Oct. 19 – Section A – Surviving the System

Oct. 19, 2024 – Spike Lee Screening Room, LIU

SECTION A – Surviving the System – 1 pm-2:25 pm

How to Sue the Khan

Director: John Beder Producer: Raji Ramanathan, Ben Crump, Cameron S. Mitchell

documentary, 34 min.

From Producer Ben Crump. America’s first hate group, the Ku Klux Klan, dealt out hatred and violence for over a century without penalty – until five Black women and a young Black civil rights lawyer finally forced them to pay for their crimes. The strength of these women and the groundbreaking 1982 civil case set forth by their attorney established a legal precedent that paved the road for today’s fight against organized hate.

Judging Juries (Invited Film)

Producer/Director: Abby Ginzberg

Many criminal defendants are forced to stand trial without a true cross section of the community on a jury. In Oakland, CA this means there are often NO Black people in the jury pool. In California, jurors are only paid $15 per day, making jury service financially impossible for many working and low-income members of the community.

Resilience

Producer/Director: Julia O’Farrow

10 min., documentary

I have an on-going project “Tee-shirt tales” which examines stories behind tee-shirt wearers and creators. On this journey I’ve met a few creators of tees, mainly artists that create tee-shirts. The three artists featured in this documentary share the trait of overcoming obstacles in the pursuit of their dreams.