(function ( $ ) { 'use strict'; window.InlineShortcodeView_vc_pie = window.InlineShortcodeView.extend( { render: function () { _.bindAll( this, 'parentChanged' ); window.InlineShortcodeView_vc_pie.__super__.render.call( this ); this.unbindResize(); vc.frame_window.vc_iframe.addActivity( function () { this.vc_iframe.vc_pieChart(); } ); return this; }, unbindResize: function () { vc.frame_window.jQuery( vc.frame_window ).off( 'resize.vcPieChartEditable' ); }, parentChanged: function () { this.$el.find( '.vc_pie_chart' ).removeClass( 'vc_ready' ); vc.frame_window.vc_pieChart(); }, rowsColumnsConverted: function () { window.setTimeout( this.parentChanged, 200 ); this.parentChanged(); } } ); })( window.jQuery ); Marny's Gift - Toronto Black Film Festival

February 12 - 17, 2025

Select Page

Marny's Gift

By Sean Martinez

Raised in the segregated South by a working-class family, Marny is a young girl with a special gift. Her brother is off fighting in World War 2, while her mother doesn’t understand her special abilities. Marny and her older sister Fern find comfort in the home of their mother’s employer Mrs. Beulah, who has developed a genuine affection for them. Marny is soon challenged to use her gift to discover a dark secret that could change the course of their lives forever.

Additional Information

Title

Marny's Gift

Director

Sean Martinez

Country

United States

Year

2019

Category

Narrative Short

Duration

16’

Language

English

Actors

Leiloni Arrie Pharms, Amandah Rochelle, Denise Hillis, Nilah Blasingame, Kevin Savage, Acorye White, Terry Henry, Joel Rogers, Teea Loreal, August Gentry