Rest in Power, Malik Carmichael
Film
by Sarup Ajay Ram
Details
USA / 2014 / 11mins / Docufiction, Experimental / English
In this experimental short, eulogizing the life of 16-year-old Malik, a hypothetical teenager from the west side of Harlem, documentary-style interviews with Malik's friends and family piece together the exceptional existence and senseless death of a black boy genius.
About the Director
Sarup Ajay Ram
Sarup Ajay Ram is a filmmaker from the Bronx, New York. His work delves deep into the fleshy and colorful truths of American blackness to give his friends the power of representation. Ram also founded Low Culture, a community outreach organization in Harlem dedicated to creating safe spaces for young black and brown artists throughout the five boroughs. Learn More
