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16 Seeds
'16 Seeds' examines the role that people of color play in the struggle for food justice, from a community organizer's journey of increasing the visibility of black farmers to the groundwork of an elder seeking to preserve family traditions.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2012 | | Runtime: | 19 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Melinda James |
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20 MXN
Every bit as audacious as it is genuinely vulnerable, documentarian Corey Fells’ latest short film apposes men of color living in Milwaukee whose stories of emotional and mental wellness defy stigma.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 20 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Corey Fells | | Producer: | Corey Fells |
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90 Days
After ninety days of dating, Jessica (Teyonah Parris) tells her would-be fiancé that she is HIV positive, which forces the couple to confront the realities surrounding living and loving with HIV.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2016 | | Runtime: | 20 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | Website: | https://www.90daysthefilm.com/ | | | Director: | Nathan Hale Williams | | Jennia Fredrique Aponte | | Producer: | Sol Aponte | | Nathan Hale Williams | | Jussie Smollett | | Richard E. Pelzer II | | Screenwriter: | Nathan Hale Williams |
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A Normal Girl
1.5% of people are born with anatomy that doesn't fit typical definitions of female or male. It is common practice for doctors to perform genital surgeries on intersex infants--often with disastrous results. A Normal Girl brings the widely unknown struggles of intersex people to light, through the story of intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 14 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Aubree Bernier-Clarke | | Producer: | Shawna Lipton | | Pidgeon Pagonis | | Screenwriter: | Shawna Lipton |
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Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa
At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors field nonstop calls from women and teens seeking to end a pregnancy but can’t afford to, illustrating how economic stigma and cruel laws determine who has access to abortion in America.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 13 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Mike Attie | | Janet Goldwater | | Barbara Attie | | Producer: | Mike Attie | | Barbara Attie | | Janet Goldwater | | Cinematographer: | Mike Attie | | Editor: | Valerie Keller | | Sharon Mulally |
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Ballet After Dark
The story of a young woman who found the strength to survive after an attack. She created an organization that helps survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence find healing after trauma through dance therapy.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 13 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | B. Monét |
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Black Boy Joy
An introspective slice-of-life story about two generations of black men, living within the same household, juggling the demands of raising a young son with autism.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 17 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | Website: | https://blackboyjoyfilm.com/ | | | Director: | Martina Mossell Lee | | Producer: | Nasir Kenneth Ferebee | | Jhanvi Motla | | Screenwriter: | Michelle Sam | | Cinematographer: | Morgan Cooper | | Editor: | Brandon Porter |
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black enuf*
Examining questions of race, difference, and self-acceptance through a personal journey, director Carrie Hawks interweaves stories from their great grandmother’s autobiography, interviews of family and friends, and hand-drawn memories in this animated documentary.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2017 | | Runtime: | 22 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Carrie Hawks | | Producer: | Carrie Hawks | | Screenwriter: | Carrie Hawks | | Cinematographer: | Kyle Kelley | | Editor: | Veronique Doumbe |
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Blind Spot
A brief glimpse through the life of Granny Lue, a woman of faith, fearlessness, and fierce energy who never allowed her disability to dictate her ability to live.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2020 | | Runtime: | 14 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Marquise Mays |
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Bodega
When a caucasian family moves into Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, an elder in the family says something inappropriate, causing the local community to take extreme measures to get an apology.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2017 | | Runtime: | 19 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Donna Augustin | | Talibah L. Newman | | Screenwriter: | Donna Augustin | | Talibah L. Newman |
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Evelyn X Evelyn
After the loss of their child, an African American couple descends into despair. Sometimes grief can be overwhelming for just us to tackle alone.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2018 | | Runtime: | 13 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Eric Pumphrey | | Producer: | Angelo Pullen | | Tommy Savas | | Luke Baybak | | Jenna Johnson | | Judy Craig | | Screenwriter: | Eric Pumphrey |
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SHORTS: Everyday Struggles
Every day brings new challenges for those of us coping with wellness issues such as physical and mental disabilities, addiction, food insecurity, and homelessness. The subjects in this group of short films do what’s necessary to get by.
| | Program Category: | Family Health and Well-Being | | Institutional Health and Well-Being | | Community Health and Well-Being | | Shorts | | Runtime: | 100 | | Event Type: | Streaming |
Thu, Sep 10, 2020 12:00 PM
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Haven
Lynda and Max are patients at Vancouver's Crosstown Clinic, a radical treatment program that provides injection drug users with free medical-grade heroin.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2017 | | Runtime: | 18 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | Canada | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Colin Askey | | Producer: | Robinder Uppal | | Marc Francoeur | | Screenwriter: | Colin Askey |
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HBCU Storytellers: Confederate Monuments- Heritage or Hatred?
This student-made documentary highlights the controversies surrounding the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue that gained national attention after the Unite the Right Rally in 2017 that led to the tragic death of Heather Heyer.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2020 | | Runtime: | 22 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Brian Favors | | Chad Gobar | | James Hadgis |
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Los Angeles 1991
It is 1991 and the streets of L.A. have become a hotbed of racial tension and hate about to burst.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2015 | | Runtime: | 10 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Spain | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Miguel de Olaso | | MacGregor | | Bruno Zacarías | | Producer: | Miguel de Olaso | | MacGregor | | Tim Hyten | | Bruno Zacarías | | Screenwriter: | MacGregor | | Tim Hyten | | Bruno Zacarías | | Cinematographer: | Matt Garrett | | MacGregor | | Editor: | MacGregor | | Bruno Zacarías |
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Me Time
After a stressful work day, Deborah settles in for some intimate “me time" at home, until three other aspects of her psyche appear, dredge up deep-seated inhibitions, and threaten to derail her plan.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 11 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | USA | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Iyabo Boyd |
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SHORTS: Mind, Body, and Soul
Underscoring the interconnectivity between self-identity and one’s emotional wellbeing, this collection of short films explores diverse themes of self-love, self-loathing, and self-hood.
| | Program Category: | Family Health and Well-Being | | Institutional Health and Well-Being | | Community Health and Well-Being | | Shorts | | Runtime: | 70 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Film Sponsor: | United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. |
Thu, Sep 10, 2020 12:00 PM
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Moths & Butterflies
After a chance encounter with a bubbly old friend, socially awkward Lenny decides to live a little. The only problem is himself.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2018 | | Runtime: | 17 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Alfonso Johnson | | Screenwriter: | Alfonso Johnson |
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New Neighbors
How far will a mother go to protect her children?
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2017 | | Runtime: | 9 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | | Director: | E.G. Bailey | | Producer: | E.G. Bailey | | Sha Cage |
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Origin
Kora solicits self-help conversion therapy tapes as a way to repress her feelings for her lifelong best friend and business partner Gina. However, that attempt proves trivial when the truth of her sexuality is the undeniable journey to bear.
| | Program Category: | Shorts | | Release Year: | 2019 | | Runtime: | 19 | | Event Type: | Streaming | | Country of Origin: | United States | | Original Language: | English | | | Director: | Simone Lyles |
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