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SIMMER

SIMMER

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Status

Released

Runtime

0h 15m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Original Title

SIMMER

Production Companies

Babellion Studios

Director

Joshua Afiriyie

Description

Simmer is a 15-minute narrative drama concerning a young, black high school student named Carter Williams. The film weaves us in and out of a subconscious space where Carter processes suppressed emotions triggered by events and relationships in the real world. Although his English teacher pushes him to get involved in a poetry showcase and develop his talents, a racist bully and avoidant father operates against him. Over the course of the story, the conflict blends both real and imagined spaces parallel to Carter’s evolution from repression to expression.