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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2026 - Program 1
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 24 through Wednesday\, Nov. 11\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 1  \n\n\n \nSkylark \nDirector: Mignotae Kebede \nWriters: Mignotae Kebede and Bethel Dixon \nProducers: Mignotae Kebede and Bethel Dixon \nDocumentary Feature\, 1:08 min. \nAfter a decade of fighting for racial justice within the philanthropic sector of Washington\, DC\, Dr. Yanique Redwood confronts weathering\, the silent toll of racism-related stress on her body. Leaving behind her high-profile positions in the United States\, she holds a mirror to the harms Black women face at work and embarks on a radical path toward healing.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2026-program-1/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:2026,Virtual Program - Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, 2026
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2026 - Program 2
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 24 through Wednesday\, Nov. 11\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 2 \n\n\n \nAllowed to birth: the Journey of a Global Midwife \nDirector/Producer: Jacinta Lagos \nDocumentary Feature\, 1:07 min. \nBirth is in crisis around the world. The way people are born is one third of the time via major surgery. Babies and mothers are being mistreated in the name of standard of care and hospital policies. \nIn this film\, we talk about this problematic\, while showing the alternative through the life and work of Kristine Lauria\, a renowned midwife who dedicated her life to normalizing birth as a natural\, physiological process.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2026-program-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:2026,Virtual Program - Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, 2026
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reel Sisters of the Diaspora":MAILTO:reelsisters@yahoo.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2026 - Program 3
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 24 through Wednesday\, Nov. 11\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 3 \n\n\n \nAnanse and The Divine Journey \nDirector/Producer: Bathschèba Duronvil \nAnimation\, 10:25 \nLong ago\, when stars were still forming and the Earth was still young\, a great tragedy of rain\, wind\, and fire descended upon the Earth. Ananse the trickster spider ventured out in search of the three Gods: The Sea Turtle\, who controlled water; The Antelope\, who controlled wind; and The Hog\, who controlled fire\, to tame their elements and bring peace back down to Earth. \nWill I Dance Again? \nDirector/Writer: Princella Smith \nProducers: Princella Smith and Gabriel Castro \nAnimation\, 16:11 min. \n“Will I Dance Again?” centers the story of Oklahoma City Bombing survivor Daina (day nuh) Bradley\, who lost her mother\, son\, daughter\, and right leg in the tragedy. When the bomb sends her crashing into a tomb-like crater in the earth\, Daina wonders if she will ever dance again. \nFort Buku \nDirector: Loelle Monsanto \nWriters: Loelle Monsanto and Giorgio de la Fuente \nProducers: Loelle Monsanto\, Emjay Rechsteiner\, Kenzo Soemodihardjo\, Charlene van Varsseveld \nNarrative\, 34:39 min. \nDuring history class\, Rinio\, Marvin\, and Dogla become captivated by the story of the mysterious Fort Buku\, once the refuge of the Boni freedom fighters. These warriors were formerly enslaved people who fought back against colonial oppression. \nWhen the three friends learn about the fort’s unresolved disappearance\, they head into the Surinamese jungle to find it. What starts as an exciting adventure soon turns into a magical journey that connects them to their roots. \nHopscotch \nProducer’Director/Writer: Alicia Betty Fall \nNarrative\, 11:33 min. \nTim\, 9\, grows up in a home where his stepfather’s violence threatens the fragile balance of his family. To protect his mother and preserve a fragment of childhood\, he learns to lie\, at school and at home. Through games and imagination\, Tim invents his own ways to survive a world he does not yet understand. \nThe Animal Inside Us \nDirector/Writer: Jane Zhang \nProducers: Luke Hwong and Seok Yee Tan \nGenre: Narrative Short \nDuration: 15:00 \nIn a society where childless women over 30 are forced to wear pig masks\, Xinyi\, trapped in an oppressive life\, slowly transforms into what she fears most\, a pig.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2026-program-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:2026,Virtual Program - Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, 2026
