Disclaimer: I have mispronounced Jacarrea's name in the podcast. Please note that the correct pronunciation is: Jah-car-rah.

In the first ever episode of The Reel Girls Club, I'm speaking to Jacarrea Garraway, African American & NYC-based Director, Screenwriter and Producer. She is additionally an academic scholar whose research centers around afrosurrealism, intimacy and Black archives.

She is also known for her work as a visual curator, screenwriter and producer. Jacarrea received her BFA in Film and Television Production from New York University's Tisch School of arts with a minor in Art and Public Politics.

While at NYU, she directed and produced over a dozen short films including Release (Best Youth Documentary at the Newark International Film Festival), Mothers are Like Mirrors (premiered at  ...