FRIDAY May 30, 2025 4pm

• BLOOM
• Director: Joy Harris-Bird
• NEW YORK Premiere
• USA, 2025, 3 min
• Category: Drama

Bloom tells the poetic and deeply personal story of Nia, an 8-year-old Black girl burdened by the world’s message that she is “too much”—too big, too loud, too bold. Lost in a lifeless garden, Nia begins to hear the nurturing voices of unseen women encouraging her to dig deeper within herself. As she moves through the garden, its transformation mirrors her own journey from self-doubt to self-acceptance.