aftershocks and create a space for audiences to share their pandemic stories in a healing community forum. The community stories will be curated into a collection of monologues that will be read on Nov. 12, 2022 at JCAL
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