MORNING SICKNESS IN THE USA
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Synopsis
In Morning Sickness in the USA, director Cristine Brache shares the story of her grandmother, who was quarantined in 1961 after seeing a doctor for inexplicable nausea. Having immigrated to the US from Puerto Rico, doctors suspected she had an infectious disease and put her in quarantine in a mental asylum. The reason for her nausea was later revealed to be pregnancy.
Morning Sickness in the USA, screens as part of the shorts program Homelands, on Thursday, July 1 at 6:00 pm.
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About the Director
Cristine Brache (b. 1984, Miami, FL), is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. She received her MFA in Fine Art Media from the Slade School of Fine Art (London, UK). Solo exhibitions of her work include those held at Fierman Gallery (New York and Puerto Rico), Locust Projects (Miami), and Anat Ebgi (Los Angeles). Her work has been featured in festivals and group exhibitions at Team Gallery (New York), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami), Bow Arts (London), Glasgow Short Film Festival (Scotland), and the Museum of Moving Images (New York), among others. Her work has been critically reviewed in places such as The Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.
