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# Mekhai Lee on "Them That's Not": From Golden Hugo to SXSW
- URL: https://www.inthewake.tv/mekhai-lee-on-them-thats-not-from-golden-hugo-to-sxsw/
- Published: 2026-05-06T13:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T13:30:05.000Z
- Description: If we don't imagine our worlds on screen, who will? Mehkai Lee answers the call.
- Author: IN THE WAKE TV 
- Tags: CULTURE AND SOCIETY, NYC

Journalist [Melissa Rose Cooper](https://www.instagram.com/melissarosecooper/?ref=inthewake.tv) sits down with writer/director Mekhai Lee [@lifeofkhaiii\_\_](https://www.instagram.com/lifeofkhaiii%5F%5F/?ref=inthewake.tv) to discuss the premiere of his Academy Award eligible short film, "Them That’s Not" [@themthatsnot.film](https://www.instagram.com/themthatsnot.film/?ref=inthewake.tv), at SXSW 2026 [@sxsw](https://www.instagram.com/sxsw?ref=inthewake.tv)).

Starring [Angel Theory (The Walking Dead)](https://www.instagram.com/angel%5Ftheory/?ref=inthewake.tv), this intimate portrait of the Deaf exper-ience and family obligation has captivated audiences from NewFest to Chicago.