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About This Project
Summary
Borrowed Time is a short film that illustrates a "day in the life" of Renee Welsh-Noel, a Lupus survivor who channels her frustration from fighting for disability coverage into her art. The filmmakers Demi Anais and Mekhai Lee created this film as participants in the 2025 NAACP Cinematic Shorts Competition in partnership with Adobe, that took place during the 116th NAACP National Convention.
Goals & Objectives
The goal of short film Borrowed Time is to raise awareness about Lupus, a disease Black people in the United States are more likely to develop, have more severe disease, and have a higher risk than other racial groups.
Results & Impact
This film highlights health equity, one of the NAACP's key focus areas and will be used to raise awareness among our members, units and branches and the Black communities that consider NAACP a trusted messenger. The films were produced with the NAACP Hollywood Bureau and NAACP+ Studios.
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