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Young Scooter, his God fearing father Lionel, and his brother Tyler used to be a big happy family who lived at the end of a cul de sac on a Mart, Texas Street. However, when Tyler comes out as transgender and reveals she wants to be identified as Ty, she's met with adversity from family and friends alike, forcing her to flee home from the tender young age of 17.

It's been five years since she left home with no sign of her return, but Scooter, different than other fifth grade boys both mentally and physically, has never given up hope in his sister's existence. Then, on a rare mailbox-smashing expedition with other neighborhood kids, Scooter discovers a treasure trove of postcards addressed to him and sent to his old home. Convinced they're a message from Ty, Scooter packs his bags against his father's wishes and sets out to find his sister. With the help of an eccentric old woman, some gas station snacks, and a torch of bright burning hope, Scooter makes the pilgrimage to the postmarked town of Nitro, Texas.

  • Malakai
    Director
    Souls, Black Girls Code
  • Angela Carbone
    Writer
  • Lena Waithe
    Producer
  • Rishi Rajani
    Producer
  • Ruth Du
    Producer
  • Edgar De La Rosa
    Producer
  • Loretta Devine
    Key Cast
    "Hattie"
    Everything.
  • Rob Morgan
    Key Cast
    "Lionel"
    Mudbound, Stranger Things
  • Jaylin Fletcher
    Key Cast
    "Scooter"
    The Snowpiercer
  • Quei Tann
    Key Cast
    "Ty"
    Dear White People
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 7, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Malakai

Based out of Los Angeles (but born & raised in Arizona), Malakai is a director, artist, activist and revolutionary. Within Malakai's films she utilizes fantastical and visual storytelling to curate narratives that are bold, brave and representative of race, gender and identity, especially for those of the african diaspora. Above all things, her goal is to be a disrupter. Founder of the non-profit Made In Her Image, Malakai is also a activist invested in giving back to her community.


Made In Her Image is a non-profit based towards educating girls and young women of color within media and technology. Officially launched in 2018 in Phoenix and Los Angeles, Made In Her Image has already collaborated with the likes of giants such as Disney, Paramount, Universal and most recently the Sundance Institute. By providing opportunities of exposure, the girls emerge from the program curating their own films, scripts & content and more.

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While Malakai got her start in commercial and branded content (through her own production company she started at the age of 21) , she has also directed documentaries and narrative projects driven towards representative storytelling. Projects include her documentary Black Girls Code that has showcased within the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, SFBB and tech spaces such as Google and Facebook. Additional achievements include being awarded one of the 2016 Horizon Award Winners through Cassian Elwes, Christine Vachone and Lynette Howell-Taylor at the Sundance Film Festival As well as a recipient of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation grant. Recently, Malakai was awarded as a Contemporary Forum Artist through the Phoenix Art Musuem grant. Her most recent short film Souls was directed in 2018 and premiered at the American Black Film Festival in 2019 as well as the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Festival. Malakai was also chosen by Lena WAITHE as one of the ATT Hello Lab directing fellows in 2019 where her film was executive produced by Lena WAITHE and Rishi Rajani.

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