Have you ever wanted to know what your partner experiences in a day? Can you really put yourself in their shoes? That’s the premise of the body-swap romantic comedy “Switches” that screened at the 2026 BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta. I was blessed to chat with Brandon Broussard, the writer and director of the film. He was sure to point out that most films that switch the characters use magic. But he wanted them to have agency and actually choose the switch, to take a chance to save their marriage. The film is on its way to several other screening series and festivals, including the Urban World Film Festival and three screenings in London.
Nefetari Spencer, acclaimed actress from my favorite show “Reasonable Doubt” on Hulu said that filming “Switches” was a whirlwind. She was able to complete her part of the filming as the main character's boss in just one day. “It's all about relationships,” she says. As soon as she found out Brandon was involved along with so many other favorites, she was all in.
I asked Brandon how we here in SoFu can support the film and he said that he would be happy to take an $8 million donation to complete the feature, but other than that, please just share the trailer! He said that Rod Wave, Lizzo, and SZA reposted it and gained a lot of momentum. This helps him to get it in front of studios and producers. You can do your part to get the word out about this amazing short film!
The body-swap rom-com, “Switches,” premiered at BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia in August 2026.
“Switches” is set in present-day Los Angeles and follows Dawn and Jake Butler, once the “it” couple of the DTLA creative scene, whose marriage is crumbling under rent, ambition, and growing distance. When eviction and divorce creep in, the couple turns to Happy Couples, a hush-hush start-up promising an “empathy revolution” through its trial drug Switch—a pill that lets couples trade consciousness for 24 hours. The pill works! Dawn wakes in Jake’s 6‐foot‐4-inch frame; Jake jolts into Dawn’s tattoo‐free body. They must walk, work, and love in each other’s lives for a single day—until an accident, a forbidden drink, and an even more forbidden night trap them in the swap for an entire trimester. Part body-swap comedy, part love-story reset, the film is a sharp, R-rated romantic comedy in miniature that asks whether empathy can be engineered, and what it really takes to walk a mile (or just one impossible day) in your partner's shoes.
“Switches” stars Chanté Adams as Dawn and Sinqua Walls as Jake. The film is produced by Mel Jones and Stephen Love, and was written and directed by Brandon Broussard, a Howard University alum and USC Writing Fellow with more than 15 years of writing and producing for Lionsgate, Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros., and Amazon/MGM.
The film was produced and financed by Samansa, under their production label SSTRUCK, a Japan-based streaming platform dedicated to championing bold and distinctive short-form storytelling from emerging filmmakers around the world.
“Love. Patrick: Nothing is Impossible” Triumphs with Four Wins at the 2026 BronzeLens Awards
The Horne Brothers’ acclaimed documentary, Love, Patrick: Nothing Is Impossible, emerged as the night’s biggest winner at the 2026 BronzeLens Awards, capturing four of the festival’s highest honors: Best Documentary, Best of Festival, the BronzeLens Georgia Filmmaker Award and the BronzeLens Audience Award.
Directed by Atlanta-based filmmakers Ryon, Tyson, and Byron Horne, LOVE, PATRICK: Nothing Is Impossible chronicles the extraordinary life and legacy of pioneering fashion designer Patrick Kelly. Its four-award sweep underscored the film’s powerful connection with audiences and festival jurors alike.
2026 BronzeLens Award Winners
- BronzeLens Audience Award: “LOVE, PATRICK: Nothing Is Impossible” — Ryon, Tyson and Byron Horne, Directors
- Best of Festival: “LOVE, PATRICK: Nothing Is Impossible” — Ryon, Tyson and Byron Horne, Directors
- Best Actor: GregAlan Williams — “Have You Seen Her”
- Best Actress: Candice Renee — “Macbeth in Compton”
- Best Dance Film: “Move” — Dr. Arshley Emile, Director
- Best Documentary: “LOVE, PATRICK: Nothing Is Impossible” — Ryon, Tyson and Byron Horne, Directors
- Best Feature: “Have You Seen Her” — William Uschold, Director
- Best Music Video: “My Ex” — Sherica Tink Smith, Director
- Best Web Series: “CHOPS” — Hakim A. Khalfani, Director
- Best Short Film: “HAINT” — Jahmil Eady, Director
- Best Short Documentary: “The Ebony Canal” — Emmai Alequiva, Director
- Best Student Film: “JOHN” — Amirah Adem, Director
- Best International Film: “Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story” — Dan Egan, Director
- Andrew Young Cinema and Social Justice Award: “Three Black Men” — Sienna McLean-LoGreco, Director
- BronzeLens Georgia Filmmaker Award: “LOVE, PATRICK: Nothing Is Impossible” — Ryon, Tyson and Byron Horne, Directors
BronzeLens Looks Ahead to 2027
BronzeLens will open its 2027 season with the highly anticipated BronzeLens Women SuperStars Honors on Saturday, March 6, 2027. The signature celebration will spotlight distinguished and emerging women creatives whose work in front of and behind the lens exemplifies excellence in film and television.
On Sunday, March 7, BronzeLens Sunday Brunch with the Brothers will place men of color in film and television center stage.
The BronzeLens 2027 Summer Creators Wonderland Festival will unfold over two weekends—August 20–22 and August 26–29, 2027.
BronzeLens is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences qualifying film festival for the Short Film Awards category. The short film that receives the BronzeLens Best Short Award may now be eligible to enter the Academy’s Short Subject competition for the concurrent season.
“It's all about relationships,” says actress Nefetari Spencer. As soon as she found out Brandon was involved along with so many other favorites, she was all in.