Across the Tracks

Across the Tracks

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  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Michael Cooke
  • Cast(s): Don Battee, Nicky Buggs, Berkeley Clayborne, Thursday Farrar, Alina Lia See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 15min
  • Award(s): Best Diaspora Short 2016 (Won) Awards List
  • Story:
    Tara and Ella Hines are sisters living very different lives. Tara is a big city architect with a fighting spirit that has brought her great success. Ella, a few years younger, never left the hometown of their youth and has been the primary caretaker of the family. Estranged for 40 years, they are brought together finally with the death of their mother. Through a series of flashbacks, their childhood in rural 1960s Georgia unfolds. The "Coloreds only" bathroom and side entrance to shops. The train tracks that separated the town by skin color. We see them navigate this world full of inferiority and bullying, ultimately leading to Ella's decision to become white. As the sisters lay their mother to rest, the past rises up to meet them and we're finally shown the moment that tore their family apart.
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STORY

Story
Tara and Ella Hines are sisters living very different lives. Tara is a big city architect with a fighting spirit that has brought her great success. Ella, a few years younger, never left the hometown of their youth and has been the primary caretaker of the family. Estranged for 40 years, they are brought together finally with the death of their mother. Through a series of flashbacks, their childhood in rural 1960s Georgia unfolds. The "Coloreds only" bathroom and side entrance to shops. The train tracks that separated the town by skin color. We see them navigate this world full of inferiority and bullying, ultimately leading to Ella's decision to become white. As the sisters lay their mother to rest, the past rises up to meet them and we're finally shown the moment that tore their family apart.

AWARDS

Won
Best Diaspora Short Award

Best Diaspora Short | 2016

Directors Choice Award

Best Short Film | 2016

Festival Prize Award

Best Short Film | 2016

Festival Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2015

Special Jury Prize | 2015

Special Jury Prize Award

Best Short | 2015