Experiencing Interruptions?

WATER

In a dystopian Miami landscape in the late 60's, Lucy, our lead character, is trapped in a cult-like pool club, an example of a social group reinforcing societal pressures of conformity. In this world, everyone is required to choose a social group to assimilate to at the age of ten, separated by gender and arranged by skin-tone. As a result of an unorthodox family dynamic, Lucy is self-aware and independent at a young age, a trait that carries onto her young adult life. While in shock after discovering her mother's sudden death, Julian, her estranged friend from a different social group, invites Lucy to a secret gathering of rogue social group members, (each representing a true civil rights activist of the 60's), who are high in revelry and speak on ideologies rebelling against this American Dream. This complicated friendship tethers back and forth, and these tensions are released in a climax, representing Lucy's first step towards enlightenment. We learn the next morning that most of the actions are reset by a powerful individual who represents their government, Dr. George Star.

*This project was supported by a grant from Sundance Institute with additional support from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation*

  • Brittney Rae
    Director
    Proximity, Kin
  • Brittney Rae
    Writer
    Proximity, Kin
  • Brittney Rae
    Producer
    Proximity, Kin
  • Pamela Longsword
    Producer
  • Eddie Mariano
    Producer
  • Frantzy Moreau
    Producer
  • Jessica Watkins
    Producer
  • Diliana Alexander
    Producer
  • Brittney Rae
    Key Cast
    "Lucy "
    Proximity, Kin
  • Frantzy Moreau
    Key Cast
    "Julian"
  • Nina Marie Daniele
    Key Cast
    "Bernadine Dohrn"
  • John Hein
    Key Cast
    "Bill Ayers"
  • Ricky Herrera
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
  • David Jura
    Key Cast
    "Pool King, Dr. George Star"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Dark Comedy
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 9, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Arri Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.40
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Brittney Rae

Brittney Rae Carrera (known as Brittney Rae) was born on March 15, 1994 in Miami, Florida and raised in a Cuban-American household.

In 2016, Brittney landed a principal role in her first ever studio film called "Sremm Break." Casting director Mellicent Dyane, who was in town from New York City for the project, encouraged Brittney to move to New York.

In New York City, Brittney was a waitress. She began performing improv, sketch comedy and stand up comedy on stage. She attended classes at the Magnet theater and UCB, performing on their main stages monthly as well as being on independent teams that performed weekly. She found herself in a writers room at the UCB called "Liquid Courage" She started performing standup in basement stages and bars,opening for comedians like Gary Gulman. Brittney was beginning to pitch ideas at NBC network.

in 2018, Brittney made her first film ,KIN, then her next, PROXIMITY. Proximity was received well and was accepted into festivals, covered by press outlets such as Variety, LA weekly and Forbes.

Soon after making Proximity, Brittney moved to Los Angeles. She began writing music video treatments for music artists such as Noah Cyrus, Chief Keef , Skii Mask The Slum God. She continues working with comedy friends, going viral (40+ Million views) on the internet with TBS network, youtube, and TikTok.

As a filmmaker, Brittney was invited to speak on a panel at San Diego's 2019 Comic Con.

Proximity was accepted to screen at the Mammoth Film Festival in Mammoth California, where Brittney was specially selected and featured in the "Her Voice" block as a female Director. Her work since has been honored and screened at Miami Film Festival, and Indie Memphis. She appeared in Gunner Willis's article titled "Directors You Should Know."

Brittney was 1 of 6 filmmakers accepted for the Sundance short film intensive for her next film "WATER" and was further supported by Sundance during the making of the film.

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Director Statement

No fish were harmed in the making of this movie.