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Shorts 3: Black Perspectives

  Various

  Kenya, Nigeria, U.S.     87 minutes

Synopsis

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 expectations and the dynamics of her closest relationships as she struggles to breast feed. When a college student returns home for her grandmother’s repass, she gets a heavy dose of the best and worst her family has to offer in Them That’s Not. History and tradition live through contemporary musician Brandee Younger as she plays a specialized harp made for Alice Coltrane, gifted to Brandee by Alice’s children in Isis & Osiris. Not Dead displays modern-day exploration of W.E.B DuBois’s seminal work, portraying the heartbreaks of the Black experience across space and time. Victoria is a clear-eyed portrait of a single mother and businesswoman making it work in Nairobi, Kenya. The enemies-to-lovers trope jumps from page to reality when two voice actors butt heads in Narrated By.

 American Sign Language, English, Portuguese 

Content Considerations

Screenings & Events

There are currently no upcoming screenings of this film.

Sponsors

Documentary Program Partner

Logo: WTTW (2019)

Documentary Program Patron

Cynthia Stone Raskin

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A close-up watercolor illustration of a man’s face, featuring his expressive eyes.

Not Dead Morto Não

  Alex Reis

  Brazil     15 minutes

Synopsis

An experimental work that blends animation, stop motion, and live-action performances provides a contemporary interpretation of W.E.B DuBois’s The Soul of Black Folks. We follow the love and pain of new parents, grappling with the worst the world can offer their young, Black son.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 3: Black Perspectives.

  

 Portuguese 

Content Considerations

Film Credits

  •   Alex Reis
  •   W. E. B. Du Bois, Alex Reis
  •   Alex Reis
  •   Wilson Velasco, [Alex Reis, Matias Liebrecht, Daniel Bruson, Diego Akel - Animators]
  •   Sidney Santiago Kuanza, Vaneza Oliveira
  •   Alex Kim Manso
  •   Alex Reis
  •   Ananse Filmes

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Shorts 9: Family Friendly Animation

  Various

  Brazil, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, U.S.     66 minutes

Synopsis

Clever animated shorts from across four continents appear in this delightful family program full of polar bears, empty cans of tuna, and beloved grandparents. Presented as a relaxed screening and recommended for cinema-enthusiasts ages 8 years and older.

An empty tuna can and his kitchen friends battle an evil package of spaghetti in Tsuna the Empty Can – Meatball and Spaghetti. In Pow! Jake struggles to keep playing video games while his family attends an intertribal gathering. On the Mat Outside My Door is a poem to an intrusive and ultimately loveable rat. After losing his grandfather, Mundinho meets a whale who lessens his grief in Yore Gramps and the Whale. Snow Bear follows the adventures of a polar bear who must make a new friend in his changing environment. A long car trip made worse by bickering parents shifts into an epic adventure in Are We There Yet? Lily asks “What could be scarier than the meanest teacher in school? ” A teenage boy finds common ground with his grandfather during their weekly visits in Wednesdays with Gramps.

 English, No Dialogue, Portuguese, Swiss-German 

Content Considerations

Screenings & Events

There are currently no upcoming screenings of this film.

Sponsors

With support from

Logo: German Film Office 141x125Logo: Goete Institut - 86x100

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A painterly illustration of a small boy with dark curly hair standing next to a giant whale on a beach

Yore Gramps and the Whale Seu Vô e a Baleia

  Mariana Elisabetsky

  Brazil     13 minutes

Synopsis

As a child in a fishing family, Mundinho’s life is connected to the sea. When his beloved grandfather dies, a magical whale that only Mundinho can see appears on the beach to comfort him and help guide him through his grief.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 9: Family Friendly Animation.

 Portuguese 

Film Credits

  •   J. Luiz Bellas Jr.
  •   Mariana Elisabetsky
  •   Alena Miklos
  •   Guilherme Sant'Anna, Benin Ayo, Rihanna Barbosa
  •   Marco França
  •   Mariana Elisabetsky, Flávia Luz
  •   https://www.marianaelisabetsky.com/seuvoeabaleia

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