Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 1:15-2:30pm EST Dolly Writer/Producer/Director: Tosin Lepe Narrative, 5:47 min. A white babysitter awaits the news of a job commission; meanwhile, she is pestered by the young Black girl in her care requesting help with her homework. In the process of helping her, the babysitter discovers the little Black girl’s bizarre […]
LIVE: Lecture Series on Perceptions - 3-4:15pm EST aghast Directors/Writers: Rob Underhill and Maxine Eloi Producer: Rob Underhill Narrative, 7 min. Based on true events, Eve Scott stands her ground, protecting property, liberty, and the life of herself and her child as an outside threat works to force entry into her home. Aghast is based […]
A Virtual PLAY DATE (FAMILY FRIENDLY): LIVE LSW - 4:30-5:15pm Suggested donation: $25 (Donate any amount) Join Reel Sisters for a fundraiser for director Marta Effinger-Crichlow’s Little Sallie Walker, a film documenting four generations of Black women whose memories of childhood play offers refuge and joy. Enjoy an excerpt from the work-in-progress and participate in […]
Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 1-2pm Black Director/Writer: Tamika R. Guishard Producer: Randall Sawyer, Ania Trzebiatowska, Debbie Goodstein, Birgit “Bitz” Gernböck Experimental, 10:50 min. When a reformed drummer cannot get his caffeine fix on the anniversary of his brother’s death, ancestral rhythms guide him to the truth buried deep below his city streets. My Father […]
LIVE: Do You Feel Safe - 2:10-3:40pm The Giverny Document (single channel) Director: Ja’Tovia Gary Producer: Paige Wood Artesia Balthrop Documentary, 40 min. Filmed in Harlem, USA and in Claude Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, France, The Giverny Document is an experimental, multi-textured cinematic poem that meditates on the safety and bodily autonomy of Black […]
