PIU PIU: Short, Psycho-Surrealist Thriller Tackling Rape Culture Now On Kickstarter

“A routine trip to the city turns into a surreal nightmare when a restless young woman tries to escape the confines of romance in order to find her super power.” The current work of Naima Ramos-Chapman can be found on HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, where she contributed as a writer, director, editor, and actor to the critically-acclaimed late night show. Her first directing efforts helped create AND NOTHING HAPPENED, explored the psychological aftermath of sexualized violence and premiered at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival. It also screened at a number of other film festivals; including the L.A. Film Festival, BAMcinemafest, Blackstar Film Festival, Rooftop Films, Urbanworld, CinemAfrica in Stockholm and Tacoma Film Festival. Ramos-Chapman earned a Best Director win at the Tacoma Film Festival, and her film became a Vimeo Staff Pick and short of the week. Fun fact: AND NOTHING HAPPENED was brought to life in part to folks who believed in her vision and pledged money on Kickstarter! I love film, and a good genre hybrid. Film is one of my favorite mediums for stories, and certainly one of the most impactful. I’m always excited to see more women and marginalized folks behind the camera in the film industry. So I was really intrigued upon reading the words “Psycho-Surrealist Thriller” (with the added context of a Black Woman being center stage). As BNP’s Kickstarter Queen, I’ve pledged money to several handfuls of film projects and I’m always game to check out more by women. …