Terence Nance Movies

A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.

Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition...

Short film about a police raid gone horribly wrong, featuring music by Pharoahe Monch.

A restless young woman yearns to escape the confines of romance in order to find her superpower.

The cosmic journey of sacred youth, during which pain, pleasure, and sublimation are nonnegotiable.

This hypnotically surreal dance film is set to a single by the psychedelic rock band the Dig.

A unique young boy goes on a spiritual journey while honoring his late grandfather with the help of a mystical neighbor. Coco Monroe, Marnye Young,...

A look at modern relationships and the many forms they take. Stella and Ian have an unwedding ceremony to honor what they’ve shared coming to...

Mumin, a precocious young boy, makes the long trip to Accra from his home in Ghana’s rural northern region. He leaves having just experienced...

A Brooklyn based artist moves to Paris to get married and start a new life. As an old life of crime catches up to him, he enters the depths of Paris'...

Directed by Terence Nance, the film addresses the detachment we all battle, when faced with the the world's overwhelming issues. "It's hard to think...

A teacher gives a brief history lesson on the concept of whitness to students. This is intercut with Rage Against the Machines Killing in The Name of...

Drenched in the heat, spirit and landscape of South Florida, Swimming in Your Skin Again celebrates the spiritual feminine and coming of age. Guided...

A young woman dealing with the psychological aftermath of sexual violence shuffles between experiences both mundane and extraordinary as she attempts...

This short is the unauthorized, heavily abridged, biographical, visual and supersonic moment about the fact that Johnny Allen Hendrix (aka Jimi...

"It's a performance during which I google the phrase "1 year old black boy" ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's "popular searches"...

An algorithmic, web-based mashup of white savior tropes and clips from popular cinema.

A short film produced for Cody ChesnuTT’s 2012 album "Landing on a Hundred".

Charlie hosts a Jessica at his home hoping to progress their relationship, but the date goes terribly wrong when they are interrupted by an unusual...

A look at the deep-seated roots of our feelings.