Directors: Shiri Nevo -Fridental Attorney Racheli lev-Ari, a young prosecutor, is determined to bring a defendant accused of grave crimes to a long term detention. Facing the defence counsel, who constantly attempts to throw her off balance, she struggles to convince the detention judge. The more personal this struggle gets, the more aware becomes Racheli to the real struggle in the depths of her soul.
Directors: Matthew Gentile 1875, Oklahoma Territory. Bass Reeves, is the first African-American to be deputized by the U.S. Marshal service. His wife, Nellie Jennie Reeves, tries to persuade Bass not to leave for his own safety, but Bass argues that it's the best job he can get to keep a roof over his family's head. When Bass charges into the desert, he engages in a shootout with two outlaws, Maha and Glen Huddleston, also African-American. Bass kills Maha in the gunfight, and arrests Glen, ordering him to carry Maha's body across the desert back to Fort Smith. Over the course of their journey, Glen questions Bass' choice of career and tries to psych Bass out in an unorthodox attempt at escape, a tactic that works as Bass begins to question his own mind in regards to the idea of justice and choosing to fight for a law and a
Directors: Cliff Notez Vitiligo is a short Psychological Suspense/Thriller that tells the story of a doctoral student who is guest lecturing a series on the inequalities/disparities for African Americans in media representations. This movie will tell the story of the day after a traumatic event has happened to our main character, and we are walking our way through their psychotic break trying to piece together clues that will point us to its cause. We will walk through the protagonists gradual melt down and experience his auditory and visual delusions. We want to tell the story of this student in order to highlight Black mental health, structural racism as it relates to mental and physical health of the oppressed, and the continuous struggle of conscience duality.
Directors: Bryan Powers Time is the Longest Distance conveys the importance of familial love and acceptance through the story of three generations of men: thirty-something Adam, his aging father Jack, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and Xander, a teenaged boy who serendipitously crosses their path. Adam arrives at his father's nursing home to share news of a major change in his life, hoping to bridge the distance that has opened up between them before Jack's Alzheimer's becomes too advanced. While things do not go as planned, Jack's chance encounter with Xander provides Adam with an unexpected way to find the acceptance he seeks.
Directors: Steffie van Rhee Ramarley Graham, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed in his Bronx home by a white New York City police officer four years ago. Since then, his mother, Constance Malcolm, has fought to have the officer held accountable. Her struggle for justice has led her to a life of activism and an increasingly significant role as a public figure.
Directors: Erin Kokdil Unheard is an intimate glimpse into the life of Teresa Smith, a grieving single mother who finds the strength through music to accept and then confront the injustice in her life. The film contrasts the somber yet healing energy of Teresa's singing against the backdrop of a day in her home with her surviving children. We witness her struggle to transform a devastating haunting trauma into purpose and we watch her emerge as an activist with a voice. Avoiding sentimentality, the film visually reflects the pull between life and loss, senselessness and meaning, a resigned silence and a voice that will be heard. We are left with the profound realization that in the depths of despair, if we can claim our own power -- there is hope.
Directors: Jasmine Branden Yingxu Cannon Hampton Hao 10,000 Fearless men and women are determined to empower a struggling community in the midst of gun violence and uncertain conditions on the South Side of Chicago.
Directors: Emily Pederson In 2014, the disappearance of 43 college students sparked a historic social movement in Mexico. Faced with government obstruction of an international investigation into their disappearance, their families enter a new chapter of uncertainty but refuse to stop seeking justice and closure.
Directors: Patrick Johnson Honk! is a festival of activist street bands who reclaim public spaces with their brash sound, political messages, and outrageous community oriented performances.
