2025
Short Narrative(East Coast Premiere)

all the love i could handle

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person

all the love i could handle is a re-imagining of the filmmaker’s mother’s young diary, unraveling the raw complexities of Black motherhood, artistic ambition and the enduring sacrifices women have to make as mothers and artists. Based on the true family story of pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins (Losing Ground, 1982).

Screenings

Virtual

August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

Ruby Rose Collins

Director

Ruby Rose Collins is a filmmaker drawn to the liminal space between memory and perception. Her work is rooted in the belief that personal histories are political archives, worth interrogating, distorting, and reframing through a cinematic lens. She’s drawn to fractured protagonists, unreliable narrators, and emotional rupture.

Year
2025
Runtime
15 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
Ruby Rose Collins
Producer
EJ Lykes, Ames Ward, DaManuel Richardson, Solomon Turner, Maggie Corona-Goldstein
Executive Producer
Beth Hubbard, Marni Grossman
Co Producer
Catalina Rojter
Cast
Breanna Williams, Sebrina Purcell, Yasir LaFond
Cinematographer
Gemma Doll-Grossman
Editor
Aneesa Meador
Production Design
Tiler Wilson, Annie Ning, Mboni Maumba
Composer
Nyla Smith
Sound Design
Nate Flaks, Paul Mason
Music
Nyla Smith
Premiere
East Coast

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