When I Write It

When I Write It

15 mins | Music | May 29, 2020

During the last days of summer before college, two Oakland teens (Leila Mottley, Ajai Kasim) explore what it means to be young Black artists in their rapidly gentrifying city. An intimate feeling of eavesdropping permeates this sun-soaked tour of neighborhood sights and sounds, as they both realize they're on the cusp of personal and community-wide change.

When I Write It

15 mins | Music | May 29, 2020

When I Write It
During the last days of summer before college, two Oakland teens (Leila Mottley, Ajai Kasim) explore what it means to be young Black artists in their rapidly gentrifying city. An intimate feeling of eavesdropping permeates this sun-soaked tour of neighborhood sights and sounds, as they both realize they're on the cusp of personal and community-wide change.
Producers
Original title When I Write It
Directors Nico Opper, Shannon St. Aubin
Writers Ajai Kasim, Leila Mottley, Shannon St. Aubin, Nicole Opper