Since she was a teen, Sanaa Lathan loved acting—and still does—but it was the chance to self-direct her first short film that truly shifted her perspective and re-defined her future. Anyone who’s lived a little knows that no matter what course your life is on, everything can change in an instant. A party invitation you accept, a phone call you decline—even whether you return a stranger’s smile or put on your headphones instead—an action (or inaction) that unfolds in mere seconds can upend your trajectory.
