About this Video
At a traditional naming ceremony, family members pray and swoon over the birth of an alleged baby girl, kicking off the demise of an entity resistant to the identity imposed upon them.
Creator
Yace Sula
Creator
Yace Sula is a filmmaker who often plays within the experimental arena. Through a surrealist lens, their work aims to capture how shame informs the fluid nature of identity, trauma, and morality.
Sula’s short film, Ele of the Dark (2022), screened at Slamdance, Fantasia, and other esteemed festivals globally. It was also awarded an honorable mention for U.S. Narrative Short Film at Outfest LA. Their newest film, As Told by a Corpse (2025), had its world premiere at the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival and made its North American premiere at the 63rd New York Film Festival. In 2025, they were named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film.