Bushwitches

JASIA KA | USA | 2023 | 8 MIN | ENGLISH

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Synopsis

Created and directed by Jasia Ka, BUSHWITCHES is a supernatural dark comedy about a coven of witches living in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The Bushwitches embark on a series of magical misadventures in their mission to regain dominance in the tarot card industry and oh yeah, take down the patriarchy. If God’s out and astrology is in, then all hail the Bushwitches: our 21st century disciples.

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Filmmaker Bio

Jasia Ka is an Emmy and Telly award-winning writer/director working in documentary, commercials, music videos & scripted. Jasia grew up an All-American runner and dancer in downtown Philadelphia, a city that David Lynch described as a place where his imagination exploded, "fantastical...beautiful, if you see it the right way". Jasia is best known for her atmospheric music video direction, darkly comic narratives and character-driven documentaries that turn the lens towards rebels and dreamers with a focus on female and queer perspectives.

Writer

Jasia Ka

Cinematographer

Lauren Pruitt

Cast

Nell Amari

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