RAISE YOUR HAND
TRT 94m
Freestyle Digital Media
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Gia and her best friend, Lila, try to survive a rough neighborhood where every kid has a sad story to tell.
AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature 2021, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL
Jury Award, Best Narrative Feature AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 2021
nominated Best Narrative Feature, LA FEMME FILM FESTIVAL
Best Director, Feature Award for Jessica Rae, STUDIO CITY FILM FESTIVAL
Best Actress in a Feature Award, Jearnest Corchado, STUDIO CITY FILM FESTIVAL
Social Justice Award, STUDIO CITY FILM FESTIVAL
nominated Best Narrative Feature Award, AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Best Director Jessica Rae, 2021 MIAMI INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
Executive Producers/Producers EVAN ALLEN-GESSESSE, JESSICA RAE, MARGARITA REYES
Co-Executive Producer ADAM DICK
Writer/Director JESSICA RAE
Director of Photography JUDY PHU
Starring JEARNEST CORCHADO, HANANI TAYLOR, JOEL STEINGOLD
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2022 DTLA Film Festival
2022 Harlem Internation Film Festival
44th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
2022 SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York
2022 WildSound Film Festival
2021 LA Sun Film Festival
2021 Miami Indie Film Festival
2021 La Femme Film Festival
2021 Seattle Latino Film Festival
2021 American Black Film Festival
2021 Studio City Film Festival
PREMIERE
2020 Social Justice Now Film Festival