Jade Eshete

'Materna’ follows the journeys of four New York women who are isolated by city life, separated by class, politics, race and religion, and yet bound by a shared hunger for identity and connection. With their futures at stake, the characters’ lives are upended by a fateful encounter underground, where their stories of personal transformation become a battle for survival.

An old-school Brooklyn native devotes his days to caring for his adorable dog, Bruno -- and making sure the neighbors show his pooch the proper respect.

A selfish playboy tries to run a scam on a female renter but looks to turn his life around when he falls for one of the applicants.

A rising Black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.