Curse Breakers has been with me for the last several years. The thing always on my mind, a constant thorn in my side, and the prize I always kept my eye on. So many highs and lows, and now watching the film and seeing how far I’ve come I am nothing but proud. I consider this to be my calling card, showing my passion and the beginning of an exciting directing career. Excited to share the story that is inspired by my mother and intended to help foster change in the black community for generations.

Curse Breakers is a dramatic short film and a coming-of-age tale told from the perspective of a young black mother who has experienced sexual abuse from a trusted person in her childhood. In a chance meeting with her abuser, she is triggered and experiences a trauma response, causing her to face the past she is desperately trying to escape.

In approaching the story, our major inspirations were Barry Jenkins “Moonlight”, Sean Baker’s “The Florida Project”, Ryan Coogler’s “Locks”, and Stella Meghie’s “The Photograph”. Our story, like our inspirations, is character-based and captures a touching, healing moment in a black women’s life. In watching this film, we want all audiences to empathize with the experience of what it means to break generational cycles and represent those who continue to reshape their legacy.

My cast and crew were the most special part of the entire process for me – I couldn’t have gotten anywhere without them! I hope this film influences people to challenge normativism in their lives. There are so many ways to be a curse breaker!

Thank you for watching! Enjoy.

– Caché