Revel Shorts - BlackStar

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Revel Shorts

Communing in music.

Thank you to our screening partners: Comfrey Films

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A film still from Boil That Cabbage Down shows a group of Black people posed together in a field with a clear light blue sky. At the center is a man wearing a blue blazer over a white collared shirt. Next to him is a woman wearing a white shirt with a frilly collar. Behind them stand three Black men also in blazers. The man on the left stands out, wearing a red blazer and an afro. He is the only person without a white scarf tied on their head.

Boil That Cabbage Down

Short Documentary
Candace Williamson
Runtime: 25 minutes

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A film still from Bubbling Baby shows two women in a crowd. The woman on the left is wearing a white knitted off the shoulder top. She has her hands on the waist of the other woman who is bent over in front of her. The other woman is wearing a silk tank top tied in the back and jean shorts.

Bubbling Baby

Short Documentary
Sharine Rijsenburg
Runtime: 19 minutes

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A film still from Speaking in Tongues: Take One shows a white background with a thinly outlined faced black circle. Inside the circle, four black right angled pieces make up a plus sign.

Speaking in Tongues: Take One

Experimental
Christopher Harris
Runtime: 15 minutes

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A film still from Tessitura shows a Black woman standing on the stage of a grand room, presumably singing. Her elbows are bent with hands in front of her. She wears a black sheer long-sleeved top and a black floor length skirt with a gold pattern.

Tessitura

Short Documentary
Lydia Cornett & Brit Fryer
Runtime: 18 minutes

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A photo of five people sitting on stage at the Festival, speaking out to an audience, all laughing and smiling. The four people on the right, who are centered in the photo, are all Black.