2025
Short Documentary(East Coast Premiere)

Bloodlines, Mississippi

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person

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.

Screenings

Virtual

August 3 – August 5

Directors Spotlight

A photograph shows a portrait of Crystal Kayiza.

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

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