"Chock Full Until Empty" - Short Film

A darkly comedic coming-of-age film set in Queens, the film follows Bea, a strong-willed thirteen-year-old struggling with body image as her estranged aunt Phumie moves in to help care for Bea and her younger sister, Opal. Over the course of a chaotic back-to-school shopping trip, tensions between Bea and Phumie boil over, revealing unexpected similarities between them and the messy ways both cope with difficult emotions.