We Went Out is a short film based in Toronto that explores coming of age in the in-between spaces of a city.
In the spring of 2021 Rosina Kazi called to ask if I would contribute to a project she was curating as part of the 2021 Luminato Festival. The project would become a five-part docu-music ...
The number of Black gun buyers in the U.S. is rising and it’s not because of the NRA, which historically supported limiting Black people’s right to bear arms publicly. Black gun owners in the U.S. find Second Amendment rights apply differently to them. So what does it mean to be a Black gun owne...
Aug 25, 2022 According to surveys, one in four African Americans owns a gun, a number that has risen sharply in recent years. African Americans are disproportionately more often the victims of shootings, including those by police. Many are turning to gun clubs as they learn how to handle their w...
Upcyclers have the drive to make an impact on Mother Earth, they are more than designers, they are planet warriors, activists and social justice advocates. The world has been waiting for a fashion revolution and now they are here, on the frontlines preventing landfill waste and fighting for the r...
A short film shows the decisions that face ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families every day and asks, "what would you do?"
About 23.5 million people live in food deserts in the U.S., areas where affordable, healthy food options are greatly limited if non-existent. There is so much that can be done.
A humorous view of the epidemic of "Homelessness of Art" fought out in the streets of NYC with a performance piece of, Do Thoughts Create your Life? The film looks at the locations where consistent thoughts have created Physicality. It is a documentary about an experiment that you are now a part ...
How does one survive as a "non" human?
How does the Black psyche experience life in the face of looming death?
I dread telling my Black child about police...
2020AD visualizes the labor of engaging "the talk" while imagining an alternative, more generative confrontation drawing from the archive...
Britney Giaccone always felt something was missing.
As a young girl, she never identified with her “biological” dad. Fortunately, her stepfather filled a void in her life, but it was never enough to settle the feeling that something was off. A random decision to take a popular over-the-counter D...
In the last 25 years, the independent comics community made deliberate efforts to be inclusive and elevate under-represented voices. This is the story of how the community has changed over those years and evidence that if you want to change a culture, you need to change its stories, starting with...
When these five Black lawyers set out on their journeys to receive a professional legal education, they did not realize that they would have to struggle against additional battles even more challenging than the rigors of learning the law in a hypercompetitive environment. They discover the contra...
In the town of Cleveland, north of Houston, a local organization holds a Juneteenth celebration that unites the community.
This documentary shares the sights and sounds of the festivities, participants share the meaning of the day, and the importance of Juneteenth being recognized as a national ...
From Executive Producer Kerry Washington, “In the Sun” is a poignant and inspiring documentary that lets viewers in on the personal skin health journeys of seven families facing extraordinary circumstances as they uncover the long-term effects of living in the sun. The film introduces us to Dr. S...
Motivated by the death of her husband due to COVID-19, Carla Brown is on a mission to vaccinate the African American population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
America's "happiest city" holds a sad secret, and the roots run deep. One resident confronts racist language in her home deed, and discovers a system that's designed to keep itself buried.
“54 YEARS LATE” is a short film that tells the gut-wrenching true-life story of Terry Gene Wright, a 58-year-old African American man who was not diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) until the age of 54 despite being seen by an array of healthcare practitioners, enduring countless hospitalizations...
With over 10 years of teaching experience, Latecia educates and supervises young children in the theatre and the arts. Between dealing with her troubled experiences as a child and balancing her life at home as a single mother, she gets up every morning with the goal of changing the youth for the...
Come Meet A Black Person
In the underground hip hop scene of New York, the old adage “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” rings true for many rappers seeking to make a name for themselves. But in a scene that struggles to stay genuine in the face of clout chasers and rising rents, making it has taken on a ...
In memory of who we were, a tribute to who we will be. In honor of those before us, a call to those after us. You are because of who was, where past meets present, a future is born. Funeral of a Nation will ensure the Birth of Another.
Law enforcement agencies were given a task contrary to the Constitution – to disperse a peaceful rally. How the characters will cope with the dilemma we will understand thanks to synthesis of opposite genres-music videos and documentaries.
The film Girl Dads takes an intimate look into the special bond a father has with his daughters. Every man anticipates the opportunity to have a son that he can refer to as his mini me and train to walk in his footsteps... but a man's life will change as soon as he looks into the eyes of his baby...
