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Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2025 – Program 2
Reel Sisters is proud to present our selection of fine virtual films that you can enjoy from your living room or couch! Each section is $5 and no extra charge for film lovers who purchased All Access Passes!
The collection will be available from Saturday, Oct. 25 through Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)!
Invite friends over and have a watch party!
VIRTUAL PROGRAM 2 – Bitter Truths
The Village It Took
Producer/Director/Writer: Victoria Wilcox
narrative, 12 min.
After Everstone University (predominately White institution) denies funding the day of the 56th Annual open mic night of the Black Student Union (BSU), BSU event planner Ozanna writes an unauthorized check out of desperation, to protect this event of community & escapism. With not enough money in the bank account when the check is deposited by the vendor, the account is over-drafted.
117 Years of Movie Bullsh*t
Director: Candice Vernon
Writer: Candice Vernon, Frank Adkinson
Producer: Frank Adkinson, Blue Kimble
narrative, 29:50 min.
Frank and Candice, two aspiring Hollywood stars are sent back in time, during the Gone With the Wind Era, by the evil Dick Whitman, an old school studio exec. As Frank and Candice try to get back to the present time, they keep getting stuck in movies of the past as token Black characters.
Back to Where We Were//In The Presence of Our Ancestors
Director/Writer: SHARAYNA ASHANTI CHRISTMAS
Producer: SHARAYNA ASHANTI CHRISTMAS, Bilphena Yahwon
experimental, 4:18 min.
Back to Where We Were //In the Presence of Our Ancestors is a narrative short film directed by Sharayna Christmas that invites us to reflect on the continuity of our past, present, and future. The film weaves ancestral presence, the healing power of water, and the regenerative force of land into a tapestry of guidance and transcendence. Set against the evocative backdrop of St. Helena Island, a sacred Gullah site, the work channels movement inspired by the ancestors of Igbo Landing, accompanied by the resonant music of Georgia Anne Muldrow.
Ownership
Director: Yvonne Huff Lee
Writer: Peppur Chambers
Producer: Yvonne Huff Lee, Peppur Chambers, Matthew Soraci
narrative, 30 min.
When an innocent invitation to an antiques reality show unearths shameful skeletons between two families –one black, one white — three multi-generational women are forced to take painful ownership of their present reality.