The Oscar nominee also executive produces this Tribeca-premiering feature from 'The Unknown Country' filmmaker Morrisa Maltz.
, follows six years in the life of its protagonist as she navigates friendship, romantic crushes and the small freedoms of growing up. Jazzy’s story is based on that of Maltz’s goddaughter, Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, with whom the director worked closely on this delicate narrative. trails its titular character from age 6 through 12.
Here are two kids who rely on each other for life’s dilemmas — small and big. Scenes like these help us more keenly feel the heartbreak of the coming rupture. One day Jazzy and Syriah are fortifying their bond; the next it’s over. It happens seemingly without warning. Jazzy calls to Syriah on the bus one day and the girl, naturally more stoic, doesn’t reply. It turns out that Syriah’s family is moving from the neighborhood to the reservation, a transition that will separate her from her closest friend. Like Malik in Baig’s poignant drama, Syriah avoids reality instead of confronting it. She distances herself from Jazzy and, in a series of sharp vignettes, Maltz shows the emotional fallout.
Is this what growing up feels like? That’s another question Maltz takes seriously. She portrays Jazzy’s life in the wake of Syriah’s departure gently, trying to understand the impact. Jazzy has good days and bad days, filled with conversations on the school bus and brushes with juvenile romance. Syriah, meanwhile, meets distant relatives and tries to improve her Lakota.
The sudden death of a community member doubles as an occasion for the girls to meet again. Jazzy and her family drive to the reservation where she reconnects with her aunt Tana on THR’s RoundtableThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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