Created by: Jabu Nadia Newman
Starring: Kutlo Rantlhane
Memory as Medicine is a short film about character development through a singular chamber piece. It follows a man discovering himself via repetition, exploration, and understanding his performance and storytelling process. The film shows him grappling and performing in ways with deeper meaning. Variations in speech—syntax, intonation, volume, rhythm, and intensity—reveal his character's arc and create new meaning for both him and the audience.
Up Next in Memory as Medicine - Chicago, IL (2026)
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Sweat It Out
A young trans man has made himself sick. He was doing way too much, not listening to his body, ignoring his intuition and now he is in bed with a flu. But we don’t know that yet. The film takes place inside his fever dream. In the dream, his ancestors make an appearance to offer him some lessons ...
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I Miss Her
Short film created by Kin Marie as a part of Brave Futures: Memory As Medicine.
Through the noise of work, memorial planning, distractions from her younger sister Zeniyah and an unexpected visit from her cousins - Maia discovers she's not meant to grieve alone.
