Trailer and clips from the short film – “The Black Baptism”
Written and Directed by Stephanie Diane Ford
Produced by Christopher Everett of Speller Street Films
Runtime: 20 minutes and 19 seconds
Synopsis:
Informed by a mysterious voice, an imprisoned young woman must pass a series of enigmatic tests or face a violent death as the terrifying situation unlocks a dormant power in this story of courage and redemption.
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