Ayana (Joana Lima Martins)

Title: Ayana (2012)
Runtime: 38′
Director: Joana Lima Martins
Script: Joana Lima Martins
Cast: Jujuana Sharon Williams, Sheila Collins, Dillon Siedentopf, Arye Michael Bender
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“Ayana” is a loose adaptation of a short story by Stephen King under the Dollar Baby program. It recreates the story of Ayana as an African-American blind woman who loves listening to audio-books read by a particular voice. It focus on her chance encounter with Dave, a white man who is attending to his dying father. When they meet, Ayana recognizes her favorite reader.