FREEDOM – Reel Sisters Shorts
Four shorts celebrating freedom of spirit and the struggle for justice.
This program includes a pre-recorded Q&A with the filmmakers. Moderated by Reel Sisters curator Kim Singleton.
SIMULACRA
(6 mins I Experimental I United States I dir. Curry Sicong Tian)
An elderly Buddhist woman recalls a ritual from her past, undertaking a journey of duality expressed through her many identities.
THE EXTRAORDINARY NEGRO
(20 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Tatianna Sims)
The Extraordinary Negro is based on the true life of British composer, Shop Owner, and Man of Letters Ignatius Sancho, a freed African who became the first Black man to vote.
LETTER OF FORGIVENESS
(15 mins I Narrative I Romania I dir. Alina Serban)
In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca. Based on the true story of a Roma mother and son whose life changed the course of Romanian history by bringing about the abolition of slavery.
OURO PRETO
(16 min I Narrative I Brazil I dir. San Sonadie)
Ouro Preto is a slave woman. She sets up a peaceful plan and because of her plan, she and her Nation are freed.