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DOS AGUAS:Where the River Meets the Sea

Crystal is a children’s mental health practitioner whose faith in African traditional religions gives her the guidance and strength necessary to withstand the emotional weight of her profession. DOS AGUAS: Where the River Meets the Sea delves into her candid reflection on the connection between her work and spiritual practice while visually venturing with her on her visits to a waterfall in Norcross, Georgia, and a patch of raw beach in Pensacola, Florida. There, she gives offerings to Yemoja and Ośun, the divine archetypes that reflect her life’s mission and her sense of self.

NEEN. is a first-generation American screenwriter and director who hails from sunny South Florida. In her narrative work, she loves to explore historical fiction, mystical realism, fantasy, and futurism. In her documentary work she is interested in unearthing and preserving stories about the global South, Black lore, joy and freedom of expression. Her character-driven work is rooted in her love for Black heroes real and imagined, the nuanced worlds in which they live, and a desire to see them adequately represented, cherished, and lauded in film and television.