Represent

Represent follows a teenage boy through Phoenix Art Museum during a school field trip, an experience that yields an unexpected effect. Written and directed by Chris Heck, who wrote Wish You Were There and directed The First Time, the film explores the power and importance of representation in museum spaces and features Mykhal Polite in his first film.
Represent was made possible through the generosity of The Steele Foundation. It enjoyed its world premiere in 2020 at the Providence Children’s Film Festival in Rhode Island, where it received the 2020 Hasbro Children’s Hospital Audience Choice Award. The film was also selected for the 2020 New York International Children’s Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival, and the Pasadena International Film Festival. Represent additionally made its international debut in 2020 at the International Changing Perspectives Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey; was featured at the PRIDE Queer Film Festival in Perth, Australia; and was presented at the Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, where it won for Best Production and was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Actor: Mykhal Polite.

[@sachidesale3935]

Mykhal did so well, such a powerful actor!!

[@MacaleighHendricks]

Wow, mykhal was fantastic here!! Such an important project - LOVE IT

[@kieran-thompson]

Bravo to everyone involved! Beautiful work.

[@larsendeane6237]

Solid acting, lighting, directing and cinematography. Great short!