Conversations with Ruth de Souza

• Feature Documentary
• August 2nd 10:00 AM EDT
• Virtual

Ruth de Souza pioneers the presence of Black actresses on stages, television, and cinema in Brazil. Through conversations and archival materials, the film portrays her trajectory spanning almost a century of life.

Doxology

• Short Films
• August 2nd 12:00 PM EDT
• Virtual

Synergistic

• Short Films
• August 2nd 2:00 PM EDT
• Virtual

Caregivers

• Short Films
• August 2nd 4:00 PM EDT
• Virtual

Here, Hopefully (dir. by Hao Zhou) The Script (dir. by Brit Fryer & Noah Schamus) Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South (dir. by Imani Nikyah Dennison)

Coconut Head Generation

• Feature Documentary
• August 2nd 6:00 PM EDT
• Virtual

dir. by Alain Kassanda Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan, the oldest in Nigeria, organizes a film club, transforming a small lecture hall into a political agora where they develop a critical voice.

The Space Race

• Feature Documentary
• August 2nd 8:00 PM EDT
• Virtual

dir. by Lisa Cortés & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Uncovers the little-known stories of the first black pilots, engineers and scientists to become astronauts. Simultaneously championed and exploited as political pawns, some made it to space, while others were erased from history.

Let The Games Begin!

• Short Films
• August 2nd 10:00 PM EDT
• Virtual

Accidental Athlete (dir. by Kevin Jerome Everson & Claudrena N. Harold) Over The Wall (dir. by Krystal Tingle) Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl (dir. by Claudia Owusu & Ife Oluwamuyide) The Alexander Ball (dir. by Jessica Magro)