Experiencing Interruptions?

Lee Has Yellow Eyes

Do you have a sickle cell trait? I do and so do many black people or of the African descent. When I had my son I was 18 and when he was 3 days old I was told he had sickle cell disease. Over the years we faced many challenges with sickle cell and when he turned 18 he had a stroke. Seven years we started recording this is our story.

  • LATOYA HARRIS
    Director
  • Latoya Harris
    Writer
  • Latoya Harris
    Producer
  • Reshaud Kidd
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 8, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    JPEG
  • Aspect Ratio:
    18.5
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - LATOYA HARRIS

Born in Palo Alto, California raised in East Pali Alto I was a teen mom. I found out I carried a sickle cell trait and so did my son but my second son had sickle cell. To get through hard times I turned to the arts and combined that with my passion for advocacy for people like us. In 2016, I wrote, illustrated and designed the cover of my first book.

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Director Statement

Understand what lessons in life to take with you and which ones to leave behind.