Cusps
Cusps started with the question of what the role of artists in gentrification is, and then transformed into a poetic visual journal paralleling changes in the city of Philadelphia with the filmmaker’s life. In this personal documentary Sara Zia Ebrahimi explores her experiences living as an urban nomad and immigrant in the post-industrial landscape of Philadelphia neighborhoods
14:35
16mm
Screenings
Philadelphia International Film Festival, April 2008 (Philadelphia)
Diamond Screen Film Festival, April 2008 (Philadelphia)
Black Lily Women’s Music and Film Festival, May 2008 (Philadelphia)
Scribe Video Center Storyville Series, June 2008 (Philadelphia)
Rooftop Films Industriance Series, June 2008 (Brooklyn)
Mix Festival, October 16, 2008 (New York)
Fusion Festival, March 2009 (Los Angeles)
Flickering Light Film Screening Series, March 2009 (Philadelphia)
Indie Grits Film Fest, April 15, 2009 (Columbia, SC)
Virginia Commonwealth University, April 2009 (Richmond, VA)
Crew
Camera Assistants: Rodney Camarce, Fereshteh Ebrahimi, Sarah Stefana Smith
Video Camera Operators: Ephraim Asili, Maori Karmael Holmes, L.C. Lincoln, Cheraine Stanfor
Sound Recording: Sara Zia Ebrahimi, David Miranda Hardy, Teishan Latner, L.C. Lincoln
Sound Mix: David Miranda Hardy
