A conversation with filmmaker Sontenish Myers
The Caribbean-American filmmaker discusses how her immigrant identity in America has shaped her creative work. Written by Alexandra Harris Sontenish Myers is a Caribbean-American filmmaker whose work grapples with racial identity, womanhood, power dynamics, and the heroic journey. Her most recent short film, Cross My Heart, tells the story of an American teenager girl who visits her family in Jamaica and discovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. She then faces the decision of...