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Outgrown
Reggie and Sam let their dreams run wild after finding out their favorite hiphop artist will be in town. The nine and ten -year-old must figure out how to get in the concert. Despite a dangerous helicopter ride and one struggle after the other, the pair realizes their biggest challenge is convincing security to admit them into the 18 and over party.
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Owen
Owen and his mother grapple with the realities of Owen coming out as transgender and explore the complexities of transitioning from a mother-daughter relationship to a mother-son relationship.
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Patient Zero
A regular day for Louis becomes a nightmare when he can't figure out what's inside his head. Short Film Block has Adult Themes and Adult Language
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Patrinell: The Total Experience
The story of the Patrinell Wright and her Total Experience Choir, an internationally recognized Seattle institution, is told against the backdrop of the city’s gentrification and racial history. Seattle was a rude awakening for singer Patrinell Wright when she moved here from East Texas in 1964—far from the bastion of racial tolerance she'd expected. But she did have musical talent, deep faith, and unstoppable drive, which she channeled into founding the Total Experience Gospel Choir, building it into an internationally recognized pillar of Seattle's black community. Not without opposition: Church leaders gave her flak for singing in nightclubs, and years later for her ordination, and teachers at Franklin High School weren't crazy about having someone without academic credentials come in and start a choir. This Franklin group, launched in 1973, was the seed of the Total Experience Choir, which by 1977 was touring the country and eventually the globe. Generous home-movie footage shows the choir's shrinking, aging, and whitening over its 45 years, a transformation that played out against the Central District's similar gentrification. Although Wright finally retired the choir in 2018, Patrinell remains as a loving testament to her extraordinary career and the joy and spiritual solace her music brought to thousands.
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Poetry Get Down and Slam
JOIN US AT ONE OF OUR MOST CELEBRATED EVENTS SINCE 2015! Whether you are a Virgin to the Mic or a Veteran looking to build your Rep, This Open Mic set followed by a Fierce Poetry Slam has it all. Fans will get to experience National level Poets along with the best Emerging Talent in North Texas. Hosted by Chicago Born Poet, Verb Kulture featured on TV One Verses and Flow.
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Rated B for Black
I wanted to make a film that embraced the beauties of black people as a whole: their strength, their unity, their determination, their gracefulness, and much more.
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Redacted
In this short essay-style documentary, a Black filmmaker reflects on present-day struggles of marginalized people on a tour devoted to challenging conventional historical narratives through the legacy of a slave revolt.
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Rise & Shine Filmmakers Celebration (Private By Invitation Only)
DBFF Loves Filmmakers! Please join us for a Private Filmmaker breakfast where we celebrate YOU who make the "Magic" in bringing our stories to life! The Award winning selections for 2020 DBFF will be announced for Best Narrative, Best Documentary, Best Short, Best College Student films, and Best Texas Short . Runner-ups will also be recognized. Private By Invitation Only Event -Registration through Eventbrite- Password Required
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Riverment
A former Civil Rights activist fears for the safety of her granddaughter who is determined to follow in her footsteps.
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ROARrrr: The Beast King's Great Discovery
ROARrrr tells how the courage of Maureen, a little village girl, brings the divided worlds of villagers and beasts together by helping the King Beast-Two-Feet learn a very important lesson and discover his true identity. ROARrrr is a positive African American children���s musical fairy tale with a universal message that will warm your soul.
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Ronald McNair
Episode four in the Heroes of Color highlights Dr. Ronald McNair, the second black astronaut to conquer space travel. At the young age of 9 years old, he took a stand for civil rights when he refused to leave a segregated public library in Lake City South Carolina until he was allowed to check out his library books. While he is mostly recognized as one of the seven astronauts to lose their lives in the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, Heroes of Color aims to celebrate his life and tremendous legacy that continues to inspire a nation.
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Sankofa
This documentary is about the loss of identity and its systemic impact on black males. By exploring the complexities of mental slavery, Sankofa calls it’s audience to free themselves from the system in which they were born. NOTE: ADULT CONTENT
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