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NIGHT SHIFT
A Deaf, female security guard on the night shift observes a man in a midst of a crisis: they find a new way to communicate.
- Runtime: 11 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Bim Ajadi
- Premiere: United States

Strictly Two Wheel
- Year: 2022
- Runtime: 10 minutes
- Country: Jamaica
- Director: Ania Freer
- Premiere: Philadelphia

Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice
A young shaman must face her first test– a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill. Facing dark spirits and physical challenges, she must trust her mentor's teachings and learn to control her fear.
- Runtime: 20 minutes
- Country: Canada
- Director: Zacharias Kunuk

PATTY vs. PATTY
Patty vs. Patty tells the story of Toronto’s bizarre 1985 “Patty Wars,” when Jamaican-Canadian bakers, facing hefty fines, went head-to-head with the federal government over the name of their beloved beef patty.
- Runtime: 18 minutes
- Country: Canada
- Director: Chris Strikes
- Premiere: United States


The Panola Project
Highlighting the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19. A chronicle of how an often-overlooked rural Black community came together in creative ways to survive.
- Runtime: 17 minutes
- Country: United States
- Director: Rachael DeCruz, Jeremy S. Levine
- Premiere: Philadelphia

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Access to all festival screenings, including in-person and online screenings. ($250)
Virtual Pass
Access to all online screenings. ($125)