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Jahmil

Director-Writer. Gullah. Rising Voices S5. AFI DWW+ ‘25. THL ‘25 @princessgraceus. Heartland film. @thebond_film @hatchlingsfilm @haint_thefilm

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Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


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Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago


Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


436
69
8 months ago

Thank you @Deadline and Destiny Jackson for sitting down with me! Appreciate any opportunity to talk about the Gullah Geechee community and what it was like to make @haint_thefilm with the most amazing collaborators 💙


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8 months ago

Pinch us, we’re in Vogue! Thank you again @tribeca THL & @chanelofficial! ✨🎬🤍

@jaedirects, @selena_moon_cat (not pictured) & I have never felt so stylish heading into pre-production! Now please excuse us while we roll up our sleeves & change into our HAINT blue. 💙


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1 years ago

I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of @americanfilminstitute DWW+ class of 2025 with seven other talented directors! Having Hanelle M. Culpepper as our mentor and Guest Artistic Director is such dream! The Directing Workshop for Women+ is celebrating 50 years of excellence. I'm honored to be a part of this community.

I will be making a magical realism short, “Sea Turtles.” Stay tuned for updates and info about how you can support. I’m super excited to bring you along on this journey!

Headshot 📷 @emilysandiferphoto


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2 years ago

I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of @americanfilminstitute DWW+ class of 2025 with seven other talented directors! Having Hanelle M. Culpepper as our mentor and Guest Artistic Director is such dream! The Directing Workshop for Women+ is celebrating 50 years of excellence. I'm honored to be a part of this community.

I will be making a magical realism short, “Sea Turtles.” Stay tuned for updates and info about how you can support. I’m super excited to bring you along on this journey!

Headshot 📷 @emilysandiferphoto


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2 years ago


I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of @americanfilminstitute DWW+ class of 2025 with seven other talented directors! Having Hanelle M. Culpepper as our mentor and Guest Artistic Director is such dream! The Directing Workshop for Women+ is celebrating 50 years of excellence. I'm honored to be a part of this community.

I will be making a magical realism short, “Sea Turtles.” Stay tuned for updates and info about how you can support. I’m super excited to bring you along on this journey!

Headshot 📷 @emilysandiferphoto


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2 years ago

I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of @americanfilminstitute DWW+ class of 2025 with seven other talented directors! Having Hanelle M. Culpepper as our mentor and Guest Artistic Director is such dream! The Directing Workshop for Women+ is celebrating 50 years of excellence. I'm honored to be a part of this community.

I will be making a magical realism short, “Sea Turtles.” Stay tuned for updates and info about how you can support. I’m super excited to bring you along on this journey!

Headshot 📷 @emilysandiferphoto


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2 years ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Any excuse to go to Palm Springs 🌴🎬🎥
Hatchlings @psfilmfest
Director @jaedirects
Producer @elkheartfilms


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4 days ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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43
2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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2 weeks ago

Last October I attended Bend Basecamp, a four-day filmmaker retreat outside of Bend, OR, and it genuinely shifted something for me. Pitch development workshops, panels, one-on-one mentorship, screenings, and real talk from leading writers, directors, managers, and producers in the industry. I came away with a clearer sense of the HAINT feature film and an incredible community of filmmakers. Caldera was fun, peaceful and I stayed in the coolest A frame cabin! I’m super grateful for this experience and our generous mentors: Effie Brown @iamfuriousblack , Cullen Conly, Heidi Ewing @heidiewing , Max Geschwind @maxgeschwind , Whitaker Lader @whitlader, Bing Liu, Peter Nicks @petenicks , Mary Jane Skalski, Guinevere Turner, Brian Kendig, and John Cooper!

If you’re an early to mid-career filmmaker with a narrative or doc project you’re trying to develop, apply! Applications for the 2026 program (Oct 4–8) are open until June 14 at bendfilm.org. Limited scholarships are also available! ✨

I also had the best time screening Hatchlings short at @bendfilmfestival and hanging out at the last BLOCKBUSTER still in existence! Submissions for Bend FF close on 5/22! That’s in two days! Go for it!

Shout out to bend basecamp’s dream team John Cooper, @claymarshallpruitt Giancarlo Gatto and @emma_kaisner !


#Bendbasecamp


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Press is in. #HAINT

Thanks @rnewb & @overlookfilmfest


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Press is in. #HAINT

Thanks @rnewb & @overlookfilmfest


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Press is in. #HAINT

Thanks @rnewb & @overlookfilmfest


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1 months ago

HAINT won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at RiverRun Film Festival!

We couldn’t be more honored to receive this award from a world-class film festival in the Low Country. HAINT is set in the Low Country so being recognized by this community means everything… plus so many of our cast and crew hail from North Carolina 🙌🏿

Thank you to the jury and the entire @riverrunfilm team, especially Michael and Kate. Nothing like Low Country love. 🩵

Congratulations to the HAINT cast and crew!

