MASS AVE
MASS AVE
Feature
· Drama · 95 pages
Over a day of landscaping work, a first generation Sierra Leonean American and his traditional immigrant father have their tense relationship and different outlooks on life transformed irreversibly when they are racially profiled by police.
Written by
Omar S. Kamara and Jalmer Caceres
10 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
ScreenCraft Drama Competition 2020
2 Writers
Los Angeles, California
Writer/Director Omar S. Kamara is a first-generation Sierra Leonean American, Virginia native, and a graduate of AFI. His debut feature film, AFRICAN GIANTS, which he independently wrote, directed, and produced, won the Audience Award at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival and was picked up for worldwide distribution by Juno Films. In addition to winni...
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Writer/Director tandem Omar Kamara & Jalmer Caceres won the Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition and are completing their thesis project at the prestigious American Film Institute. As first generation children of immigrants-- Omar from Sierra Leone, Jalmer from El Salvador-- they explore the themes of family, national identity, belonging, and displacement in their feature work. Despite growing up on opposite coasts with families from different corners of the world, they quickly bonded over their shared experiences and love of cinema.
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Los Angeles, California
Jalmer Caceres was born in El Salvador, without a television in his home. After arriving in the US at the age of 5, Jalmer became the first in his family to graduate from college and recently attained his M.F.A. from the American Film Institute. He is dedicated to exploring the Latinx diaspora through themes of family, national identity, belonging, ...
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Additional Project Info
Winner, Austin Film Festival Virtual Pitch Competition; 2nd Round, Sundance Feature Film Program & Creative Producing Lab