Balcony Poems

OCIELE {OH SUH LEE}

Amidst the rise of the Movement for Black Lives I wrote 31 Haiku for each day of Black August. Here I am reflecting the range we hold as Black folx under trying times: rage, love, despair, joy, humor, solemnity.

Shot in one take, atop a balcony in the midst of the Philly summer elements; a Mr. Softee ice cream truck.

Filmed by Zein Nakhoda
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