Brooklyn-based directors Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood present a filmic interpretation of a spoken word verse by American poet and storyteller Cynthia Manick. Here, they talk about the process of adapting poetry to film:

"We found the process to be creatively liberating. Sort of like putting together a thematic puzzle; juxtaposing images, observing, asking questions. 

We wanted to make something that was dense and abstract, but still find moments of meditation to digest the language. This incredible nonprofit, Urban Word NYC, teamed us up with four poets: Esther, Nkosi, Makayla, and Trace. The scenes featuring them are actually adaptations of their own poems, which you hear briefly in the opening scene. 

What we ended up with was moments from four separate films, crafted under the umbrella of Cynthia Manick's original poem. With themes like the body, the feminine, and the everyday realities of being young and black—those additional creative perspectives were vital."