Saint Andrews
Jamaica/United States, 15 mins, Digital
In-Person & Virtual
Coming to terms with her family’s racial prejudice, a Chinese-Jamaican teenager is pushed to carry out a subtle act of defiance—one in which may have permanent consequences.
Director: Erin Ramírez
Writer: Erin Ramírez
Producer: Lāura Ganotis
Director of Photography: Konstantinos Koukoulios
Editor: Steven Pristin
Production Designer: Sadra Tehrani
Composer: Mada Mada
Cast: Gabrielle Hoo, Marc-Andrew Dixon, Robert Chang
Contact: ramirezerin05@gmail.com
Program D
Saturday, May 17th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Erin Ramírez is an award-winning Chinese-Jamaican and Dominican filmmaker from New Hampshire whose documentary and fiction work explores facets of race, sexuality and expression through verité styles of filmmaking. His work has been recognized by notable arts organizations, festivals and curation teams worldwide, including, Sundance, Vimeo Staff Picks, AFI Fest, SFFILM, Palm Springs, and others. He’s currently developing two feature projects set in New England.
About the Producer
Lāura Ganotis is a Greek-Italian film producer who graduated from Columbia University with an MFA in Film (Creative Producing). She produces work through her own New York-based production company and has shot films in Jamaica, New Zealand and Greece. Lāura is the recipient of the Katharina Otto-Bernstein Mentorship and Development Prize and the Michael Hausman / Buffalo Mike Filmhaus Foundation Award.