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 […]
Daughter of the Sea Writer: Alexis C Garcia Directed by: Alexis C Garcia Producer: Debora Perez Narrative, 19:03 After the death of her grandfather, a young woman experiences a spiritual awakening when she is called by Yemaya, the orisha Goddess of the Sea. Supa Hair Director/Writer: Glenís Hunter Producer: Ricky Rosario, Sara Seligman Animation, […]
A.V. Van Writer: Morayo Akandé Directed by: Morayo Akandé Producer: Helen Gladders, Moyo Akandé Narrartive, 12:17 min. Two film-fanatic sisters try to reconnect with their estranged deceased father by selling his vintage porn collection. Daddy’s Girl Writer: Jessica Magaye Directed by: Jessica Magaye Producer: Koby Adom, Dola Araoye, Domenique Fragale, Danielle Goff Narrative, 12:55 min. […]
Phoenix: David’s Dream Writer: Vinicius Donola, Roberta Salomone, João Rocha Directed by: Vinicius Donola, Roberta Salomone, João Rocha Producer: Roberta Salomone Documentary, 74 min. After helping to fight the fire that destroyed the National Museum, in Brazil, a firefighter decides to look for wreckage to transform them into art. The musical instruments are made with […]
Good Egg – USA (CA) Writer: Mitra Shahidi Directed by: Mitra Shahidi Producer: Samara Al-Jumaily Narrative, 8:29 min. When a self-reliant woman is thrust into fertility treatments, she goes to painstaking lengths to become a mother. Sitting the Month - USA (CA) Writer: Rebecca Chu Directed by: Felicity LuHill Producer: Rebecca Chu, Felicity LuHill Narrative, […]
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones Director/Writer: Harriet Marin Jones Writers: Michel Fessler, Giles Gardner Producers: Harriet Marin Jones, Quincy Jones, Debbie Allen Documentary, 98 min. A filmmaker searches for the truth about her grandfather Edward Jones, a charismatic African American who rose to the heights of financial and political prominence in Depression-era Chicago. In shaping the destiny of a […]
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 […]