Farewell My Son(22:55 ​)

STUDENT FILM
by  Damon Jamal Taylor

2:40 pm
SLC - ROOM 126
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Description: Ten years ago in their small village in Nigeria, Ruth’s husband-to-be left her and their young son to make a new life in the United States. Now, as the eleven-year-old Afam approaches his twelfth birthday, his estranged father has returned to take Afam to live with him. Ruth is struggling within herself, unsure whether she can let him go, and with how to break the news to her son, his two siblings, and the rest of the family.

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Filmaker's Bio:
Chibuzor Onyemenem is a Nigerian-born filmmaker, writer, and director who currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in media production from Salisbury University, where he interned with PAC14 to create programs highlighting up-and-coming artists in Maryland and the surrounding region, and an MFA in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).​