https://www.karinadandashi.com/work daily 0.75 2022-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d06f30290819175506f566/00f1c8fb-8e63-4d15-afa0-4e66063f2b91/COUSINS_STILL_FINAL_2+%281%29.JPG work COUSINS (Post-Production) Two cousins reunite in Brooklyn when a run-in with an ex turns the night into a mission of revenge. COUSINS explores cultural disconnect between family members and identity within oneself. What does it mean to belong somewhere, and how do we find our way back? Winner Future of Film Is Female Post-Production Grant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d06f30290819175506f566/d69128df-4349-4949-b576-1c7c4db28a5c/DRESS_UP_STILL_2+%281%29.png work DRESS UP (2022) On the eve of her sister’s wedding, a woman confronts her anxieties in the face of familial expectation. 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