Hold Me Close explores the unique power and complexity of the relationship between two Queer Black womxn, Corinne and Tiana. Utilizing audio, the couple self-recorded every day over the course of a season, Corinne & Tiana experience cycles of life’s joys and pains together in the home they share. Depicted through elegantly composed tableaus of domestic scenes of the couple shot on super 16mm film, paired with searingly intimate documentary audio of the womxn from life within their home, the film bears witness to the distinct constitution of their love.

Hold Me Close is a recipient of the 2024 Chicken & Egg Pictures | POV Shorts Co-Production Fund