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After a tragic accident leaves her caught between life and death, a grieving young girl awakens in a dreamlike Trinidad & Tobago, where she must find her late grandmother’s spirit — before a brewing storm traps her in the dream forever.

Synopsis

When 16-year-old Amaya loses her beloved grandmother, she struggles to grieve—torn between her Trinidadian heritage and American upbringing. After a sudden car accident leaves Amaya unconscious, she awakens on a beach in a dreamlike Trinidad and Tobago—where a mysterious fisherman warns her that a dangerous storm is approaching. If she gets caught in it, she will be trapped in the dream forever. When Amaya discovers a poem she wrote for her grandmother hidden in the sand, she sets out on a journey to her family’s home in San Juan, hoping to find refuge from the coming storm—and hoping to reunite with her grandmother there one last time.

Told through a deeply emotional and magical-realist lens, Home is a lyrical exploration of grief, memory, and ancestral connection. It reminds us of the bonds we share with our loved ones—even beyond the physical world.

Meet the Filmmakers

Halle Hazzard — Writer/Director
Halle Hazzard is a writer, director, and former track and field athlete from Long Island, New York, who represented Grenada at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. As a first generation Caribbean-American of Trinidadian and Grenadian heritage, Halle explores themes of identity, memory, and belonging throughout the Caribbean diaspora. She earned a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking from the University of Southern California. Her original screenplay, Home, advanced to the final round of the Brooklyn Film Festival Exchange pitch competition and was also selected for a live table read with Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in African Voices Magazine, Wellspring Words, and are forthcoming in The Caribbean Writer and PEN America’s DREAMing Out Loud Anthology.

Nicole Greene — Producer
Nicole Greene is a Trinidad-based film and television producer specializing in production logistics, crew coordination, and on-the-ground execution. As a Producer for the Trinidad unit of Home, Nicole brings her deep knowledge of the local industry and a passion for Caribbean storytelling to the project.

Christian Burkett — Director of Photography
Christian Burkett is a Trinidad-based Director of Photography, Steadicam operator, and founder of Audio Rose Productions. An experienced media professional with a demonstrated history in the industry, Christian is highly skilled in audio and video pre/post production, camera operation, and audio engineering. He holds a BSc in Music Business and an ASc in Recording Arts from Full Sail University. As Director of Photography for the Trinidad unit of Home, Christian brings his full production team and deep roots in the local film industry to help bring the film’s dreamworld to life.

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Contact

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