Road To Zion Selected For Slamdance 2021
/MISC is proud to announce that Road To Zion, written & directed by USC alumn Andrew Reid, has been selected for Slamdance 2021. This short film tells the story of a Jamaican immigrant finding his life in LA shaken by forces outside his control as he struggles to understand how far he is willing to go to protect his family.
In addition to Slamdance, Road To Zion has been selected by:
2019 HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
2019 LA SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2019 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL
2019 BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL
2019 CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL
2019 MARTHA'S VINEYARD AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
2019 SIDEWALK FILM FESTIVAL
2019 SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Andrew, himself born and raised in Jamaica, is a DGA award winning director and is in the 2020 class of Film Independent's Project Involve and RespectAbility Summer Lab program as well as a recipient of Easterseals Disability Services Fellowship. In his own words:
“I am a filmmaker and storyteller originally from Kingston, Jamaica. Migrating to Miami, FL when I was ten years old was difficult for my family. We struggled to cope with American society. My father worked construction and my mother cleaned tables at a Jamaican restaurant. We barely made rent and had no guarantee we would get our green cards.
Today, I am a citizen of the United States and am forever indebted to my parents for their sacrifice. Unfortunately, I know many individuals who did not share the same fate. This series is for them.”
You can read more about Road to Zion at their official website, or you can watch the trailer below. And click here for more details on additional Slamdance entrants.