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Summertime Blue in E Minor

Myrah Blue is a frustrated ex-musician, the member of a musician family, who cares for her Alzheimer-stricken mother in the twilight of her life. Her world is turned upside down when one day her brother appears at her and her
mother’s door after being estranged from them for 5 years. Suspicious of his intentions and curious about where he’s been, Myrah Blue must reconcile with her estranged brother now underneath the same roof for the first time in years

  • Jehan Tyson Patterson
    Director
    Connecting Families PSA, Heart of The City, Black Woman Missing
  • Jehan Tyson Patterson
    Writer
    Connecting Families PSA, Heart of The City
  • Qi Qi
    Producer
    Glimpse of Him
  • Lorenz Arnell
    Key Cast
    "Walter"
    Preacher, Lethal Weapon
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:3:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Southern California
Director Biography - Jehan Tyson Patterson

Jehan Patterson is a Writer/Director born and raised in the city of wind, Chicago, Illinois. He previously studied at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta Georgia and he is currently an MFA student at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His work aims to encompass nuanced and honest presentations of the human experience in the form of African-descended individuals. His work includes PSA’s and short films that have premiered across film festivals such as the Pan African Film Festival, and been shown on on international media outlets such as AJ Plus. His work has been focused on fighting injustices while humanizing individuals from oppressed or marginalized groups. He has also worked on stage productions spanning both Chicago and Atlanta theater circuits.

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Director Statement

This picture comes as the culmination of grappling with loss and death both on a personal and global scale and the concept of legacy and memory left behind. In this film, I largely sought to confront the fear of being forgotten by the people you
hold dearest to you and what will happen once the people that
remember you are gone. Ultimately, what it turned into is my personal way of saying goodbye to the many friends and family that I've lost, whom I never got the chance to say goodbye to.