A Cheryl Dunye Film

In dystopian Oakland, a black trans couple intertwines in a tragic erotic tale of love and defiance where their android companion becomes an accessory to their betrayal.

This story is built from both the harsh realities of BIPOC trans life in America and Cheryl Dunye’s award-winning 2014 short film. BLACK IS BLUE takes the cadence of a speculative thriller---a touch of Wilder’s SUNSET BLVD, a swish of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein---and melds it with the architecture of tech advances in the development of AI companions and genetic engineering. All of this is held together by the emotional urgency of trans romance, the kind between characters we’ve never seen at the helm of a feature film.

PRODUCERS

KARINA HODOYÁN - Oakland

Karina Hodoyán is Chief Financial Officer and Head of Latinx Division at Jingletown Films, an Oakland based production company for diverse storytellers and filmmakers.

JÜRGEN BRÜNING - Berlin

Jürgen Brüning is a producer and director, and founder of Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion.

GIL SIMA - Tel Aviv

Gil Sima is an independent film & television producer and entrepreneur with over a decade of industry experience including film festival management, programming, and artistic direction. Sima is the founder of Sima Films, an independent production company founded in 2015.

JULIA ROBERTSON - Berkeley

Julia Robertson is a media artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work spans experimental and documentary forms, encompassing film, video, photography, and multi channel sound and video installation.

ALEX DEMETRIOU - Athens

Alex Demetriou is an up-and-coming producer and experienced curator with a vibrant presence spanning Berlin and Athens.