Not a Lot to Fear
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Directed by Ari Marcopoulos | 3 mins | 2021
A multi-generational portrait starring skateboarder, rapper, record producer and artist Sage Elsesser, his mother and grandmother, Marcopoulos’s short film bears witness to the bonds between three eras of Black America, with the elder matriarch, regally perched in an oversized leather armchair, serving as the fulcrum for a moment of familial bonding, all clasped hands and warm, tender vibes.
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