by Ashanti Scott | Reel Sisters of the Diaspora
Ethosheia Hylton’s latest film LIA is one of 41 films directed by women of color that will be screened at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series on Oct. 24-25 in Brooklyn at LIU. Tickets: $10.
Please enjoy and share our video interview with Ethosheia — she is a talented young filmmaker on the rise. Look out for her future work as storyteller and actress.
Follow Ethosheia Hylton Twitter: @kcilegal
LIA Screens @reelsisters on Oct. 24, 2015, 1 pm-2:07 pm!
Producer/Director/Writer: Ethosheia Hylton Co-Producer: Laurelle Blake
Length: 19:51 min. Category: Narrative
Lia is a 15-year-old girl living with the sickle cell disease. She craves nothing more than to be a normal teenager like her friends and everyone else.
Director’s Statement
“I am a female writer/director from South London, England. My passion for film started at a young age and over the years it developed into a career as an actress and later writer/director. My short film credits include; Ackee and Saltfish (2010) Spring (2011) Small World 2013 and Lia (2015) Sistas with Locs (documentary 2014) 13 years a Slave (currently in post production).”