Tue, Jun 22, 2021
As uprisings spread across the country, a young poet in Birmingham, Alabama becomes involved in local protests against decades of police brutality. As he tries to reconcile the city's modern image as a diverse and welcoming metropolis with its violent and complex civil rights history, he suddenly becomes a part of the story when he's arrested at a demonstration.
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
In March 2020, New Orleans experienced a surge in COVID- 19 cases, weeks after Mardi Gras, one the country's first super-spreader events. Almost a year later, the pandemic rages on with record numbers of cases. Combining verité film and self-shot video diaries, this documentary follows a group of New Orleans mothers struggling to care for their families and themselves, providing an intimate portrait of mothering during a time of crisis.
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Sydney Hall is challenged to reconcile a history of perpetual medical abuses with her desire to save lives in her community by participating in the COVID-19 vaccine trials. Sydney's community of friends, relatives, and medical professionals reflect on the contemporary backdrop of governmental distrust and the cultural memory of medical abuses at a moment when Black Americans are faced with the option to take the experimental vaccine.
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
An interfaith, interracial choir in Durham, NC is forced to take a new direction during the pandemic. Members of the group, which uses African American sacred music as a vehicle to create safe spaces for racial healing and community building, must grapple with the emotional roller coaster of trying to sing as one unit while living miles apart.