2023 RECAP
DIR. Lemia Bodden
Jennifer Walkerson has a pretty banal and isolating life: She can't connect with her coworkers or relate to her parents, but she gets an instant connection from a prolonged stare from a stranger on a train.
DIR. Mike Holt
Two best friends are just trying to get a quick bite to eat when Siri takes them on an unexpected adventure.
DIR. Elizabeth Bayne
Las Chicas is a humorous experimental short film about a romantically challenged African American protagonist, “Elizabeth.” When she prepares for a date with the help of her friends, “Mia” and “Erin,” deep-seated belief systems are challenged as they struggle to accept what Elizabeth believes is the source of her dating frustrations - her dark skin. This semi-autobiographical short film tackles the issue of colorism in the Los Angeles dating scene with wit and heart.
DIR. Ron Brodie
Having attended several of the previous inaugurations (Bush in 2005, and Obama in 2009), I decided to attend Trump’s 2017 Inauguration along with three other photographers. The goal was to document the temperatures between what was taking place on the National Mall, vs. what would ultimately unfold beyond the checkpoint walls.
In response to the recent uproar in Russian collusion investigations, this release is dedicated to the passing of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on May the 18th, 2017.
The film premiered on March 24th, 2017 at the 2nd annual Picture Farm Film Fest.
The film was screened multiple times between May 28th - 30th during the "America Now" (itsbeen100) art exhibit in protest of the Trump administration 100th day in office. The 3 day exhibit took place at Salt Studios in Brooklyn New York.
Learn more about America Now & January 20th, 2017 in an interview with Director Ron Brodie by Milk.xyz here:
https://milk.xyz/articles/ron-brodie-on-america-now-100-days-of-trump/
DIR. Chanelle Aponte Pearson
A dramatic comedy series about a group of friends navigating the realities of being Black, queer, and polyamorous in New York City.
DIR. Russell Craig
That person sitting next to you on the bus might be going through something inside. This is to magnify an element unnoticed by most. Deeply disturbing, way past the external, these scars are internal, often undiagnosed.
DIR. Haley Elizabeth Anderson
A 15-year-old boy remembers his best friend Coyote Boy: a free-living train-hopper who has gone missing.
DIR. Chelsi Bullard
A father and son fight to save a theater that played a part in civil rights, and is one of the last cultural markers in a neighborhood that is rapidly gentrifying.
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DIR. Simon Benjamin
After his performance at the hidden gem of the 2017 AFROPUNK Music festival The Punk Stage. One of Three short form films about the Punk and Hardcore scene– the less visible section of the Brooklyn festival.