SHORT SYNOPSISA WOMAN OF COLOR WAKES UP LONGING FOR A MOMENT TO HERSELF IN A CULTURE THAT IS NOT HERS. AS SHE NAVIGATES HER DAY, AND THROUGH SUBTLE VIGNETTES OF HER AND OTHER BIPOC PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE SAME EXPERIENCE, SHE REFLECTS ON THE BODY, THE SKIN, THE SENSES, AND THE ROOTS, DISCOVERING COMFORT IN THE SIMPLE ACTS OF BREATHING. THEY ALL COME TOGETHER TO PRACTICE YOGA PILAR ZAPATA & ALBA GIL IN A SHARED SPACE, WHERE THEY FIND BELONGING, HEALING, AND ACCEPTANCE IN THE EMBRACE OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS NARRATIVE WEAVES A MOVING ODE TO THE RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH FOUND WITHIN ONE'S ROOTS, CELEBRATING THE POWER OF CONNECTION AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE NATURE OF BELONGING.
EXTRA CREDIT 1HAJI MAA, SONG WANG, GHAZALE MIRAKHORI, SANDRA MUÑOZ, ADITI BHARDWAJ, FIORELLA LITAN, AKIKO ESPANO, GREGORY-YVES FENELON
EXTRA CREDIT 2LYRICS PAULA NEDER · LUCIA INTERLLIGE
EXTRA CREDIT 3VOICES DANIELA RIASCOS GHAZELE MIRAKHORI