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Short Narrative

Food for the Soul

Screenings
  • Audio description in-person & online Audio Description
  • Closed captions online Closed Captioning
  • Open captions in-person Open Captions



A film still from Food for the Souls shows a young Black woman and man in an embrace sharing a gaze.

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A first-generation Nigerian American and her Black American partner must decide between being true to themselves or trying to live up to their families’ expectations.








Directors Spotlight



Chisom Chieke

Director

Chisom Chieke is an Igbo-American multimedia artist and second-generation storyteller with a lifelong passion for narrative. She writes, directs, and produces work that examines the past, present, and future of radical love, acceptance, and growth across Black diasporic communities.







  • Year 2025
  • Runtime 18 minutes
  • Country United States
  • Language English
  • Director Chisom Chieke
  • Producer Brigid Des-Ogugua, Camille Shaiyen, Heidi Saman, Justice A. Whitaker, Karen Obilom, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Yasmine Curruthers
  • Executive Producer Caroline Kim, Maori Karmael Holmes
  • Co Producer Sydney Rodriguez
  • Cast Joy Hodge, Karen Obilom, Marcus Scribner, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Tristan Santana
  • Cinematographer Wren Rene
  • Editor Sarah Krusen
  • Production Design Jai Monee'
  • Composer Jamal Whitaker, Kareem James, Marcus Ash
  • Music Chimzy, Meer Colon
  • Premiere World





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