Cicada is a Sci-Fi short film adapted from the stage play “Cicada”, created by James D. Gavins & Karl Michael Iglesias. Through storytelling, music, movement, and comedy, we follow James as he goes through the process to receive his reparations.
“In a parallel universe, they have decided to give out Reparations. We follow James, who has been chosen to beta test a psychotherapy simulator that will ease the trauma from black history in America called Cicada.”
Written, Performed & Directed by James D. Gavins
Also Starring the Voices of Jill Huguet & Dom Ricks
Filmed & Post Prod: by Mind-You-Mental Production
Original Score by Kevin Macleod
In Partnership with the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery’s Science to Script & Virtual Environments Lab @wid_ve
Fill in the Blank Residency – James Gavins Creator in Residence
