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Savages, Servants, and Specialty Acts
FREE WORKSHOP w/LIMITED SEATING- RSVP by Adding to Cart Savages, Servants and Specialty Acts (2020 - Work-In-Progress Premiere) Slavery never ended. It is time we break the chains! While the physical enslavement of Africans may have been abolished in the United States in 1865, the mental enslavement of Blacks worldwide continues. Savages, Servants and Specialty Acts, demonstrates how Black Identity is largely dictated by The White Imagination. Using rare film clips and archival footage, Film historian Charles Woods demonstrates how we were indoctrinated into a belief system of White Supremacy and Black Inferiority through the use of the motion picture and perpetuates itself in all mass media. From the Tarzan movies of the 1930s to Black Panther and Queen & Slim, the subversive tricks still exist—even when Black filmmakers are in control.
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The Second
In the midst of political violence, a former freedom fighter must transport a pregnant woman to safety when her father fears for their lives.
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Seeking Woman $$$
Strangers meet regarding an ad online, getting more than either bargained for. NOTE ADULT THEME AND SEXUALITY
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Shattered Dreams
From Wiley College Nate Parker Film and Theater Program- Director Destiny McGee -Project done in connection with Texas Transportation Dept. dealing with underage drinking and driving. Underage college teens, prepare to turn up for their friends’ birthday party. Shanice, 21, buys their drinks Chris has history of not handling his liquor well, yet he refuses to listen to his girlfriend Krystal. The end results. Death. Injury. Sentencing.
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The SixTripleEight
Just when you thought every American story about World War II had been told, along comes the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion (The SixTripleEight), the only all-black female unit to serve in Europe during the war. Led by the highest-ranking black female in the Army, they faced racism, sexism, and the Nazis.The documentary includes interviews with the surviving seven members of the 855 women of the SixTripleEight.�� Their mission was to clear the backlog of mail stuck in warehouses in Birmingham, England and Rouen, France. They completed this enormous task in six months distributing over 17 million pieces of mail.�� Their story was hidden in American military history until now. On November 30, 2018, a monument was dedicated in their honor at Buffalo Soldier Park, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. On February 20, 2019, the Secretary of the Army approved the Meritorious Unit Commendation for the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for the period of service March 4, 1945 to March 30, 1946. On February 28, 2019, Sen. Jerry Moran submitted legislation, the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019, for the unit to receive the nation's highest civilian award. On May 19, 2019, US Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson dedicated a plaque to the women at King Edward's School in Birmingham, England where the women were stationed in 1945. On May 27, 2019, three women of the SixTripleEight, Maybelle Campbell, Delores L. Ruddock, and Indiana Hunt Martin, served as Grand Marshals of Washington D.C. Memorial Day parade. The film screened to enthusiastic audiences throughout the UK, May 13-17, 2019. Birmingham, London, Manchester, Cardiff, Newcastle, and Glasgow as guests of the US Ambassador in London, England.
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Social Justice: Criminal Justice Panel
FREE PANEL w/LIMITED SEATING- RSVP by Adding to Cart -Recently, considerable attention has been given to the War on Drugs as a catalyst to the spike of mass incarceration in black and Latino communities. In addition, there has been greater visibility of police killings of unarmed black people. During this panel, we collect community leaders to discuss the antecedents, consequences and potential remedies to mass incarceration and police violence directed toward black communities
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Social Justice- Environmental Justice Panel
FREE PANEL w/LIMITED SEATING- RSVP by Adding to Cart - Come out for a discussion of environmental issues affecting the United States and particularly "Communities of Color". in particular
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Social Responsibility of Media Makers Panel
FREE PANEL- RSVP by Adding to Cart -As filmmakers, we are privileged with the gift of storytelling, to break down barriers and connect individuals through the power of film. In using that gift, what role do we play in representing the people and stories around us? Do we have a responsibility to showcase certain issues in our communities, and if so, how do we do so ethically and respectfully? This panel will be a discussion about how creatives can be activists in filmmaking and the ways art mediates social and political issues in our society.
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Solomon's Dilemma
Two Brothers have lead two very different lives and now Solomon has to choose between his future and his brothers. Is blood really "thicker than water", or will Solomon turn his back on the brother that has supported him his whole life?
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SOUND
Photographer Isabelle Pisano becomes hearing-impaired after a violent car accident. As she struggles to cope in the muffled and scary new normal something beautifully-terrifying happens...
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Spencer Williams: Remembrances of an Early Black Film Pioneer
Chronicles the lives and careers of African-Americans who've made their mark on entertainment industry. The film documents how these entertainers got their start in the business, their struggles in the primarily-white world of the time, their bodies of work, and the impact they've had on African-Americans and others.
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State of Independence
STATE OF INDEPENDENCE is an intimate documentary short following DJ Ghanaian-American Gabrielle Kwarteng. With the backdrop of Paris, London, and New York City, the film is a personal look into her beginnings as a music curator and how she is breaking the mold and defining her own life path through her art.
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