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SUMMARY:Section F – 1 pm-2:42 pm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 25\, 2026 @ 651 Arts \nWhy wait in line? Purchase advance section tickets for weekend of Oct. 24-25 at 651 Arts! Reel Sisters and 651 Arts are partnering to present Reel Sisters 29th Anniversary film season! For latest info and program updates visit www.reelsisters.org. Join us for two full days of film screenings\, talk backs\, art and music! Seniors & Students use discount code: SeniorsStudents2026 (bring ID for check in). \n \nSECTION F – Relative Chaos | Oct. 25 – 1 pm-2:42 pm \n\n\nHatchlings \nDirector/Writer:  Jahmil Eady \nProducer:  Tara Austin \nNarrative Short\,  14:43 \nA resentful teenager is forced to babysit her turtle-obsessed half-brother; meanwhile\, he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise. \nHomebody \nDirector/Writer:  Shruti Parekh \nProducer:  Shruti Parekh\, Laura Scarano \nNarrative Short\, 21:3 \nFacing eviction after her mother’s death\, a young artist searches for creative ways to defend her right to stay in her Brooklyn apartment. \nTill Death \nDirector/Writer:  Yana Bille-Chung \nProducer:  Martina Mossell Lee and Constance Ejuma \nNarrative Short\,  20:00 \nWhen a kind young couple is offered the chance of a lifetime to purchase their dream house from an ailing octogenarian at a fraction of its asking price\, they eagerly accept. However\, the deal comes with a significant catch: the older woman must live with them until her death\, at which point the house will become theirs. \nStand Clear ‘ the Closing Doors \nDirector/Writer:  Stacey Sargeant \nProducer:  Stacey Sargeant and Becky Morrison \nNarrative Short\,  7:23 \nWhen a woman makes a simple request of a fellow NYC subway passenger\, an everyday moment turns into a bizarre battle for space\, peace\, and dignity. Based on true events\, the film uses humor and fantasy to explore the subtle\, often unspoken tensions that Black women encounter in everyday public spaces. \nFlowers Bloom When Touched \nDirector/Writer:  Priyanka Krishnan \nProducer:  Raman Nimmala \nNarrative Short\, 17:15 \nMalar is trapped in a conservative household and has to grapple with the suffocating demands of tradition. She is ready to buy a one way ticket out of it by getting arranged married to a US resident. Yet there’s a catch. \nShe must pass the invasive “two-finger” virginity test first. \nWith less than 24 hours to go\, Malar’s virginity becomes a point of negotiation as Malar and her younger sister Minnal\, embark on a darkly comedic quest to “re-virginize” Malar\, exposing themselves to predatory men\, corrupt systems\, and the absurd lengths society goes to in order to control women’s bodies.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/section-f-1-pm-242-pm/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings,Oct. 24-25, 2026 @651 Arts
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SUMMARY:Section G – 2:50 pm-4:10 pm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 25\, 2026 @ 651 Arts \nWhy wait in line? Purchase advance section tickets for weekend of Oct. 24-25 at 651 Arts! Reel Sisters and 651 Arts are partnering to present Reel Sisters 29th Anniversary film season! For latest info and program updates visit www.reelsisters.org. Join us for two full days of film screenings\, talk backs\, art and music! Seniors & Students use discount code: SeniorsStudents2026 (bring ID for check in). \n \nSECTION G – Against The Current | Oct. 25 – 2:50 pm-4:10 pm \n\n\nSwim Sistas \nDirector/Writer:  Catherine Joy White \nProducer:  Afua Hirsch\, Amandla Crichlow\, Oriane Pick\, Anais Ferrato \nDocumentary Short\,  11:11 \nSwim Sistas is a poetic\, visually stunning love letter to water\, sisterhood\, and the enduring strength of Black women across generations. \nFeaturing the voice of Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight) as Mami Wata\, part deity and part ancestral memory\, the film flows across generations: from a young girl diving into joy\, to Great Britain’s first and only Black female Olympic swimmer breaking historic barriers\, to a woman learning to swim at 54\, defying a legacy of inherited fear. \nMaking Their Pointe \nDirector:  Kamilah Thurmon \nProducer:  Beatrice Davis-Williams \nDocumentary Feature\, 53:14 \nAfrican-American ballet teachers made it possible for children in underserved communities in Washington\, D.C. to infiltrate the stereo typical world of ballet and thrive as ballerinas during segregation. The cultural shift these teachers created in Washington D.C. has lasted through generations.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/section-g-250-pm-410-pm/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Film Screenings,Oct. 24-25, 2026 @651 Arts
