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When I Write It

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During the last days of summer before college, two Oakland teens (Leila Mottley, Ajai Kasim) explore what it means to be young Black artists in their rapidly gentrifying city. An intimate feeling of eavesdropping permeates this sun-soaked…

DirectorsNico Opper·Shannon St. Aubin
WritersAjai Kasim·Shannon St. Aubin
ProducersShannon St. Aubin·Nico Opper

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Cast · Directed by Nico Opper

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Ajai Kasim
LMLeila Mottley
Leila Mottley

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