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2026 - Program 4
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 24 through Wednesday\, Nov. 11\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 4 \n\n\n \nRestless Ground: The Untold Story of Mount Olive \nDirector: Kyra Knox \nProducers: Kyle Grantham\, Mike Pfeifer\, Matt Meyer\, Vanessa Phillips\, CJ Bell\, Yvonne Anders Gordon \nDocumentary Short\, 18:00 \n“Restless Ground: The Untold Story of Mt. Olive\,” explores the history of the Mt. Olive Cemetery\, the impact of institutional racism on those interred there\, and New Castle County’s efforts\, in partnership with the Mother African Union Church and Trust for Public Land\, to bring them justice and dignity. \nFree Fish \nDirector: Bisan Owda \nProducer: Carolina Pereira \nDocumentary\, 22:13 min. \nFree Fish is an intimate short documentary filmed entirely in Gaza during one of the deadliest years in recent history. The film follows two brothers\, Mohammad and Ahmad Kaloob\, separated by siege and displacement\, yet bound by the sea. \nMohammad\, displaced in Khan Younis with his two young daughters\, fishes from the South and tries to find alternatives for the boat and net he lost in the bombing of Gaza Seaport. Ahmad\, still in the North under total blockade\, risks his life each morning near the Al-Shate’e refugee camp\, what was once a livelihood is now a daily act of survival\, the coastline is militarized\, boats are shot at and hunger is used as a weapon of war. \nWhy I Love You: Meet The Ultimates \nDirector: Shontel Horne \nDocumentary\, 16:34 min. \nWest Philadelphia R&B girl group The Ultimates may not be household names\, but their song “Why I Love” found a home with an unlikely audience 50 years after it was originally recorded. This film tells the story of The Ultimates and proves that great art will always find its audience.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2026-program-4/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:2026,Virtual Program - Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, 2026
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Virtual Showcase 2026 - Program 5
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThe collection will be available from Saturday\, Oct. 24 through Wednesday\, Nov. 11\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST)! \nInvite friends over and have a watch party! \n \nVIRTUAL PROGRAM 5 \n\n\n \nIku Aka (Knocking on the Door) \nDirector/Writer: Tiffany Lotanna Onyejekwe \nProducer: Tiffany Lotanna Onyejekwe\, Epiphany Ciers\, Onyii Ogomaka\, Asari Aibangbee \nNarrative\, 12:13 min. \nAs Chinelo prepares for her Iku Aka\, the joyful beginning of her Igbo marriage\, a long-hidden family secret surfaces\, turning celebration into reckoning and forcing her to decide whether tradition will be her guide or her jailer. \nFood for the Soul \nDirector/Writer: Chisom Chieke \nProducer: Justice A. Whitaker \nNarrative\, 17:38 min. \nAs cultures clash and insufferable parents meddle\, a first generation Nigerian American and her Black American boyfriend must decide between being true to themselves or trying to live up to their families’ expectations…a risk to their happily ever after. \nNever Stand Down: The Quraishi Family \nDirector: Elena Chang \nWriter: Gene Wang \nProducers: Elena Chang\, Aries Liao\, Suma Reddy\, Constance Sng \nDocumentary\, 16:46 min. \nFor Indian Pakistani American Khalid Quraishi\, his daughter Zunaira’s announcement that she was ready to marry the woman of her dreams was a joyous\, even miraculous\, occasion. Having lived through the Partition\, persecution\, and the harrowing threat of nearly losing Zunaira to illness\, Khalid never once doubted what his Muslim faith had taught him to believe was most important of all: his love for his family. \nWaska: The Forest Is My Family \nDirector: Nina Gualinga\, Boloh Miranda\, Eli Virkina \nProducers: Marc Silver\, Lindsay Poulton\, Jess Gormley\, Tracy Rector \nDocumentary\, 15 min. \nAs commodification and extractivism in the Amazon Rainforest extends to the plant medicine hayakwaska\, the granddaughter of a Yachak (shaman) reveals the essence of what it means to live as part of the forest.
URL:https://reelsisters.org/event/virtual-showcase-2026-program-5/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:2026,Virtual Program - Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, 2026
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