Bloodlines, Mississippi
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In the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Dr. Foluso Fakorede is fighting to save lives. Set in America’s Diabetes Belt and epicenter of the amputation epidemic, Bloodlines, Mississippi examines a medical system that is stacked against the Delta’s most vulnerable residents.
Directors Spotlight

Crystal Kayiza
Director
Crystal Kayiza is a Ugandan-American artist and filmmaker raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her most recent film, Rest Stop, premiered at TIFF and won the 2023 Jury Prize for Best US Short Film at Sundance. Her short, See You Next Time, was an official selection of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by The New Yorker.
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 20 minutes
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Director
- Crystal Kayiza
- Producer
- Harri Grace, Paul King
- Executive Producer
- Adam Mitchenall, Claire Paetkau Eriksson, Dan Lin, Michael LoFaso, Orlando von Einsiedel, Simon Doyle
- Cast
- Dr. Foluso Fakorede
- Cinematographer
- Emir Fils-Aime
- Editor
- Andrew Cross
- Composer
- Lia Ouyang Rusli
- Music
- Lia Ouyang Rusli
- Premiere
- East Coast