# Shatara Michelle Ford

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‘Test Pattern’ Film Examines How Medical System Deals With Sexual Assault

Among the offerings of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival is “Test Pattern.” It is the first feature film by St. Louis native Shatara Michelle Ford and, which follows a young Black woman as she navigates the medical and justice system after an assault.

Episode 256 – TEST PATTERN

Runtime84 minutes Show Contents 0:00 Introduction 2:29 Know Your Enemy: Carolyn Mauricette 21:03 The New Slang: TEST PATTERN 1:07:36 The Other Side: Carolyn and Ryan talk further reading after Shatara Michelle Ford’s new film Thoughts From Your Host… I made passing …

Shatara Michelle Ford on TEST PATTERN

Today my guest is Shatara Michelle Ford the writer, director, and producer of TEST PATTERN. Part psychological horror, part realist drama, TEST PATTERN unfolds against the backdrop of national discussions around inequitable health care and policing, the #MeToo movement, and race in America. The fi…

Cinema File: Shatara Michelle Ford interview ("Test Pattern")

Writer-director Shatara Michelle Ford's debut feature "Test Pattern" is a feminist masterpiece that has garnered well-deserved (and hard earned) rave reviews in the days since its Feb. 19, 2021 release. In this conversation with OnlineAthens reporter Andrew Shearer, Shatara details how she made the…

Cinema File: Shatara Michelle Ford interview ("Test Pattern")

Writer-director Shatara Michelle Ford's debut feature "Test Pattern" is a feminist masterpiece that has garnered well-deserved (and hard earned) rave reviews in the days since its Feb. 19, 2021 release. In this conversation with OnlineAthens reporter Andrew Shearer, Shatara details how she made the…

Carolyn Talks 'Test Pattern' with Writer-Director Shatara Michelle Ford

For this episode of  Carolyn Talks… I speak with writer, director and producer Shatara Michelle Ford about Test Pattern, her debut feature film, and about how her approach as a filmmaker shows the connections between race, politics and gender create situations where victims of sexual assault are ma…

Shatara Michelle Ford and Ludovica Isidori craft a gentler collision for 'Dreams in Nightmares'

Writer-director Shatara Michelle Ford and cinematographer Ludovica Isidori reunite for their second feature together following 'Test Pattern,' this time following three queer Black femmes searching for a missing friend across the American Midwest. They reflect on how the shorthand built during thei…

Hitting the open road can lead to new beginnings

What would it look like to have all of your needs met?That’s the question filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford’s asks in their film, Dreams in Nightmares. As three Black queer friends take to the road to search for the fourth member of their group, they navigate the ups and downs of love, identity, and …

I Financed This Movie By Myself with Shatara Michelle Ford

We’re talking lights, camera, action with writer, director, and Ira’s book club bestie Shatara Michelle Ford. They talk about Ford’s latest feature, Dreams in Nightmares, the real cost of funding their first indie project, and how to make ambitious work without waiting for Hollywood’s green light. …