Malik Isasis

Storyteller

Öte is a Turkish word that means beyond. Lela, a Black woman, backpacking across Turkey connects with locals more deeply than she expected and finds herself drawn to stay.

Öte

Bitter Sugar follows two dancers balancing ambition, and friendship in the extremely competitive world of dance.

Bitter Sugar

The Metamorphosis of Ismaila Ba is the story of two women who meet in a cafe. There is an undeniable attraction, even as each of them sees the depth of the other's pain. Things immediately get complicated when they are brutally attacked in what seems like a random act of violence.

The Metamorphosis of Ismaila Ba

Nabila Salem, a young Yemeni woman, future hangs in the balance as she awaits the outcome of her refugee status determination case in Saudia Arabia.

Credible Fear

Three years after her partner's untimely death, Dr. Lena Thierry, a neuroengineer, has been unable to move on. After years of research and development, she attempts to upload his consciousness into a computer software program.

Lena's Complicated Machine

Time travel will not be impossible forever.

The Elegant Clockwork of the Universe

One tragic act of violence connects the lives of twelve New Yorkers.