After being sent to prison for life at 18, Gerald—also known as “Nine”—met Henry, who raised him into the man he is today. Using the lessons Henry taught him, Gerald organized his way out of prison. Now, Gerald is on a mission to bring his 83-year-old “Pops” home while there’s still time. Illuminating how love can serve as an act of resistance, Nine is a necessary portrait of Black life in the American Northwest and a poetic exploration of family, community, and masculinity.
HIGHLIGHTS
Ford Foundation JustFilms 2024 Production Grant
Chicken & Egg Pictures 2024 Fellowship & Grant
Firelight Media 2024-2025 Documentary Lab & Grant
Official Selection, 2024 Film Independent Fast Track
Official Selection, 2024 Gotham Week
Official Selection, 2024 Film Independent Producing Lab
Satterberg Foundation 2024 Grant
Ford Foundation JustFilms 2023 Production Grant
LEF Moving Image Fund 2023 Production Grant
Progress Alliance 2023 Grant
Ford Foundation JustFilms 2022 Production Grant
Official Selection, Points North Institute’s 2022 LEF/CIFF Fellowship
LEF Moving Image Fund 2022 Development Grant
Ford Foundation JustFilms 2021 Development Grant
Official Selection, 2021 Big Sky Pitch
Directed by Jeremy S. Levine & Rachael DeCruz | Produced by Rajal Pitroda | Director of Photography Nico Abaunza | Edited by Fahd Ahmed