Film
Shorts Program 1
- 9:30PM
Dir. Kris Wilson
2017, 16min
While off duty, a black rookie police officer gains a new perspective on his career when he’s detained in a routine traffic stop.
Dir. Juan Leguizamon
2018, 18min
This short documentary examines the rise and fall of John L. Phillips Jr., a Brooklyn Civil Court judge, kung fu master, filmmaker, and activist theater owner whose one-of-a-kind career was undone by scandal.
Dir. Tarik Jackson
2016, 17min
Over the course of a Brooklyn summer, recent college grad Simba falls in love with a stripper, spends a night in jail, and almost ruins the family business.
Dir. Ekwa Msangi
2017, 10min
As he prepares for a reunion with his long-estranged family, an African immigrant living in Brooklyn simultaneously confronts the heartache of losing his lover.
Dir. Mtume Gant
2017, 20min
An actor who hates his black skin and the hardship that comes with it makes the radical decision to erase his identity and embody “whiteness.”
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