ACCOUTREMENTS: An Ancestral Offering by the Collective.
Three artists. Three works. Three encounters with what comes through when you allow yourself to see.
Papa Legba emerged for Kaylah Marin during a period of transition and spiritual awakening—a meeting of American and Garifuna spiritual roots, and a movement beyond either/or thinking.
Deidre Marin describes Lady in Red—Hot Purple as a channeling: a “tap in and a download.” A figure coming into consciousness, carrying the question of what else she might become.
And then there is Jalila's Auntie Face. “She scared me when I made her. She still does. She feels made for someone unafraid of her clarity, her anger, or her wrath. You have to be innocent. You can’t have wronged her people—because if you did, Auntie is coming for you”.
Together, they become ACCOUTREMENTS—our first collective offering of its kind.
For Autumn Lights 2026, we are creating only eight sets, each containing three signed 8×10 art prints:
Lady in Red—Hot Purple (2025) — Deidre Marin
Auntie Face (2023) — Jalila Bell
Papa Legba (2016) — Kaylah Marin
Eight sets. Three artists. Signed. Made specifically for Autumn Lights.
October 15–17 • Oakland.
Culture Connects Us -A Global Impact Snapshot
CULTURE CONNECTS US - One Love One Heart!
Culture Connects Us is the internationally acclaimed, award-winning debut feature directed and produced by KAJE Creative's Jalila Bell. As a first-time Director, Bell brings a fresh and powerful lens to the interwoven stories of community, culture, and resilience. KAJE Artist Wanda K. Whitaker serves as Producer and Art Director, with vision and artistry that shaped the creative framework of the project. KAJE's Founder Kaylah Marin served as Editor, Producer, and Composer of the original musical score, including original songs that anchor the film’s spirit. Executive Producers Kwame Osageyefo and Village-Connect, Inc. provided the culture-based transformative coaching framework for the film.
Currently on the international film festival circuit and courting distributors, Culture Connects Us is seeking strategic partners, collaborators, and platforms to expand its impact and bring its message of unity and creative resistance to audiences worldwide.
Synopsis
Culture Connects Us is an animated arthouse documentary exploring cultural identity, belonging, and community regeneration through storytelling, movement, and intergenerational dialogue. Centered on diaspora experience and culture-based healing, the film examines how creative expression fosters resilience, connection, and social transformation across communities.
Blending visual arts with documentary storytelling, the film invites audiences to consider new paradigms for collective well-being, cultural continuity, and inclusive futures.
Suitable for secondary, post-secondary, and community audiences, supporting discussion in social justice, cultural studies, women’s studies, performing arts, and community development.
Primary Subjects & Course Relevance
Primary Subjects:
Social Justice | Performing Arts | Diaspora & Cultural Identity | Community Regeneration | Women’s Studies
Course Relevance:
Sociology | Anthropology | Cultural Studies | Africana/Black Studies | Dance & Performance Studies | Gender Studies | Urban & Community Development | Global Studies
Cast & Crew
- Director: Jalila Bell
- Producers: Jalila Bell, Kaylah Marin (Editor), Kwame Osagyefo (Gaylon Logan, Jr.), Aldane Walters, Wanda Whitaker (Art Director)
- Cast: Camila Chavez, Piper Dellums, Daljit Soni, Esq.
Production Companies
KAJE, LLC | Village-Connect, Inc.
Awards & Festival Highlights
15 Official Selections |
28% Festival Selection Rate — exceptionally strong for a micro-budget cultural documentary
The film continues to outperform industry averages with multiple wins, Silver Awards, a Jury Award, and several Honorable Mentions across international and U.S. festivals.
With 61 total submissions to date and 5 decisions still pending, the project shows consistent upward momentum and delivers a high return on every dollar spent on the festival circuit—an important signal of value and audience resonance for distributors.
📩 For partnership and distribution inquiries, please contact KAJE, LLC.