INSPACE
"INSPACE" is an exploration of Black bodies in white space through the mediums of dance and film. An unconventional narrative, "INSPACE" follows the filmmaker's experience growing up in predominantly white spaces. Four dancers embody this journey from beginning to end, portraying what it truly is to be "INSPACE".
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Kemari Bryant (@kemaritb)Director
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Alexander Rivera (@arivera)Director of Photgraphy
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Cameron Linly (@heyheyronnie)1st AD
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Cayne Tucker (@caynetucker)Gaffer/1st AC/Colorist
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Demeanor (@demxmusic)Music
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Kemari BryantWriter
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Kemari BryantProducer
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Visionary Justice StoryLab (@visionaryjusticestorylab)Producer
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Ajé Brown (@aje.pdf)Key Cast"Dancer"
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J. Andrew Speas (@jdaspeas)Key Cast"Dancer"
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Shayla Taylor (shayla_tayla)Key Cast"Dancer"
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Brandon Williams (@therealbtd)Key Cast"Dancer"
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Kemari BryantKey Cast"Astronaut"
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Xan Black (@d.owntown81)Poster Design
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Dance, Sci-fi
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Runtime:5 minutes 19 seconds
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Production Budget:700 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, 16mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Riverrun International Film FestivalWinston Salem, North Carolina
United States
May 12, 2021
Kemari Bryant (he/him/his) is a film director and actor based in North Carolina. He has been making film projects for the past 5 years, and his most recent projects include co-writer and director for short films “Sad Clown”, “Libations”, "Brina", and “Mothman: An Anti-Hate Superhero Comedy”. He also serves as a Head of Development for Adynaton Productions, an independent film production company he co-founded. He has recently been awarded the “Resisting Narratives of Erasure Filmmakers Lab” grant through Visionary Justice Storylab, a film collective based in Atlanta, GA.
When I was awarded the grant through Visionary Justice StoryLab we were told we could make a film about anything that dealt with the theme "Resisting Narratives of Erasure". I looked at my past, in particular my growing up in a small, pretty conservative town in the South. I went to a predominantly white Christian school from Kindergarten-8th grade. For majority of my time at the school I was the Black student there. My formative years were surrounded by whiteness-- I learned to just let the micro aggressions wash over me. So, I decided to make a film about that experience. "INSPACE" roots from a comparison that I've made of being a lone Black person in white space to the idea of quite literally being alone in the vastness of outer space. Cold. Lonely. Suffocating. But, there has to be a way to overcome that. That's what "INSPACE" explores.