Pure
Short Narrative Film
about
On the eve of her cotillion ball, Celeste, a seventeen-year-old closeted poet, experiences an unexpected new love that shifts her role in the traditional rite of passage ceremony.
- STARRING / Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew, Jacob Daniel Smith, Josca Moore, Aaron Casey
- DIRECTOR-WRITER-PRODUCER / Natalie Jasmine Harris
- CINEMATOGRAPHER / Khalea Ross Robinson
- COMPOSER/ Carmen Lustik
13 mins | (2022) | Available to stream now on MAX.
Pure is a proud recipient of grant support from The NYU Johnson Film Launch Award, The NYU Lancer Family Film Fund, and The InsideOut RE:FOCUS FUND.
film festivals, awards, and screenings
The Directors Guild of America's Student Film Awards (2020)
• Grand Prize Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in the East Coast, African-American category
Outfest Film Festival (2021)
The American Black Film Festival (2021)
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (2021)
The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (2021)
The Pan African Film Festival (2021)
NewFest: NYC's LGBTQ+ Film Festival (2021)
• The New York Women in Film & TV (NYWIFT) Grant Award
Hamptons International Film Festival (2021)
The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival (2021)
The Maryland Film Festival (2021)
The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (2021)
New York University Fusion Film Festival (2021)
• Blue Slate Award for Exceptional Collaboration Behind the Camera