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White Space

White Space highlights the experiences of four women in white spaces on Cape Cod. Their stories are uniquely their own, but many people of color can relate to what these women experience. This film is about representation and what it feels like when a space is not welcoming or even hostile to people of color. It is about how people of color see and are seen in white spaces. How people of color see themselves in white spaces and what it takes to navigate those spaces. Even though white people are not the center of this story, white viewers can reflect on their own actions in white spaces and challenge themselves to exist as more than bystanders and to behave like the allies they think they are.

  • Michael Cestaro
    Director
    Clay
  • Michael Cestaro
    Writer
  • Joe Navas
    Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 17, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Provincetown International Film Festival
    Provincetown
    United States
    June 19, 2021
    Official Selection
  • San Diego Movie Awards
    San Diego
    United States
    June 18, 2021
    Best Experimental Short
Director Biography - Michael Cestaro

Michael Cestaro is a filmmaker and founder of Up Above Creative, a video production company based on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Michael was born and raised on Cape Cod and has recently returned with his wife and two daughters. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has created award winning content for top marketing agencies around the country as a videographer. White Space is his second short film.

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