Genre: Sports

Paulette Jones Morant recounts her athletic journey at the University of Virginia in the 1970s.

A father and son embark on an epic bike ride from St. Louis to Chicago in this stirring documentary that takes a hard look at health disparities in the Black community.

This film delves into the historical use of hand games and artistic communication in Black culture.

Discover stories that resonate, inspire, and spark meaningful conversations in this year’s Community Cinema Shorts Program.

A social worker at a juvenile detention center assembles an unlikely team of incarcerated teens who must outrace their pasts on a transformative 1000-mile bike ride.

Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims.

These short documentaries offer singular looks into lives that have been transformed by pivotal events.

Vibrant cultural legacies come to life, hidden histories are unearthed, everyday life is illuminated, and resonant stories unfold in captivating splendor in this collection of shorts.