Pre-Screening Panel Discussion Representation in the Arts: On Screen and On Stage
moderated by Keith Josef Adkins with Special Guests:
Keith Josef Adkins
(Writer: Run Sweetheart Run, P-Valley, Outer Banks)
Ezra Ezzard
(Founder and CEO of media company Artification, distributor of NY Times Critics Pick Documentary ’System K’, acquisition and distribution at BBC Studios)
Awoye Timpo
(Director - 'The Wedding Band' (TFANA), Bill Gun’s 'Black Picture Show' at Artists Space/Metrograph, Common’s ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’ Tour)
Brandon Dirden
(Actor - Broadway’s Take Me Out, All The Way, TV - The Americans (FX), For Life (ABC), Director - Wine In The Wilderness, Radio Golf (Two River Theater)
Shorts That Shine | 7pm
A curated selection of seven short films that encompass a wide range of genres and styles. Program running time approx. 2 hours.
Bruiser
After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood.
Director: Miles Warren (he/him) | Writers: Miles Warren & Ben Medina (he/him) | Producers: Albert Tholen (he/him), Gustavo René (he/him), Lauren Goetzman (she/her) | Cast: Noble Whitted (he/him), J.D. Williams (he/him)
Catch a girl
With his elementary understanding of courtship, 11-year-old Darius meets up with friends that conspire to play a popular “predator vs. prey” childhood game targeted to take advantage of girls.
Director: LeRon E. Lee | Writer: LeRon E. Lee | Producers: Ladun Thompson, Derrick Williams | Lead Actors: Daniel G. Cunningham, Kayciblu Wright, Zakai Lassiter
Grab My Hand
GRAB MY HAND from Camrus Johnson is a gift to his grieving father and a message to all to cherish every second you have with the ones you love while you still can.
Directors: Camrus Johnson, Pedro Piccinini | Producers: Camrus Johnson | Animation and Design: Pedro Piccinini Music Composer: Frazier Smith | Cast: Camrus Johnson, Eric R. Williams, Maaliyah Papillion
Incomplete
A man under house arrest is haunted by a faceless spirit tied to the breathalyzer machine keeping tabs on his every move.
Writer/Director: Zoey Martinson | Producer: Korey Jackson, Anne Troup | Cast: Marchánt Davis, David Costabile
LET THERE BE LIGHT
A Victorian-era love story based on the life of African-American inventor, engineer, Civil War veteran, poet and husband, Lewis H. Latimer, whose most notable achievement was creating the carbon filament for the incandescent light bulb.
Written & Directed by Jon K. Jones | Produced by: Jonathan Brown | Cast: Naomë Antoinette, Doron JePaul Mitchell
MS. diva trucker
A long-haul trucker builds community and a new life on YouTube as @MsDivaTrucker43.
Director: Dana Reilly, (she/her/hers) | Producer: Cristin Stephens, (she/her/hers) | Participant: Tamara Brock, (she/her/hers)
The syed family xmas eve game night
All cards are on the table when a queer Pakistani Muslim woman brings her Puerto Rican partner home for the first time on the family’s annual game night.
Director: Fawzia Mirza | Written by/Starring: Kausar Mohammed | Producer: Amalia Mesa-Gustin | Cast: Kausar Mohammed (she/her), Vico Ortiz (they/them), Meera Rohit Kumbhani (she/her), Pia Shah (she/her), D’Lo Srijaerajah (he/they)
Post Screening discussion with this year’s filmmakers moderated by Keith Josef Adkins immediately following the screening.
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