NICKY CHUE
Filmmaker & Creative
Falling Into the Light
2021
Short Film

A flamboyant Black Trans Non-binary person is lost in a park in Berlin after a party. They feel an intense feeling of dissociation and confusion. This has happened before, their mind takes them away to cope with trauma, anxiety, gender dysphoria and racism.
But this time is different. They pass out and their Consciousness travels to another dimension where there is no time. Here, they meet ‘Ancestors’ who share messages for their journey towards healing.
Six Black filmmakers come together for the first-ever Black Reels Filmmaking Workshop to create a story about healing and belonging.
DIRECTED, SHOT & AUDIO RECORDED
COLLABORATIVELY BY
Black Pearl de Almeida
Nicky Chue
Alex Mello
Osman Mukhtar
SJ Rahatoka
Jota Ramos
ORIGINAL STORY
SJ Rahatoka
STARRING
Mandhla Ndubiwa, Deborah Moses-Sanks & Gil Duodé
WORKSHOP LEADER & EDITOR
Branwen Okpako
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Hildegard Oehler
Black Reels Filmmaking Workshop
facilitated by
Black Art Action Berlin (BAAB) / Black Reels Project Team
"Falling Into the Light" premiere & Q&A panel with filmmakers


image credits: Mlamleli Ngobese @mlamleli