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Tshay

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tshay is a filmmaker and artist from Amityville, NY working in Philadelphia, PA. She is a writer, director, producer, shooter, and editor whose creative practice is an expansive case for optimism, play, and interiority. Working in close collaboration with loved ones, Tshay creates films across documentary, fiction and hybrid forms, namely her debut narrative short film, gales., which screened at BlackStar Film Festival, American Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, and a number of universities and organizations worldwide. She is the recipient of awards from Forman Arts Initiative, Independence Public Media Foundation, Scribe Video Center and she is a 2024 Pew Fellow. Tshay holds degrees from both University of Pennsylvania and University College London. She is currently developing her debut animated film, Tell Me When You Get Home., through her production company Studio TSHAY.

Tell Me When You Get Home.


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

Artist Bio

Tell Me When You Get Home. (TMWYGH.) is an animated short film that follows Honest Cardamom, a 15-year-old girl in a remote mountainous village, who over the course of a single evening, discovers that her late mother’s spirit is calling to her from the other side.

A jubilant and raucous party roars to life in the living room, but contemplative Honest would rather be in bed. Though she’s lived here her entire life, something about tonight feels off. There is an otherworldly presence lurking. This is Song, Honest’s late mother, whose spirit intently follows her daughter throughout the evening. Threading themes of grief, connection, and family, Tell me when you get home. is a story about how important it is to be loved and how love stays with us no matter the conditions.

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Award Year
2025
Status

In Progress