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Tshay: Tell Me When You Get Home

Project Premiere

March 14–17, 2026

SXSW Film Festival
Austin, TX

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Tshay Meade, Tell Me When You Get Home, film still, 2026. Digital video, short film.

The animated short film, supported by the 2025 Creative Capital Award, premieres at SXSW in Austin, TX on March 14, 2026.

ABOUT THE FILM

Fifteen year-old Honest Cardamom hasn’t seen her mother since she was four, but at a crowded family party she begins to feel her presence in ways she can’t explain. When Honest senses the presence of her mother she finds the courage to ask her uncle about the woman she barely remembers and, in doing so, begins to uncover pieces of herself.

Set in the space between Honest and her Uncle O, Tell Me When You Get Home unfolds as a long conversation between two people who have both lost a loved one. This short animated film is a testament to love and a testament to family.

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Tshay Meade, Tell Me When You Get Home, film still, 2026. Digital video, short film.
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Tshay Meade, Tell Me When You Get Home, film still, 2026. Digital video, short film.
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Tshay Meade, Tell Me When You Get Home, film still, 2026. Digital video, short film.

Tshay

Tell Me When You Get Home.

Photo by Naomieh Jovin. Tshay is a filmmaker and artist from Amityville, NY who uses portraiture to create movies and still images.

Photo by Naomieh Jovin.