Sin Raices Director/Writer: Gabriella Athena Moses Producers: Lissette Feliciano, Charlie Schmidlin, Annalie Gernert, Shruti Rya Ganguly, Polina Buchak Narrative, 15 min. ALMA, a recently adopted 8-year-old refugee from El Salvador, spends a day preparing for her first red carpet appearance at an awards show with her new pop star mother, YAHAIRA. She learns from example […]

Hard Writer:  Eboni Price Directed by: Eboni Price Producer: Lauren E. Banks, Kristofer Cross, Dot McDonald, Musau Onwubiko Narrative, 28 min. 12-year-old Javonte is currently struggling with the woes of puberty. She's being bullied, she doesn't think she fits in, her home life's a mess and on top of that, she's still grappling with the […]

Jelly Writer: Anndi Jinelle Liggett Directed by: Anndi Jinelle Liggett Narrative, 10 min. Jelly is a magical-realist coming-of-age about Jelly Johnson, a young, Black girl with a peculiar fascination with death. While trying to solve the mysterious case of a missing neighbor, she comes to terms with a more personal disappearance in the process. Narrated […]

Mind Yours Writer: Rachel Hughes, Tiffaney Robinson Directed by: Rachel Hughes, Tiffaney Robinson, Brittany Simone Daniels Producer: Rachel Hughes, Tiffaney Robinson, Brittany Simone Daniels Narrative, 5:14 min. A short film initially created for the Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge based on the following quote: "Our lives begin to end the moment we stay silent about the things […]

To the End Writer/Producers: Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick Director: Rachel Lears Producer: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon Documentary, 95 minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv2jtKboDi0&t=5s Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, To the End captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. The […]

A Loving Tribute to Esther Duran Friends and family honor the life of award-winning documentary filmmaker Esther Duran, the director of A Chocolate Conquest. The web series took viewers into the world of cocoa farming as seen through the eyes of fifteen rural communities in 30 videos about Cacao in Venezula. A Chocolate Conquest won Reel Sisters 2018 Best Web Series […]

Brownsville Bred Writer: Elaine Del Valle Directed by: Elaine Del Valle Producer: Leslie Cohen,Adrienne Lovette,Debbie Esko-Gold,Elaine Del Valle Narrative, 20:00 min. Set in 1980's Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY-- At the height of the crack and crime epidemics--A spunky Latina must find her own path as she comes of age to face the grim realities of the […]

Dancing identities Writer: Julia Martinez Heimann, Josefina Itoiz Directed by:  Julia Martinez Heimann Producer: Natalia Laclau, Mariana Miño Narrative, 13 min. This short films series reflects on the construction of identity in terms of cultural diversity, and explores different social expressions based on dance and migrant experiences. With each dancer, it is investigated how dance […]

Dance In Circles Writer: Yuming Zhang Directed by: Yuming Zhang Producer: Yuming Zhang, Ryan Rosenthal, Hanna Dzaferovic Narrative, 8:55 min. Two women dance a duet piece together, exploring their collective traumatic experiences through their movements. I AM NOT OKAY Writer: Tiffiney Davis Directed by: Gabrielle Lansner Producer: Ben Glickstein, Dean Taucher, Gabrielle Lansner Documentary, 12:10 […]

Confirmation Writer: Nana Duffuor Directed by: Nana Duffuor Producer: Yaél Bermudez Narrative, 11:49 Maame is a God-fearing mother who wants nothing but the best for her son, Kojo. But when he befriends an out and proud, expressive young man in their church, Maame must confront her fear of accepting Kojo’s burgeoning sexual identity or risk […]

Join Reel Sisters and While We Are Still Here for Starring Harlem, a daylong film festival, on October 28 from 1pm -8 pm at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University. The afternoon will include film and music celberating the Harlem's rich film and arts heritage. Section C - 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m. EDT The Five Demands  Directors: Greta […]