Left from National on US Air heading to Paris through Philly.
Stuck my camera bag in the overhead on the plane. As soon as I sat down, the young woman next to me interjected: “You’re a filmmaker!” Very surprised I said yes. She had noticed my porta brace bag. Turns out she herself is a documentary filmmaker. She made a film in Ghana and had returned from the Visions du Reel festival in Switzerland where her film screened. She also won Silverdocs!
The hour from DC to Philly went by so fast, chatting about our films, trips, festivals. Akosua Adoma studied in LA and now lives in VA. I promised to attend her film “Mebroniba”/My White Baby. screening at Silverdocs upon my return.