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A visual praise poem honoring the mother of the sweet waters, Oshun.
Directors Spotlight
Elena Guzman
Director
Elena Herminia Guzman is an Afro-Boricua filmmaker blending experimental form with ancestral storytelling. Her films explore ritual, memory, and Black spiritual life, including Smile4Kime and Oríkì Oshun. She co-founded the Ethnocine collective and co-hosts Bad Feminists Making Films.
- Year 2025
- Runtime 16 minutes
- Country United States
- Language English, Yoruba, Spanish, Portuguese
- Director Elena Guzman
- Producer Bex Oluwatoyin Thompson, Elena Guzman, Essence London
- Cast Adjiwa Lole, Andre Rosa-Artis, Beatrice Capote, Bilal Mabilijengo, Cintia Ribeiro, Dequincy Webster, Essence London, Gbemisola Oyeiyi, Khameir Williams, Solimar Otero, Tony Myers
- Cinematographer Caleb Allison Elena Guzman
- Editor Iiritu (Amanda Morell)
- Composer Samantha Feliciano
- Music Samantha Feliciano
- Premiere World
