Films
- Feature Documentary
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
Runtime: 1hr:30min
Ada Gay Griffin, Michelle Parkerson/Ada Gay Griffin
An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings -- spanning five decades -- articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century.
- Feature Documentary
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices
Runtime: 1hr:54min
Louis Massiah/Louis Massiah
The long and remarkable life of Dr. William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B) Du Bois (1868-1963) offers unique insights into an eventful century in African American history.
- Feature Documentary
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Runtime: 1hr:52min
Tracy Heather Strain/Randall MacLowry, Tracy Heather Strain
An in-depth biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century
- Feature Film
It Was All A Dream
Runtime: 1hr:23min
dream hampton/dream hampton, Emir Lewis, Josh Begley, and Morgan Willis
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.
- Shorts
Searching for Augusta Savage
Runtime: 22 mins
Charlotte Mangin, Sandy Rattley/Mariana Surillo
Augusta Savage was the first person in the U.S. to open a gallery dedicated to African American art. A Harlem Renaissance sculptor and art educator, she was also one of the first Black women art activists of her time and fought for the inclusion of Black artists in the mainstream canon. Art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. explores Savage's legacy, and why her artwork has been largely erased.
- Feature Film
Love Machina
Runtime: 1hr:50min
Peter Sillen
What if love could last beyond our mortal bodies? Meet Martine and Bina Rothblatt, two futurists who have commissioned a humanoid robot so they can house Bina's consciousness and extend their love affair into infinity and beyond.
- Feature Film
A Mother Apart
Runtime: 1hr:30min
Laurie Townshend
After discovering her mother's letters, Staceyann Chin examines Hazel's past and how her absence shaped Chin's poetry, politics, and parenting. Chin navigates revelations about Hazel while raising her own daughter, Zuri, in an joyful way
- Feature Documentary
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Runtime: 1hr:27min
Karen Thorsen, Bill Miles
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.
