Nicole Otero

Booker he returns to South Central L.A. after several years away. Confined to the interior of his car, he interacts with the people and places he once knew, floating between moments of nostalgia and the subtle realities of a subconscious search for identity. 

A woman arrives home at the end of a regular day, but as she begins to turn in for the night, she is overcome with a sense of restlessness. Unable to fit inside her own world, she needs out of her life. In an instant, she goes back out into the night. Her journey around a mostly vacant city, obscured by darkness, cascades in space and time, away from one feeling and in search of another.

An omnibus film featuring nine works by emerging filmmakers of color, Who Will Start Another Fire is the inaugural project of Dedza Films, a distribution initiative focused on showcasing underrepresented communities and the next wave of international storytellers.

Manuel and Ida’s father died two years ago. Now debt and obligation call them back to his house with a seemingly straightforward task: pack up and move out for good. But as the siblings arrive in the arid, unincorporated town in the Southwest, they’re confronted with much more than an empty house.

After a long separation, Ida’s encounter with her mother creates an unexpected sensation in her body. She begins resisting the forceful lens of her daily life, cutting off the outside world, as she tries to recreate the image of her mother in her mind and body.

Booker he returns to South Central L.A. after several years away. Confined to the interior of his car, he interacts with the people and places he once knew, floating between moments of nostalgia and the subtle realities of a subconscious search for identity. 

A woman arrives home at the end of a regular day, but as she begins to turn in for the night, she is overcome with a sense of restlessness. Unable to fit inside her own world, she needs out of her life. In an instant, she goes back out into the night. Her journey around a mostly vacant city, obscured by darkness, cascades in space and time, away from one feeling and in search of another.

A woman arrives home at the end of a regular day, but as she begins to turn in for the night, she is overcome with a sense of restlessness. Unable to fit inside her own world, she needs out of her life. In an instant, she goes back out into the night. Her journey around a mostly vacant city, obscured by darkness, cascades in space and time, away from one feeling and in search of another.

An omnibus film featuring nine works by emerging filmmakers of color, Who Will Start Another Fire is the inaugural project of Dedza Films, a distribution initiative focused on showcasing underrepresented communities and the next wave of international storytellers.

Manuel and Ida’s father died two years ago. Now debt and obligation call them back to his house with a seemingly straightforward task: pack up and move out for good. But as the siblings arrive in the arid, unincorporated town in the Southwest, they’re confronted with much more than an empty house.

Manuel and Ida’s father died two years ago. Now debt and obligation call them back to his house with a seemingly straightforward task: pack up and move out for good. But as the siblings arrive in the arid, unincorporated town in the Southwest, they’re confronted with much more than an empty house.

After a long separation, Ida’s encounter with her mother creates an unexpected sensation in her body. She begins resisting the forceful lens of her daily life, cutting off the outside world, as she tries to recreate the image of her mother in her mind and body.