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Film Country: U.S.
September 18, 2025
Shorts 3: Black Perspectives
Close ties abound in these short films spanning Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. These six shorts explore the complicated relationships between parents and children, aunts and nieces, artists and their craft, and even former lovers. In Breastmilk, first-time mother Aduke confronts societal...
September 18, 2025
Breastmilk
When new mother Aduke struggles to breastfeed, she encounters suggestions ranging from modern medical consultants to local folk remedies. As the women in her community rally in her corner, she gains the courage to turn an eye toward the negativity seeping into her family life. This film screen...
September 18, 2025
Them That’s Not
Drea belongs to a family that loves to judge each other, even in the middle of grief. A return to her late grandmother’s house forces a reckoning with how she’s viewed by her extended family—and a reunion with her incarcerated father for the first time in years. This film screens as part of Sh...
September 18, 2025
Isis & Osiris
Brandee Younger takes us through her journey as a musician, her path to learning harp, and eventually finding the works of Alice Coltrane. Her story is beautifully accompanied by her own performances using the harp that was gifted to her in 1968. This film screens as part of Shorts Program 3: ...
September 18, 2025
Victoria
We join Victoria during the most hectic week of her year as a helium balloon saleswoman. As we follow her from one children’s birthday party to another, we also get an intimate look at her new beginning in life as a divorced, single mother. This film screens as part of Shorts Program 3: Black ...
