African American Directed Shorts Run Time: 85 minutes
Screening Times: Saturday, April 6 at 11:25 am Monday, April 8 at 7:15 pm Tuesday, April 9 at 9:10 pm
Disco Head Directed by: Lindsey Oblitey Synopsis: Carter has a fateful encounter with an unexpected stranger in a bathroom who introduces a bit of needed ridiculousness into his life.
Pink & Blue Directed by: James Parris Synopsis: Animated short promoting gender-equality and challenging gender-segregation from a toys-eye-view. A group of toys in a house segregated by gender have their status quo challenged.
GAMERS Directed by: Searit Huluf Synopsis: An amateur female gamer is given a lifetime opportunity to try out for a pro league gaming team, only to be repressed by self-doubt.
ASIA A Directed by: Andrew Reid Synopsis: Inspired by a true story. A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.
Birth of Afrobeat Directed by: Opiyo Okeyo Synopsis: Filmmaker Opiyo Okeyo follows iconic drummer, Tony Allen, as he recounts how he and late musician Fela Kuti, founded Africa's most popular music genre--Afrobeat.
Trio Directed by: Kevin Giles Synopsis: Two siblings struggle to coexist with their vice-riddled single mother
White Noise Directed by: Frida Perez Synopsis: In need of extra cash, Dolores, a young black waitress, participates in a psychological study. The Treadmill Directed by: Stefan Dezil Synopsis: In the near future, an out-of-shape black man uses his VR Treadmill sending him back to a point in history to motivate himself to run.
Utopia Directed by: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela Synopsis: Angel, a twenty-something aspirational woman, wakes up from a coma in Uganda.