Boneshaker (S)
- Original title
- Boneshaker
- Year
- 2013
- Running time
- 12 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Adventure | Family Relationships. Short Film. Immigration
- Synopsis
- "Boneshaker" follows a Ghanaian immigrant family taking a road trip to a Pentecostal church in Louisiana to cure their violent daughter. As the family journeys to a tent revival at the ends of the levee-less Louisiana delta, they discover the complications of trying to perform a traditional ritual away from home. "Boneshaker" focuses on the feelings of homelessness, landlessness, and rootlessness that accompany immigration.
- Awards
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2013: Sundance Film Festival: Official Selection Short Films
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