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SUMMARY:Section H – 4:15 pm-5:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 25\, 2026 @ 651 Arts \nWhy wait in line? Purchase advance section tickets for weekend of Oct. 24-25 at 651 Arts! Reel Sisters and 651 Arts are partnering to present Reel Sisters 29th Anniversary film season! For latest info and program updates visit www.reelsisters.org. Join us for two full days of film screenings\, talk backs\, art and music! Seniors & Students use discount code: SeniorsStudents2026 (bring ID for check in). \n \nSECTION H – What Fathers Hold | Oct. 25 – 4:15 pm-5:30 pm \n\n\nLove Zuri \nDirector:  Okema T Moore \nWriter:  Nofistat Almaroof \nProducer:  Okema T Moore\, Nofistat Almaroof\, Mohamed Williams\, Nicole Harrison\, Melina Greene \nNarrative Short\,  19:54 \nLeft alone with his non-verbal daughter for the weekend\, a father’s fears about her autism give way to joy when her song teaches him how to truly hear her. \nSPEEDY! \nDirector/Writer/Producer:  Jiin OH \n Narrative Short\, 17;48 \nSeoul\, 1989. Jung-min wants to become a speed-reading prodigy\, just like Dong-hyun—the coolest guy in town\, who can finish an entire book in just 60 seconds! \nTobacco Road \nDirector/Writer:  Kiara Danae Mangum \nProducer:  Sea Mahsati and Aiyana McRae \nNarrative Short\, 18:40 \nThis short coming-of-age drama explores the relationship between Alonzo\, a young single father and his budding daughter\, Ruth who have packed their city life into a truck and are heading south to return to the rural community where he was raised. \nDuring their trip\, Alonzo makes several stops as he grapples with the challenges of his perceived failures and having to face his father. He uses nostalgia as a mask to cloak his real intentions which are not to return home but to drop Ruth off to live with her Grandfather. \nRuth\, with her nose in her sketchbook\, is curious yet fearful of her changing environment. She longs to feel a connection which she finds upon returning to her roots. After their arrival\, Alonzo’s inability to settle himself within his fathers world leads him away\, leaving Ruth with only a letter and a new world to navigate.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/section-h-415-pm-530-pm/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Section I – 5:40 pm-7:05 pm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 25\, 2026 @ 651 Arts \nWhy wait in line? Purchase advance section tickets for weekend of Oct. 24-25 at 651 Arts! Reel Sisters and 651 Arts are partnering to present Reel Sisters 29th Anniversary film season! For latest info and program updates visit www.reelsisters.org. Join us for two full days of film screenings\, talk backs\, art and music! Seniors & Students use discount code: SeniorsStudents2026 (bring ID for check in). \n \nSECTION I – Rerooted | Oct. 25 – 5:40 pm-7:05 pm \n\n\nMeyolotl \nDirector/Writer:  Lorena R. Valencia  \nProducer:  Lorena R. Valencia and Karla Pedraza Jasso \nDocumentary Short\, 17:00 \nAfter years living in the US\, a filmmaker returns to her hometown to document the bond between her family and the maguey plant that has sustained them for generations. As she observes the deep-rooted bond built on mutual care\, she questions her decision to leave\, yet learns from the plant that her heart can root in new soil and still stay true to where it first beat. \nThe Balcony in Shanghai Still Burns \nDirector/Writer:  Cynthia Zhou \nProducer:  Cynthia Zhou\, Yilun Xiao\, Nightingale Nguyen \nDocumentary Short\,  20:45 \nSixteen years after leaving\, a 1.5-generation Chinese-Canadian returns to her native city alone\, seeking to reconnect with the place that once was home. \nBien Juntitios \nDirector:  Janine Mapurunga \nWriter: Janine Mapurunga and Pedro Garcia \nProducer: Pedro Garcia and Gelli Pascual \nDocumentary Short\, 28:17 \nWhile filming the Manitos\, a group of Spanish-speaking elders in Sacramento\, documentary photographer Janine Mapurunga unexpectedly loses her grandmother in Brazil. Unable to return home to grieve with her family\, she finds solace among the elders she is documenting\, who openly reflect on aging\, loss\, and the reality of mortality. \nThis bilingual short documentary weaves together two parallel journeys: Mapurunga’s intimate embrace of the Mexican Día de Muertos altar tradition as a way to process her grief\, and the elders’ candid reflections on loneliness\, friendship\, and the importance of community in the “third stage of life.”
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/section-i-540-pm-705-pm/
LOCATION:651 Arts\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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