Description

Cottonmouth: (n.) a large, dangerous pit viper that inhabits lowland swamps and waterways of the southeastern US. When threatening, it opens its mouth wide to display the white interior; (n.) dryness of the mouth.

Cottonmouth is a romantic dramedy about a Black woman named Ayo, who's writing her graduate thesis about her namesake, Nana Ayo Forbes, who died on Cottonmouth Plantation. Oh, Georgia, with its cottonwoods and peaches. Why do the ugliest things happen in the most beautiful places? While on a trip to visit Cottonmouth, Ayo wrestles with the legacy of slavery and her romantic future. She’s falling in love with her White. Girl. Friend. She hasn’t yet strung those words together, but Ayo’s not falling without a fight.Cast/Crew

Director/Writer: Ama Anane

CoProducers: Jess Barr, Alexander Spenser-Gould

Digital Photographer: Matthew W. Hayes

Editor: Tiffany Lin

Casting: Taylor Williams

Music: Jon Ong

Cast: Regina Monique, Owen Laheen, Antonio Michael Woodard

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