Short Docs

Bronx Princess

Runtime: 38 min | USA |

Runtime: 38 min | USA |

Yoni Brook, Musa Syeed
Yoni Brook, Musa Syeed

Director: Yoni Brook, Musa Syeed
Producer: Yoni Brook, Musa Syeed
Cinematographer: Yoni Brook
Editor: Mary Manhardt
Music: Musa Syeed

07 August
ProCredit Cinema
22:00

08 August
Cultural House
12:00

Synopsis

Rocky, a bright and confident teenager from the Bronx, is preparing for college. After high school graduation, she visits her father in Ghana—a trip that forces her to examine her headstrong ways. The directors follow Rocky as she navigates the process of growing up between two cultures and struggles to forge her own identity.

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Bio

Yoni is a film director and photographer. His film, A Son’s Sacrifice, has been recognized at film festivals around the world, including Best Documentary Short at the Tribeca Film Festival and Best Documentary Short at the International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards.
Musa is an independent filmmaker and writer. After producing A Son’s Sacrifice, he is currently co-directing two films with Yoni Brook for national ITVS/PBS broadcast: The Calling, about young religious leaders, and Bronx Princess.

Festivals and Awards:

SilverDocs 2009, Berlinale Film Festival 2009. IDFA 2009 – Best Short Documentary.

Contact

Highbridge Pictures, LLC
info@bronxprincess.com