A year ago this week, 'Flesh and Iron'—starring, directed, and written by Emma Michalak—won the award for Best Short Film in the Youth (19-23) category at the 2017 BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia. Among the awarded winners were Ava DuVernay, who picked up the Richard Nichols Luminary Award, Guetty Felin, winner of Best Narrative Feature for 'Ayiti Mon Amour,' and Saabah Folayan and Damon Davis, co-winners of Best Documentary Feature.
'Flesh and Iron' tells the story of Erica Bright, a young girl who is suddenly faced with a great burden that she decides she must get rid of at any cost.
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