Season 3 of In The Making premieres spring 2025
American Masters and Firelight Media are thrilled to announce that In The Making, the documentary short film series that follows artists on their way to becoming masters of their disciplines, will premiere its third season spring 2025. Below is the full list of films and their descriptions.
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call
Directed by Sonia Kennebeck and Tetiana Anderson
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call follows the multi-racial, mixed-media artist as she risks her own well-being by exposing herself to the intergenerational trauma of the Atlantic Slave Trade. She traces her ancestors’ lives for a greater purpose: creating art that exposes the wretched pain and intense beauty of the era while guiding her audience through an experiential journey.
Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb
Directed by Mecky Creus and Adrienne Hall
Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb is a portrait of the Cuban-American graphic artist and graphic novelist, offering a vivid exploration of his journey from his early life in Cuba to acclaim in the United States. This visual and immersive documentary intimately connects the viewer with Rodriguez’s iconic artwork, his political courage, and the relentless pursuit of freedom that defines his life and work.
Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures
Directed by Zeshawn Ali
In Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures, Valentine’s lush and tender photography is on full display. The film explores how documented intimacy is a radical act of self-exploration for Gioncarlo as he leaves behind a formative chapter of his life, turning the lens inward as he searches for home.
Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This
Directed by Andrew Nadkarni
Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This profiles the author as pressure mounts to follow up her highly acclaimed debut novel. The film follows Thankam Mathews as she excavates her past in India and Oman, contends with her present as a rising literary star, and imagines new futures of immigration, justice, and community.
Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme
Directed by Adewole A. Abioye
Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme follows the furniture maker and conceptual artist as he prepares for a solo exhibition while confronting the existential crisis facing Black youth through his work and mentorship.
Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters
Directed by Assia Boundaoui
Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters follows the Iranian-American in the lead-up to her first major solo exhibition. Her abstracted work on perspective and the Islamic occult has coalesced into a series of sculptures and paintings that strive to signify the unseen and grapple with the immutable distance of migration.
Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Directed by Shellée Haynesworth and Michelle Parkerson
Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps follows the rising choreographer, director, and educator as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement and African Diasporic dance. The film foregrounds her visionary talent—affirming urban youth, Black female identity, and community power—from her Queens, New York, neighborhood to the Broadway stage, television and movie screens, and schools around the world.
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy
Directed by Jamal Ademola
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy explores the unique creative process and familial narrative behind the acclaimed fashion label House of Aama, led by Akua Shabaka and her mother Rebecca Henry. The film delves into their creative process and spiritual approach to fashion, anchored in personal archives, Black folklore, and storytelling.
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