We follow the emotional journey of an African-American woman, who is trying to survive a normal, complicated life, while dealing with grief. This type of nuanced character, and her story are rarely depicted in our culture. The film is also written, directed and produced by a female filmmaker.

 

 

S’mores is a story about loss, and how we cope with real life after the loss of a loved one. I started experiencing loss at a young age, and have had to go on the journey back to the real world through grief and mourning more times than I care to recount. Those experiences have informed this film and the multitude of emotions you go through when dealing with a profound loss. I bring a unique perspective tinged with both nostalgia, bitterness, and love. I started writing this piece years ago, and have been waiting for the right time to create it, when my talents lived up to the vision I had for this piece. My talents as a writer, director, producer and editor are now at the point where I am certain I can create the film that has been in my head for so many years.

 

This project is important for several reasons. There’s the story we are telling, one of recovery after a loss, but more importantly, it’s the way we are telling it. We have an incredibly gifted and diverse cast and crew. We have a diverse team of both women and men in front of and behind the camera.

 

We are telling the story of a young, African American woman experiencing the trauma of personal loss, and following her emotional journey through the grieving period. And while this feels like an ordinary story, these types of stories are not yet widely seen. Having a woman write and direct the film also sets us apart (Why is this still a thing?). With such diversity in our team, our film can only be made the richer in perspectives and creative ideas.

 

Our world is undergoing profound change. Every day, a new headline appears that rips worlds apart both directly and indirectly. Through focusing on one particular loss, we find a universality in coming out the other end of grief and mourning. A massive change, the loss of a loved one, the reclamation process, these are events people are experiencing on a daily basis. This film offers comfort in the recognition and points out challenges that are impossible to put into words. This film does leave us with a flicker of hope. And I think that’s something we all desperately need right now. We look at how to recover from impossible situations. And how to find yourself after everything has changed.