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Title: Blank
Runtime: 7 min
Country: USA
Director: Mira Johnson
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: June, 2025
Synopsis: A coming-of-age story that explores the mental journey of a Black teen girl grappling with identity erasure from her predominantly white schooling as she faces the choice of whether to attend an HBCU after graduation.