Join BAM and Reel Sisters for an evening of family-centered films in honor of Women’s History Month on March 25, 2026 from 7 pm-9 pm. Enjoy a powerful selection of notable award-winning films from Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, including our 2025 Oscar qualifying short Shallow End and the highly acclaimed Superman Doesn’t Steal directed by Tamika Lamison.
Founded in 1997 by African Voices magazine, Reel Sisters, the first Oscar-qualifying film festival in the nation devoted to women of color, has showcased 10,000+ films by women of African, Asian, Native American, Indian, Latina, and Arabic descent. Reel Sisters will be held in Brooklyn on Oct. 24-25, 2026. For information visit www.reelsisters.org.
Film Showcase 2026
Musica Quarantena (2022)
Dir. Lilian T. Mehrel
Producers: Lilian T. Mehrel, Danielle Rhoda
Animator: Danielle Rhoda
Animated, 4min
A little girl’s love for her bedridden Papa inspires a town in lockdown to make music out of their windows in this animated short starring Elisa del Genio (HBO’s My Brilliant Friend).
Gloria (2025)
Dir. Kim Blanck
Producers: Xin Liu, Caitlyn Durkin, Kim Blanck
Narrative, 10min.
Gloria, a Chinese woman in her 70s living alone and struggling with her memory, finds new purpose in teaching herself Spanish.
Reel Sisters Best Narrative Short 2025 (Academy Qualifying Film)
Shallow End (2025)
Dir. Maria de la Cruz Rudloff Producer: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff, Janet Valentina Manina, Anne Leigh Cooper
Narrative, 11min.
Twenty-something year old Agatha comes home a shattered person after a lengthy stay in rehab. In her small town, everything seems to remind her of the life she once had and the people she held dear before it all went wrong.
Laundry (2025)
Dir. Okema T. Moore
Producers: Alterik Miller, Danielle Moné Truitt, Samuel Calvin Morrison, Jr., Tobias Truvillion, Wink Woodall
Writer: Alterik Miller
Narrative, 19min.
Laundry follows Darius and Bree Williams, a couple whose lives are shattered when their six-year-old son Hunter suffers a severe oxygen-depriving accident. The short stars Tobias Truvillion (Empire, First Wives Club) and Danielle Moné Truitt (Law & Order: Organized Crime).
Reel Sisters Best Short Comedy 2025
The Knife (2024)
Dir. Joy Nesbitt
Producer: Grace Odumosu
Narrative, 15 min.
Ife, a young Black Irish woman, is anxiously awaiting her 20-week pregnancy scan, hoping for good news about her baby’s health. When the scan reveals unexpected complications, she and her husband, Darragh, are forced to confront a ridiculous reality that will test their trust in the healthcare system.
Reel Sisters Best Director 2024
Superman Doesn’t Steal (2024)
Dir. Tamika Lamison
Producers: Tamika Lamison, Chris Beal, Dominique DeLeon, Carol Shine, Ben Epraim Narrative, 19 min.
Based on true events, Superman Doesn't Steal is a coming-of-age story set during the 1970s Atlanta child murders—seen through the eyes of nine-year-old Harriet and her brother, two children fascinated with superheroes.
Founded in 1997 by African Voices magazine, Reel Sisters, the first Oscar-qualifying film festival in the nation devoted to women of color, has showcased 10,000+ films by women of African, Asian, Native American, Indian, Latina, and Arabic descent. Reel Sisters will be held in Brooklyn on Oct. 24-25, 2026. For information visit www.reelsisters.org.
Film Showcase 2026
Musica Quarantena (2022)
Dir. Lilian T. Mehrel
Producers: Lilian T. Mehrel, Danielle Rhoda
Animator: Danielle Rhoda
Animated, 4min
A little girl’s love for her bedridden Papa inspires a town in lockdown to make music out of their windows in this animated short starring Elisa del Genio (HBO’s My Brilliant Friend).
Gloria (2025)
Dir. Kim Blanck
Producers: Xin Liu, Caitlyn Durkin, Kim Blanck
Narrative, 10min.
Gloria, a Chinese woman in her 70s living alone and struggling with her memory, finds new purpose in teaching herself Spanish.
Reel Sisters Best Narrative Short 2025 (Academy Qualifying Film)
Shallow End (2025)
Dir. Maria de la Cruz Rudloff Producer: Maria de la Cruz Rudloff, Janet Valentina Manina, Anne Leigh Cooper
Narrative, 11min.
Twenty-something year old Agatha comes home a shattered person after a lengthy stay in rehab. In her small town, everything seems to remind her of the life she once had and the people she held dear before it all went wrong.
Laundry (2025)
Dir. Okema T. Moore
Producers: Alterik Miller, Danielle Moné Truitt, Samuel Calvin Morrison, Jr., Tobias Truvillion, Wink Woodall
Writer: Alterik Miller
Narrative, 19min.
Laundry follows Darius and Bree Williams, a couple whose lives are shattered when their six-year-old son Hunter suffers a severe oxygen-depriving accident. The short stars Tobias Truvillion (Empire, First Wives Club) and Danielle Moné Truitt (Law & Order: Organized Crime).
Reel Sisters Best Short Comedy 2025
The Knife (2024)
Dir. Joy Nesbitt
Producer: Grace Odumosu
Narrative, 15 min.
Ife, a young Black Irish woman, is anxiously awaiting her 20-week pregnancy scan, hoping for good news about her baby’s health. When the scan reveals unexpected complications, she and her husband, Darragh, are forced to confront a ridiculous reality that will test their trust in the healthcare system.
Reel Sisters Best Director 2024
Superman Doesn’t Steal (2024)
Dir. Tamika Lamison
Producers: Tamika Lamison, Chris Beal, Dominique DeLeon, Carol Shine, Ben Epraim Narrative, 19 min.
Based on true events, Superman Doesn't Steal is a coming-of-age story set during the 1970s Atlanta child murders—seen through the eyes of nine-year-old Harriet and her brother, two children fascinated with superheroes.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
78min
VENUE
FORMAT
Digital
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: $17
Members: $12
Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.
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