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SUMMARY:Sacred Rites & Rituals
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 25\, 2020 – 1-2pm \nBlack \nDirector/Writer: Tamika R. Guishard \nProducer: Randall Sawyer\, Ania Trzebiatowska\, Debbie Goodstein\, Birgit “Bitz” Gernböck \nExperimental\, 10:50 min. \nWhen 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. \nMy Father The Mover \nDirector/Writer: Julia Jansch \nProducer: Mandilakhe Yengo  Sheila Nevins \nDocumentary\, 12:33 min. \nAfrican electronic “Gqom beats” motivate kids in the township of Khayelitsha\, South Africa to jive through their hardship and find their superpowers. Alatha’s father says he’s more than a dancer — he’s a Mover. Using a unique type of African electronic Gqom dance\, The Mover is helping kids in the township of Khayelitsha\, South Africa\, to transcend the grips of poverty and abuse and “find their superpowers.” \nSundays at The Triple Nickel \nDirected by: Jessica Colquhoun Producer: Cordielle Street \nDocumentary\, 13 min. \nOn Edgecombe Avenue in Sugar Hill\, Harlem\, Marjorie Eliot is making sure her apartment building’s iconic Jazz legacy lives on. Marjorie and her son have been hosting Jazz concerts in her apartment every Sunday for the past 26 years\, in a pursuit of overcoming grief through music. This film tells the story of the women behind the piano. \nSankofa \nDirector/Writer: Vivian Vivas Producer: San Francisco Art Institute \nExperimental\, 3:24 min. \nSankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates to “go back and get it.” This 16mm film interprets an exorcism of social repression. Humanity’s passion\, pain\, and love are revealed through movement\, light\, and nature. The song “Tonada de Luna” was performed synchronously with the improvisational dance.
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CATEGORIES:Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020
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SUMMARY:Community Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:A Virtual PLAY DATE (FAMILY FRIENDLY): LIVE LSW –  4:30-5:15pm \nSuggested donation: $25 (Donate any amount) \nJoin 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. \nEnjoy an excerpt from the work-in-progress and participate in a fun play session with family and friends.
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CATEGORIES:Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020
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SUMMARY:LIVE: Lecture Series on Perceptions
DESCRIPTION:LIVE: Lecture Series on Perceptions – 3-4:15pm EST \naghast \nDirectors/Writers: Rob Underhill and Maxine Eloi \nProducer: Rob Underhill \nNarrative\, 7 min. \nBased 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 on the true story of 23-year-old Korryn Gaines. A several hour standoff between police and Korryn and her 5-year-old son turned deadly when police used a SWAT team to force entry into Korryn’s home\, arguably instead of exhausting all means available to de-escalate the situation. \ntarget practice \nProducer/Director/Writer: Yasmin Neal \nNarrative\, 7 min. \nA lost boy seeking help is faced with a harsh reality. \nungubani (who are you?) \nProducer/Director: Booker T. Mattison \nWriter: Mandel Holland \nNarrative\, 16 min. \nThe story of a young black man who puts himself at risk to save a young white woman in distress. A powerful tale of identity\, perception\, and race with a literary leitmotif.
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CATEGORIES:Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020
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SUMMARY:Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 24\, 2020 – 1:15-2:30pm EST \nDolly \nWriter/Producer/Director: Tosin Lepe \nNarrative\, 5:47 min. \nA 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 understanding of race and how it differs from that of adults. \n  \n  \nTrain to Qinling \nProducer/Director: Shir Baron \nProducer: Ringling College of Art & Design \nAnimation\, 2:30 min. \nA Middle-Eastern traveler gets lost on a train in China with no one else but a panda! She must learn to communicate with him in order to find the adventure she was looking for\, in an unexpected way. \nAfro \nDirector/Writer: Jenn Shaw \nProducer: Jenn Shaw YJ Meira \nNarrative\, 11:22 min. \nAfter multiple encounters with her bully and a little academic inspiration\, an African-American teen girl finally stand up for herself against classmates who question her cultural identity. \nwaltz \nProducer/Director/Writer: Mari Miyazawa \nAnimation: 14 min. \nThe story is set in a world where foods that are made from wheat live. The many varieties are hostile to each other. However\, when beings made from things other than wheat appear\, such as those made from meat and cream\, they all work together to oppose them. \nmiss boundless \nDirector/Writer: Qiyu Zhou \nProducer: Siyi Ren \nNarrative\, 15 min. \nAn ambitious girl born into a noble family\, desperately wants to become as powerful as her father. After Zhang’s father names her male cousin as the next heir to their influential house\, Zhang struggles to prove that she is the better successor. Zhang discovers that sometimes in order to gain power\, one must take it. \nroots and wings: yara gilbueno \nDirector/Writer: Lisa Yadao \nProducer: Lisa Yadao\, Michelle Sampior\, and Irene Yadao \nDocumentary\, 5:28 min. \nNomadic chef Yana Gilbuena discusses growing up in Iloilo\, Philippines\, and how she got her start as a chef in the pop-up space and left her day job to spread the Filipino food gospel to all 50 U.S. states\, and the future of Filipino cuisine.
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CATEGORIES:Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020
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