Sally White

Sally White seemed like the perfect tenant: med student, great credit, safe name. But when she arrives eight months pregnant and unapologetically Black, her roommates realize they've been "namefished" and their comfort zone's not so comfy.

Telly Award, General Comedy — 47th Annual Telly Awards (2026)

Best Short Film, First Place — Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (2025)

Best Comedy — LA Film Awards (2025)

Official Selection — Hollywood Black Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection — Girls Night Out Short Film Festival 

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

The script for Sally White came to me at one of the hardest moments of my life. I was displaced by the Altadena fires, moving on average every two weeks, navigating the exhausting chaos of not having a home. And then Katrina Jaxson entered my life. We knew immediately we wanted to work together, and when I saw her script, I was blown away.

What drew me in was the tone. Assumptions are funny. That is the truest thing about them, and dark comedy is exactly the right place to sit with that truth.

My approach was precision and deep collaboration. I met with the cast individually, gave them permission to pull their characters from within themselves, and let them rehearse into the truth of the scene. Trust the performance. Trust the story. That is where I live as a director.

The absurdity of assumption, the cost of comfort zones, the way a name can carry more weight than a person. These are not abstract ideas. They are daily realities. Sally White finds the humor in that chaos. And the humor is where the truth lands hardest.

This is real. This is life. Let's laugh at it.

DIRECTOR'S PRESS KIT