[narrator] This time on "Film-maker."

[announcer] This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, on the web at arts.gov and by Oolite Arts, What Miami is Made of.

Hi everyone.

My name is Raquel Mira.

I am the writer director of the film "Mirrorball."

This film follows a couple and their relationship in a musical daydream following their romance and how it ultimately ends.

Please enjoy.

What happened to us?

I got it.

Thanks.

Ah!

It's fine.

Don't worry about it.

I was thinking about selling it once I got back home.

I just figured you wouldn't want that thing lying around.

Yeah, you're right.

Let me help you pick that up.

No, no, no, no, no.

I got it.

It's a long drive.

You should go.

Wait.

I want you to have this.

Maybe you'll remember me sometime.

Specifically for this film, it was definitely inspired by Gene Kelly and obviously Damien Chazelle.

Gene Kelly's movement, the way he was able to kind of change dance for film I think was so influential, and I definitely think Damien Chazelle was very inspired by that as well.

Whimsical, romantic, and heartbreaking.

Our composer was definitely really essential.

His name is Jarvis Neal, and then our choreographer, Melanie Johnson.

Incredibly necessary in this film.

Coming in and working on stage with these incredible performers, like they're so good.

Hello, everyone.

My name is Pierre St. Jean Jr. And I'm the writer director of "Paternal."

This story details the complexities of fatherhood from the Haitian perspective of three generations of men living under one roof.

Enjoy the film.

[man] I'm a warrior.

[boy] I'm a warrior.

[man] What's your greatest weapon?

[boy] My mind.

[man] What happened when you lose your greatest weapon?

We lose.

And we don't lose.

Why?

[boy] Because I'm a warrior.

Look at me when you say that.

I'm a warrior.

There you go.

Hello?

I only be here for a week.

I know.

I don't remember the last time we were under the same roof.

At least you got to be with her in the end.

I'm trying to make things right.

Is there still a chance?

You didn't just lose a wife.

You lost a son too.

But if you think, they set you free.

Are you okay?

Look, I'm sorry you had to see that.

Am I gonna lose you?

I want us to do good and give my promise to her, but seeing you again, just brought back all these memories that I've been trying to run away from.

But then I realized something.

I always wanted you to be something that you didn't know how to be.

I've seen films about fatherhood before, but I never seen it told from the Haitian perspective and I know that the relationships between father and son in the Haitian community is very complex and not often talked about then.

I wanted to use that as an opportunity to show something that I don't think anyone's ever seen before.

A lot of jokes and a lot of healing, surprisingly.

I had a different idea of the tempo and the pacing on set but then when I got to editing room, it was really important for me to kind of know when to slow down and knowing what to hold certain closeups, certain takes.

I gotta go with Denzel, Denzel Washington.

I would've spent the extra money to teach hin Creole.

To me, there's just no comparison.

[announcer] This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, on the web at arts.gov and by Oolite Arts, What Miami is Made of.