Documentary Shorts Selections
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Breakin' Brothers
Breakin’ Brotehrs is about crossing physical, mental and emotional borders. Brothers Cristian & Cosmo arrive in a seaside town in Ireland from the Dominican Republic in 2014, and find their street dance skills vital to acceptance in a new homeland
Ireland (Director: David Bolger) -
Chavez Schools Mission Trip Documentary
In this documentary, juniors and seniors from Chavez Schools Public Charter School in Washington, DC explore the civil rights movement and its lasting impact on public policy.
U.S. (Directors: Kemauri Baker, Kavon Strong, Kaunya Jackson, Kai Harrison, Sunkarie Kamara, Kendra Hunter, Myron Simmons, Don'yae Joyner, Aniya Ward, Carlysia Jenkins, Tokes Ojo) -
Even Me 2.0
Even Me 2.0 is a compelling sequel to the award-winning 2012 documentary, "Even Me," highlighting the lives of older African American women living with HIV.
U.S. (Director: Megan T. Ebor) -
Forgotten
A transracial adoptee confronts her childhood in her very vulnerable, poignant, & insightful search for identity.
U.S. (Director: Madeline Rose McSteen) -
In Drag We Trust
Drag Queen Charlemagne Chateau talks about her experiences performing in the city, Drag bans, Queer rights, and the violent protest by an extremist group during Story Hour while reading to children in a local bookstore.
U.S. (Director: Roberto Ferrara) -
Sites of Memory
Residents of our Lafayette–Oxford- University visit sites intertwined with our past and present in Sumner and Mound Bayou, Mississippi, and Montgomery, Alabama.
U.S. (Director: Castel V. Sweet) -
Something in the Water
Five water justice advocates discuss how Milwaukee’s Black communities are disproportionately being lead poisoned and the debilitating effects it has on residents' health, with hopes to see equitable change that will heal the water and Black resident’s relationship with it.
U.S. (Director: Nateya Taylor) -
Tiger
Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger, passed away. She turned to his art as a way to know him, the richness of her culture, and the bounty of her family’s artistic tradition.
U.S. (Director: Loren Waters) -
Time Flies
A poetic, coming-of-age exploration of growing up—the fleeting moments of childhood past, present academic and social pressures, and future uncertainties - told through the eyes and experiences of the director.
U.S. (Director: Ethan Baker) -
Under One Sky
This film is a heartfelt exploration of the immigrant community, including the undocumented immigrant community.
(Director: Lai Na Cheng) -
What Happened to Bass Street
Founded by Black Civil War veterans at the base of Fort Negley, the largest inland stone fortification of the war, this community's story was nearly lost when it was forcibly relocated for interstate construction during the 1950s-60s "urban renewal."
U.S. (Director: $eck)