The 24th Oakland International Film Festival - Day 4, Sept 12 - 5:00 PM

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Director: Kelvin Wade Garvanne

Runtime: 00:11:12

Estelle Gilmore is an upbeat African American GenZer living with her family; parents Anthony, Ruth,and older sister Isabelle in Los Angeles. She is preparing to visit Hannah, her aging grandmother in Boston. The tone of her visit changes when she realizes it is a welfare check on the aging matriarch. Hannah’s neighbor Bill is a long time neighbor who watches out for her. However, Bill isn’t capable of helping Hannah with everything. When Estelle arrives in Boston with her parents they quickly realize a decison must be made about her care. However, Hannah is steadfast about staying in her home and protecting the legacy embodied in her
What We Dreamed of Then

Director: Taylor Olson
Runtime: 01:44:00

Then, Gideon was a vibrant young father and husband. Now, he is invisibly houseless, trying to hold onto his relationship with his estranged daughter. Told through a non-linear narrative, What We Dreamed of Then weaves between past and present, revealing the fragility of hope and the resilience needed to survive isolation.

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