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BlackStar Festival 2024 - August 1st to 4th BlackStar Festival 2024 - August 1st to 4th
Award Nominee

Short Documentary

So That Tonight We Might See

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With gaps in her personal history, a filmmaker assembles fragments of her family’s archive in an attempt to see more clearly.

Directors Spotlight

A picture of a woman named Bea Hesselbart. She is standing outdoors with a softly blurred background of greenery and a red brick building. Bea has shoulder-length straight black hair and is wearing a black top that blends seamlessly with her dark hair. Her expression is calm and composed, with a faint, gentle smile.

Bea Hesselbart

Director

Bea Hesselbart is an independent filmmaker who was born in China and raised in Portland, Maine. In her film work, she is drawn to explorations of the creative process itself and is intrigued by uncertainty, unknowns, and incompatible truths. Bea has a graduate certificate in filmmaking from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and a BA from Smith College.

  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Country United States
  • Language English
  • Director Bea Hesselbart
  • Cinematographer Bea Hesselbart
  • Screenwriter Erin Murphy and Bea Hesselbart
  • Editor Bea Hesselbart
  • Producer Erin Murphy and Bea Hesselbart
  • Sound Design Michael McInnis
  • Premiere Philadelphia

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