Film
Shorts Program 2
- 4:30PM
Dir. Ruya Koman and Robin Rose Singer
2017, 15min
A violent altercation between a police officer and an African-American man on a deserted country road has left one person dead. An interracial couple passing by must decide what to believe and what they are willing to do about it.
Dir. Katrelle Kindred
2018, 15min
Kiyanna, a 15-year-old living in South LA, hopes for a carefree Fourth of July but instead finds herself confronting sexual harassment, double standards, and racial profiling in this look at what it means to be a young black woman in America.
Dir. Michael Fequiere
2017, 14min
Kojo is a lovable and precocious jazz prodigy. When he's not at home in New York, he's touring the world, which serves as both his stage and classroom.
Dir. Jackie J. Stone
2017, 16min
A Nigérienne-American mother and immigrant struggles with the decision to have her American-born daughter undergo a traditional rite of passage.
Dir. Carrie Hawks
2017, 22min
In this searching self-portrait, a self-described queer oddball seeks approval from black peers despite a serious lack of hip-hop credentials and a family that “talks white.”
Dir. Xavier Burgin
2017, 6min
In the wake of tragedy and racial tension in Charlottesville, one black woman must find a way to navigate her life as the rest of the world seems unaffected.
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