Constellation

“Constellation” chronicles the lives and loves of a black family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous past marked by an unrequited interracial affair. The film explores the way in which the family patriarch, Helms Boxer (Williams), must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family. When the beloved Carmel Boxer passes away, her entire family returns to Hunstville, Alabama to celebrate her life and legacy. As the Boxer family comes together for the first time in many years, revelations of Carmel’s painful past begin to force each person to address their pent up emotions and true feelings for one another. “Constellation” explores the redemptive power of love and spotlights the importance of honesty and the bonds of family loyalty – “Constellation.”