Faren Humes, Liberty, 2019

Fiction, Digital color video, with sound • 19m • United States

Faren Humes (b. 1986, Miami)

Loggy and Alex’s friendship in Miami’s redeveloping Liberty Square is threatened when Loggy learns that Alex is being relocated to another community. Across this lyrical short film, narrative and documentary conventions meld to tell the story of how two dance teammates in their teens navigate great life upheaval amid forced redevelopment.

Faren Humes is an artist and filmmaker from Florida whose work has screened with jury recognition at Berlinale, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, SXSW, AFI Fest, Chicago International Film Festival and Miami Film Festival. Faren has held fellowships with United States Artists, Guggenheim Foundation, Oolite and Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute. Faren is currently furthering a body of work concerning the continuation and interconnectedness of Black Miami.

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Faren Humes (n. 1986, Miami)

La amistad de Loggy y Alex en Liberty Square —el área en desarrollo de Miami— se ve amenazada cuando Loggy descubre que Alex será trasladado a otra comunidad. A lo largo de este lírico cortometraje, las convenciones narrativas y documentales se funden para contar la historia de cómo dos compañeros de baile adolescentes navegan por una gran convulsión en sus vidas en medio de un proceso de desarrollo forzado.

Faren Humes es una artista y cineasta de Florida cuyo trabajo ha sido reconocido por jurados en el Berlinale, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, SXSW, AFI Fest, Chicago International Film Festival y el Miami Film Festival. Faren ha obtenido becas de United States Artists, la Fundación Guggenheim, Oolite y el Instituto Radcliffe de Harvard. En la actualidad, Faren está ampliando su obra sobre la continuidad e interconexión de la comunidad afroamericana en Miami.

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Faren Humes (fèt an 1986, Miami)

Zanmitay Loggy ak Alex nan Liberty Square nan Miami, yon katye nan Miami k ap sibi devlopman, vin menase lè Loggy aprann Alex pral kite pou yon lòt katye. Nan fim kout lirikal sa a, eleman naratif ak dokimantè melanje pou rakonte istwa de jèn adolesan ki nan menm ekip dans, pandan y ap eseye navige gwo chanjman nan lavi yo nan mitan yon pwosesis redevlopman fòse.

Faren Humes se yon atis ak sineyas ki soti Florid, travay resevwav rekonesans jiri nan plizyè festival fim, tankou Berlinale, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, SXSW, AFI Fest, Chicago International Film Festival, ak Miami Film Festival. Faren te resevwa bous nan men United States Artists, Guggenheim Foundation, Oolite, ak Radcliffe Institute nan Harvard University. Kounye a, Faren ap kontinye devlope yon seri travay konsantre sou kontinite ak koneksyon kominote nwa nan Miami.

FAREN HUMES, Liberty, 2019. Digital color video, with sound, 18 min., 30 sec. © Faren Humes. Courtesy of the artist.