Two women sleep cuddled up. Blue and purple lighting falls on their faces.
Hold Me Close
Still from Hold Me Close
Film Complete

Directed & Produced by

LaTahj Simmons-Weaver and Aurora Brachman

Hold Me Close explores the unique power and complexity of the relationship between two Queer Black womxn, Corinne and Tiana. Utilizing audio, the couple self-recorded every day over the course of a season, Corinne & Tiana experience cycles of life’s joys and pains together in the home they share. Depicted through elegantly composed tableaus of domestic scenes of the couple shot on super 16mm film, paired with searingly intimate documentary audio of the womxn from life within their home, the film bears witness to the distinct constitution of their love.

Hold Me Close is a recipient of the 2024 Chicken & Egg Pictures | POV Shorts Co-Production Fund

The Future of Film is Female

Short Film Fund

InsideOut Film Festival

Re:Focus Fund

Xposed Queer Film Festival

Special Mention

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