Key Cast
Melanie Nicholls-King @melanienichollsking , Imani Lewis @mochabands , Brooke Jaye Taylor @brookejayetaylor Erica Viet, with Melvin Campbell and introducing Aris Vsetecka @arisvthecreature

Producers: @elkheartfilms @selena_moon_cat @271films
Cinematographer: @joewiverhoeven
Production Designer: Lily Guerin @lilg75 
Editors: @spockrulez @cristinaheadrick
Composer: @alonsomalikpirio 
Musicians: Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters
Casting Director: Candice Alustiza-Lee
Sound Designer: Brian Ortiz @bside.wav
VFX Supervisor: Celeste Leizer @lightly_disfigured
Colorist: Andrew Francis @_aa_francis
Costume Designer: Karis Battle @everything24karis 
HMU Artist: Tiana Brown @ms2hautemua 
Special Effects Makeup and Creature Designer: @cams_fxcreations 
Assistant Director: Julia Lofton Wapole @julialofton 
2nd AD: Chanel Smith
1st AC: Joshua Cubas
2nd AC: Ellie Pobis @ellie_pobis 
DIT: Gabrieil Kegerreis
Production Sound: Brett Monk Alkire
Gaffer: Michael Beljet
Best Boy electric: Daniel Foster
Key Grip: Hagen Mattingly @hagen044
Best Boy Grip: Spencer Chamberlain
Associate Producer: Vanessa Bramlett @vbramlett 
UPM: Moaz Mubeen @moazology 
Script Supervisor: Mary Louise Renegar @marylouiserenegar
Set Photographers @shotbymaria @wesleybroome 
Art Production Assistants: Caitlin Miller, Savannah Newborn @savannahlavaune and Anisha Yadav @anishayadavv
Production Assistants: Lauryn Massenburg @lauryn.massenburg , Siddhant Bommi @siddhant_bommi and Emily Scroggins
Locations & Housing provided by: @jonbiemaison
Gullah Language Consultant: @simeondaise


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HAINT is screening at SeriesFest, a festival dedicated to episodic and television storytelling! HAINT universe loading in 3 2 1…

We’re one of four projects selected for the Late Night competition, and we are effin stoked. Thank you @seriesfest team! See you in Denver 🩵


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HAINT is screening at the Seattle International Film Festival!

We’re in the WTF! Nightmare Fuel block. Yes! Love a late night screening! Honored to be sharing a program with so many films we love. Thank you to the entire @siffnews team and Dan Doody for programming us!

See you in Seattle 💙

#SIFF #HAINT #NightmareFuel


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Get to know Jahmil Eady (@jaedirects) the filmmaker behind HAINT (@haint_thefilm) , one of the films that will be showcased at File Under Horror at @thefinalgirlbar on Saturday May 2 in Kenosha, WI!

Jahmil Eady is an award-winning writer and director who blends genres with social impact storytelling. She grew up in Charleston, SC and NYC and holds an MFA from UCLA.

Her films have been supported by institutions like, Tribeca and Chanel Through Her Lens, American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women Plus, Princess Grace Foundation, NFMLA NewNarratives, and Bend Basecamp. Jahmil’s most recent short, HAINT, a southern folk horror set in the Gullah Geechee community, was produced in Indeed & Hillman Grad’s Rising Voices Season 5.

HAINT premiered at Tribeca 2025 and is being developed as her debut feature film.


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Hatchlings | Now streaming on the American Black Film Festival Channel via @americanair

A resentful teenager is forced to babysit her turtle-obsessed half-brother; meanwhile, he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise.

USA | 15m
Director: Jahmil Eady

#ABFF2026 #AmericanAirlines #InflightEntertainment


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Hatchlings | Now streaming on the American Black Film Festival Channel via @americanair

A resentful teenager is forced to babysit her turtle-obsessed half-brother; meanwhile, he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise.

USA | 15m
Director: Jahmil Eady

#ABFF2026 #AmericanAirlines #InflightEntertainment


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Check us out!! I am so happy to announce that HATCHLINGS is now streaming on American Airlines Inflight Entertainment in collaboration with @americanblackfilmfestival (now celebrating 30 years!)

I echo my writer/director @jaedirects when she said, “It feels very special to have our magical film reach audiences this way: 30,000 feet up, soaring above the clouds, across cities and countries!” Tremendous love to the cast and crew who made this project soar - and now to millions of travelers around the world.

If you or anyone you know is flying @americanair soon, keep an eye out for Hatchlings in the film selection! Snap a photo/vid and tag us @hatchlingsfilm


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Check us out!! I am so happy to announce that HATCHLINGS is now streaming on American Airlines Inflight Entertainment in collaboration with @americanblackfilmfestival (now celebrating 30 years!)

I echo my writer/director @jaedirects when she said, “It feels very special to have our magical film reach audiences this way: 30,000 feet up, soaring above the clouds, across cities and countries!” Tremendous love to the cast and crew who made this project soar - and now to millions of travelers around the world.

If you or anyone you know is flying @americanair soon, keep an eye out for Hatchlings in the film selection! Snap a photo/vid and tag us @hatchlingsfilm


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Check us out!! I am so happy to announce that HATCHLINGS is now streaming on American Airlines Inflight Entertainment in collaboration with @americanblackfilmfestival (now celebrating 30 years!)

I echo my writer/director @jaedirects when she said, “It feels very special to have our magical film reach audiences this way: 30,000 feet up, soaring above the clouds, across cities and countries!” Tremendous love to the cast and crew who made this project soar - and now to millions of travelers around the world.

If you or anyone you know is flying @americanair soon, keep an eye out for Hatchlings in the film selection! Snap a photo/vid and tag us @hatchlingsfilm


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