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What began in 2024 as a conversation between myself and Lowel Alomar @lowelalomar about his childhood community in the Rockaways slowly evolved into a film shaped by shoreline communities, environmental memory, migration, and the people fighting to remain connected to water, land, and each other.

Around the same time, I found myself in conversation with my aunt, an environmental scientist who raised me in India, reflecting on the relationship between science, environmental care, and African traditional knowledge systems. Those conversations stayed with me and deeply shaped the language of this project.

Included in this carousel is a moment from 2024, when Lowel and I were honored with a Citation of Recognition from Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers’ @cmselvenabrookspowers office through the Flushing Town Hall Queens @flushing_town_hall Artists Grant.

Honored now to have also received support from the Brooklyn Arts Council @bkartscouncil through the Brooklyn Arts Fund 2026 to help bring The Sixth Borough to completion.

Thank you to BRIC @bricbrooklyn and the BRIClab Film & TV Residency @cthoxie and to the residents, our dear friend @elijahxiii , organizers, scientists, artists, and community members who trusted us with their stories along the way.

Before the larger screens, we wanted the community to experience this rough-cut of our film first.

Community Screening
Thursday, May 28
7pm Bric, Brooklyn by @lowelalomar

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2 months ago

Grateful to start the year sharing something we’ve been quietly building ✨

My partner Lowel @lowelalomar and I have been part of the BRIC TV + Film Residency @bricbrooklyn since October, working alongside Elijah @elijahxiii to tell a story rooted in New York City’s coastal communities. This documentary looks at the shoreline not just as geography, but as a condition shaped by neglect, resilience, memory, and care.

This is one of two documentary projects I’m working on this year, and it feels right to begin 2026 with a project I’m deeply proud of. We’re officially in production mode at BRIC, and I’m excited to invite you all to a preview screening this May with the rest of our incredible cohort.

More updates soon. Thank you for walking with us 🩵✨ taken in BRIC by @lowelalomar

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6 months ago

Meet this year’s 2025–26 BRIClab: Film + TV cohort! 🎬

This year-long residency supports emerging and mid-career filmmakers as they develop ambitious and innovative short form, episodic, or feature length non-fiction films.

Elana Meyers & Katie Heiserman (@2trainproductions, @katieheiserman) — Dirty Days in Fun City
A documentary unearthing the overlooked 1968 New York sanitation strike and its connection to the Black-led labor action in Memphis, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Through the lens of labor and waste, the film asks what, and who, society deems valuable or disposable.

Lowel Alomar & Destinie Adélakun (@lowelalomar @destinieadelakun) — The Sixth Boro
A cinematic exploration of how climate change, over-development, and systemic neglect are reshaping New York City’s coastal communities. Told through an Afro-Indigenous ecological lens, The Sixth Boro is both a love letter to resilience and a call to action for climate justice.

Brian Redondo (@thebrianredondo) — MIND BODY SOUL
A feature documentary following break-dancer Sunny Choi as she becomes the first American woman to compete at the Olympics in breaking. As she prepares for the Paris 2024 Games, the film captures her battle to balance ambition and mental health.

🎥 Learn more about the residents at the link in our bio. by @lowelalomar

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9 months ago

🎥✨ What a wave. What a movement.

💃🏾The Afro Diasporic Ocean Festival wasn’t just an event — it was a homecoming, a healing, and a celebration of our roots, our rhythms, and our resistance.

❤️Thank you to every artist, elder, youth, and soul who showed up and poured into this experience.

Much love and gratitude to @lowelalomar for capturing it all so beautifully in this video. 🖤 by @lowelalomar

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Thank you to everyone who attended my first screening! You all made it fun! The sizzle has been emailed to all who attended. Please do not post on social media!

Special thanks to @flushing_town_hall @nyfacurrent @black_surfing_rockaway @jbrpc @riserockaway @risingtideeffect @surfridernyc

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@julianwalterphoto for taking these lovely photos! 🙏🏿 taken in RISE Rockaway by @lowelalomar

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2 years ago

Here is my brother @charlesosawa executing my idea of making frames out of trash for my photography pieces.
The trash was collected from @destinieadelakun beach cleanup in Far Rockaway with the help of @jbrpc

Come by this Saturday to see how this turns out!! 🤔🤔 LINK IN BIO taken in RISE Rockaway by @lowelalomar

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I’m happy to announce that I will be screening my first short film in the neighborhood I grew up in this weekend! LINK IN MY BIO!

As the Rockaways in Queens confront climate change and coastal erosion, a resilient community unites to protect their cherished coastline, highlighting its cultural and environmental significance.

Join us on Saturday, October 12th at R.I.S.E Rockaway @riserockaway for a screening of this important film narrated by Elijah Norwood @elijahxiii , written by Destinie Adelakun @destinieadelakun , and directed by Lowel Alomar @lowelalomar , followed by a discussion with the cast and crew.

The event will also feature photography by Lowel Alomar in collaboration with Charles Osawa @charlesosawa who created the photo frames made from resin and trash collected from Rockaway Beach clean up!

Attendees can look forward to exclusive giveaways from the Black Surfing Association @black_surfing_rockaway and Charles Osawa, and opportunities for Far Rockaway residents aged 12 to 18 years to sign up for free swimming classes with Ocean Olympia @ocean.olympia1

Thank you for all the support @jbrpc @riserockaway @black_surfing_rockaway @surfridernyc

Special appreciation to Flush Town Hall @flushing_town_hall and New York Foundation for the arts (Queens Arts Fund) @nyfacurrent for the making this happen! by @lowelalomar

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Mr. Lou @black_surfing_rockaway is really out here every week for the kids!! Now my niece is killing it. My son is next 🙌🏿🏄🏾‍♂️🙌🏿 🎥 @lowelalomar by @lowelalomar

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Thank you @JBRPC and New Hamilton Beach Civic Association for inviting me to the Hamilton Beach Park Shoreline Cleanup. It was amazing to see people from all over nyc who share a vision of fostering a healthier environment in our world.
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Repost from JBRPC:
Jamaica Bay is our home. Keeping it clean, safe and accessible is our mission — for our friends and neighbors, for flora and fauna, for visitors enjoying the only national park in the U.S. you can access by subway. 🌊

Most recently, our staff and volunteers cleared debris from Hamilton Beach Park. Thank you to Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer-Amato @stacey_23ad, Councilwoman Joann Ariola @joannariola32, Roger Gendron of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association @rgen36 and @gatewaynps for supporting this effort, and for all you do year-round. Thank you also to @HNTBcorp for volunteering your time over the weekend!🙏 by @lowelalomar

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2 years ago

In the Rockaways, @black_surfing_rockaway offers complimentary surfing lessons to children. With New York City facing a shortage of lifeguards, initiatives like this play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the Rockaway community.

Here is what surfing coach @samaya.kanu has to say about the future of surfing in the Rockaways.

🎥 @lowelalomar taken in Rockaway Beach by @lowelalomar

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2 years ago

@destinieadelakun and I have a lot of projects releasing soon! Make sure you guys meet us at her Artists Talk tomorrow 5pm-7pm. Link is in bio!! by @lowelalomar

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3 years ago

Thank you @scarboroughmade for giving me the chance to tell your story. Had a great time learning from @bysidnaidu and @siralexnarvaez

#scarborough #scarboroughmade #behindresilience #cultureto @culture_to #artworkto #culturalhotspot @tplcedarbraeyouth taken in Scarborough, Toronto by @lowelalomar

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