Daughter Of The Sea

Daughter Of The Sea

After the death of her grandfather, Yanise experiences a spiritual awakening when she is called by Yemaya, the Orisha Goddess of the Sea. Starring Princess Nokia, and featuring Niambi Sala of Oshun as Yemaya. A LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship Short '22 Official Selection: BendFilm, Hollyshorts, Palm Springs ShortsFest, Essence Fest, Miami International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, The Pan African Film Festival, LALIFF, NYLFF, Puerto Rico International Film Festival and more. Festival Awards: Lola Award Winner | Philadelphia Latino Film Festival | November 2023 Best Cinematography | Catalina Film Festival | September 2023 Best Director, Best Actress - Princess Nokia, Best Cinematography, Best Editing | Green Mountain Film Festival | July 2023 Best Overall Short | Afro Latino Film Festival | May 2023 Best Cinematography | Blackbird Film Festival | May 2023 Festival Director’s Award | Paris Independent Film Festival | April 2023 Jeune Regards Award | Nouveaux Regards Film Festival | March 2023 Best Short | Athens International Festival | January 2023 Jury Award | Official Latino Film Festival | December 2022 Best Actress - Princess Nokia | Sao Paolo Int’l Festival | December 2022 Best Narrative Short | Puerto Rican International Heritage Film Festival | November 2022 Best Director | Venice Shorts Festival | November 2022 Best Indigenous Short | BendFilm Festival | October 2022 Best Actress - Princess Nokia | LUSCA Fantastic Film Festival | October 2022 Best Director, Best Sound Design, Best Latino Short, Susana Dosamantes Award | Alder International Short Film Festival | October 2022 All Power To The People Award | Fist Up Film Festival | October 2022 Best Narrative Short | Festival De Cine Latino Americano | September 2022 Best Actress, Princess Nokia, Best Cinematography | SHORT to the Point | August 2022 Best Director, Best Editing | Art Film Awards | August 2022 Best Latino/Hispanic Short | Cannes World Film Festival | June 2022 + Written and Directed by Alexis C. Garcia Produced by Debora Perez Executive Producers Matt Detisch Alexis C. Garcia Selina Morales Princess Nokia Cast Princess Nokia - Yanise Migdalia Rosario - Abuela Joanne Gil Rivera - Mami Niambi Sala of Oshun - Yemaya Dorayma Mercado - Monica Maria Luisa “Mussa” Marin - Nancy Lizbeth Mora De León - Lydia Lester Nurse - Abuelo Pia Love - The Spirit of Death Bomba Musicians & Dancers - Se Balia Bomba Mar A. Cruz • Narcisa Cordova • María Krystal Cruz Abril Carlos E . Ayala Collazo • Joerlizca Marie Andino Hector Luis Negron Calderon • Carlos “Kaiko” Calderon Paris Hashlye Sabiel Pérez Vega • Jose L. Elicier Pizarro Co-Producers Carlo Garcia Toby Lawless Director of Photography Joshua Echevarria Music by René G. Boscio Editor Matt Detisch Art Director Ana Paula Teixeira Art Assistant Pia Love Costume Designers José Ortiz-Pagán Pia Love Costume Design Assistant Irene Osorio Guzmán Hair and Makeup Tanya “Nena” Melendez Sound Mixer Barbara I. Rivera Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer Gabriel J. Serrano Colorist Arianna Shining Star Smaller Production Supervisor Sonia Rivera Production Coordinator Natalia Merced First Assistant Camera Nelson Vega Oliveras Second Assistant Camera María I. “Chabeli” Matos Jovanny González Stills Photographer Mari Blanca Robles López Gaffer Raymond Javier Orraca Key Grips José A. Quesada Rodríguez Kerwin Lee Cuadrado Grip Truck Driver Juan “Pachi” Rodriguez Production Assistants Jan Alberto Diaz Baez Luis “Lú” Rivera Vázquez Abner Albino Transportation Hannibal Sierra Production Legal Juan R. Garcia III, JRG Law Visual Effects Peter Timberlake Musicians Melo Gía • Vocals Etienne Rivera • Percussion William Russell • Cuatro Puertorriqueño Additional Music "Dedicatoria" Lyrics by Angelamaría Dávila Music & Performance by Fabiola Méndez Filmed on location in Naranjito & Loiza, Puerto Rico.