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Three Colors: Pan-African

  Elijah Davis, Allison A. Waite, Tyler Holmes  |  U.S.

A three-part narrative anthology mapped across the symbolic spectrum of the Pan-African flag, Three Colors: Pan-African explores three distinct stories of contemporary Black survival.

In Red: Black Men Don’t Cry, directed by Elijah Davis, a college football star (Peyton Alex Smith) faces an identity crisis after an injury derails his athletic career and family tensions clash. In Black: Breadman, directed by Allison A. Waite, an undocumented African immigrant woman (Sibongile Mlambo) fights unexpected job loss and eviction while turning to neighborhood mutual aid to keep her family afloat. In Green: Meet the Greens, directed by Tyler Ocasio Holmes, a successful television actor (Bashir Salahuddin) wrestles with the creative and cultural compromises of corporate visibility. Together, the three stories examine vulnerability, solidarity, and the personal cost of prosperity.

 English, Twi, Italian 

 123 minutes

Screenings & Events

Screening

Thu, Oct 15 @ 8:15pm

at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 05
Venue information...

Festival passes can be used for this screening.
Scheduled to Attend:
Director Elijah Davis & Allison A. Waite, executive producer Derrick Rose, and actor Bashir Salahuddin

Screening

Sat, Oct 17 @ 1:30pm

at Logan Center, Performance Hall
Venue information...

Festival passes can be used for this screening.
Scheduled to Attend:
Director Elijah Davis & Allison A. Waite

Media

Film Credits

  • Elijah Davis, Jack McMann, Dami Olatunji, Joseph B. Agboola, Ben Ephraim, Chirsten Vanderbilt Ellis, Asar Saint Lamont, Jaala Alston, Amy Roach
  • Madou Elijah Diarrassouba, Gillian Allou, JaQuay Collins, Elijah Davis, Dami Olatunji
  • Jay Liu, Ivan Alvaro, Lisa Ranran Hu
  • Jonathon Jacobs, Sonali Chugani, Andre Myers Washington
  • Bashir Salahuddin, Loretta Devine, Peyton Alex Smith, Sibongile Mlambo, Stephen Bishop, Kimrie Lewis
  • Evan Wright
  • Derrick Rose, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Glenn Davis, Martin Nesbitt
  • Pretty Good Pictures

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