Cross My Heart

DIRECTED BY SONTENISH MYERS

Type of Film: Drama
Length: 12:00
Producer: Elizabeth Charles
Editors: Sontenish Myers and Lisa Duva
Cinematographer: Zamarin Wahdat

Cross My Heart is a dramatic short film told through the eyes of an American teen, who, upon visiting her family in Jamaica, uncovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. She's faced with the choice of staying silent or speaking up, knowing whichever she chooses will ultimately impact everyone.

Set in Kingston, Jamaica, the film explores coming of age and family dynamics up against secrets and cultural taboos.

Graduate
sam1150@nyu.edu

A Harlem-based writer-director and a 3rd year at NYU's Grad Film program, Sontenish has written and directed 4 short films to date and is hungry for growth and expression as a visual artist. Her most recent short film, Cross My Heart, follows an American teen who upon visiting her family in Jamaica, discovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. Sontenish was recently awarded as a "30 Under 30 Caribbean American Emerging Leader" by the Institute of Caribbean Studies as well as selected by NYU as a 2017 Martin Scorsese Scholarship recipient.