Still from Fruits of Labor. Film protagonist, Ashley, a young woman, is looking in an off-screen direction and is wearing a burgundy jacket and standing against a beige wall that has taped posters on which text can be read &quot;How to get to college&quot; and &quot;NYU Precollege.&quot;

Production still from Fruits of Labor

Production still from Fruits of Labor. Film protagonist, Ashley, and film director, Emily Cohen Ibanez, are sitting next to each other in front of a computer. In front of Ashley is a white sheet of hand-written text, with some words crossed out. On the computer screen, footage from the film is open in Adobe Premiere editing software.

Production still from Fruits of Labor. Film protagonist, Ashley, is sitting across from film director, Emily Cohen Ibanez, and another woman who has a hand drum leaning against her knees.

Production still from Fruits of Labor. Black film set with single light source on the film protagnist, Ashley, who is sitting at a table and haivng her nails filed and painted by a nail technician. The film director, Emily Cohen Ibanez, is filming from behind the tripod camera.

Production still from Fruits of Labor. Film protagonist, Ashley, is leaning with her arm against a wooden walkway. A man to her right holds a reflector directing light towards her. The film director, Emily Cohen Ibanez, is filming with her camera strapped to her chest via a harness.

Emily Cohen Ibañez looking directly at the camera. She has short grey and dark brown hair and is wearing gold earrings, lipstick, and a striped T-shirt. 

Photo courtesy Emily Cohen Ibañez

Emily Cohen Ibañez

Still from Fruits of Labor. A woman in a hoodie stands in a field using a red bandana as a mask.