Blackness. ‘King’s Speech’ is a short film that resides within the entirety of ‘a film called black.’ ‘King’s Speech’ centers around the conversation of Blackness - What is Blackness? Who gets to define it? Additionally asking Black father’s what it means to be a king?
United States
(Director: Cam Be)

Saturday, June 6, 2:15pm

Muralist and painter Herberth Romero entered a local art competition to win a cash prize. Instead, he won a solo exhibition at the Workhouse Arts Center, formerly the notorious and violent Lorton Reformatory where Herberth’s father began his life sentence. United States
(Director: Khwaja Hamzah Saif)

Friday, June 5, 11:45am

Homegirls in Outer Space is a documentary short about two Black women from South Central Los Angeles who form an improv duo, Homegirls in Outer Space, and compete for a residency at the Westside Comedy Theater, where more than forty improv teams audition for just twelve spots. United States
(Director: Ben Guest)

Saturday, June 6, 2:15pm

This film recounts the legacy of NCCU basketball coach LeVelle Moton and his many contributions to the Durham, NC community. United States
(Director: Kennedy Jones)

Friday, June 5, 9:00am

In Need of Seawater, directed by Richard Yeagley, is a poetic documentary that traces the origins of writer Mark Anthony Thomas’ creative voice. Through a cast of actors, a young featured poet, and rarely seen historical footage, the film revisits the poems that shaped his early years and the questions that still echo decades later. United States
(Director: Richard Yeagley)

Saturday, June 6, 2:15pm

In Southeast D.C., a mentor named Kil supports youth through Horton’s Kids while coping with the loss of one to gun violence. When another teen is robbed at gunpoint, Kil helps him process the trauma through art and expression, revealing how showing up can transform pain into resilience. United States
(Director: Ethan Baker)

Friday, June 5, 11:45am

African-American ballet teachers made it possible for children in underserved communities in Washington, D.C. to infiltrate the stereotypical world of ballet and thrive as ballerinas during segregation. The cultural shift these teachers created in Washington D.C. has lasted through generations. United States
(Director: Kamilah Thurmon)

Friday, June 5, 9:00am

After falling short of his athletic dreams, a once-promising Ugandan runner rediscovers purpose - using the power of sport to rebuild his broken community and to honour his trainer’s life. Uganda
(Director: Charli Doherty)

Saturday, June 6, 5:00pm

Moving Spirits: Encountering the Ancestors blends site-specific performance with personal testimony to uncover the untold stories of the enslaved at Rowan Oak, the historic home in Oxford, Mississippi. United States
(Directors: Jennifer M. Mizenko, Rhondalyn Peairs)

Saturday, June 6, 2:15pm

The Boy and the Bees chronicles the changing seasons in the life of the Ray Family as they pursue their dream of freedom; raising bees on a farm in rural Georgia while teaching their young sons what they need to steward the planet they call home. United States
(Director: Arielle C. Knight)

Thursday, June 4, 4:15pm

A brief history of the evolution and growth of the Motor House venue in Baltimore. United States
(Directors: Eric Cotten, Imani Muleyyar)

Saturday, June 6, 2:15pm

One mother's effort to save a community from mass incarceration in the State of Washington. United States
(Director Sam Hampton)

Friday, June 5, 11:45am

The Three Courses of Montgomery County takes a look at how three Maryland immigrant-owned restaurants’ food traditions help shape the state’s historically diverse identity. United States
(Director: Sophia Gould)

Friday, June 5, 11:45am