Film Descriptions: N - Z

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Neither Milk, Nor Yogurt by Arti Jain, (documentary short, 44 mins, 20 sec)

This is film is about an immigrant Indian Woman in the United States who at the dusk of her life questions the idea of home.  Is home where she was born or where she lived for forty years in the United States?

 

Passing by Kym Ragusa, (documentary short, 9 mins)

The videomaker's grandmother recounts the tale of a trip she and her lover took through the segregated South of the 1950s. As her story unfolds - revealing as much in silences and gaps as it does in its actual narrative - a blues and gospel soundtrack provides other tales of miscegenation and resistance. The story is full of tensions around race, class and color and the anxieties produced by the racial climate and violent history of the South.

 

Pigeon Hole by Jay Tomocik, (experimental short, 8 mins)

Pigeon Hole examines the stereotypes of Exotica and Women of Color. 

  

Project Wow (The Lives of Men Having Men on the Down Low) by Lisa Durden, (documentary, 60 min) This documentary is very controversial, and promises to make people think twice about who’s sleeping in their bed!

 

Remember Me? by Angle L. Brown, (PSA, I mins)

This public service announcement speaks to the lack of awareness amongst Black lesbians to use protection against STI’s and HIV/AIDS.

 

Rafael  by Allison Caviness (narrative short, 15 mins, 51 sec)

 A young woman mourns the loss of her fiancé, Rafael. When she encounters Oshun, the goddess of love, she is allowed to communicate with her late lover...but there is a price.

 

Raju & I by Animagic, (animation short, (30 mins)

This is a powerful animation film about a rich boy from India who learns about human rights through the poverty of his friend Raju and the teaching of his teacher. 

 

Smoke in the City by Jenelle Jackson, (documentary short, 20 mins)

Jenelle travels into the underworld of the jazz community in Harlem.

 

Tahara by Sara Rashad, (narrative short, 17 mins, 30 sec)

What happens when a young African child is taken to the doctor in the United States to receive female circumcision.

 

Talking Back by Renata Gangemi & Ruben Gonzalez, (documentary short 17 mins)

This documentary examines the lives and concerns of Latinas who are members of the service industry in the U.S. The filmmaker weaves her own experiences as a domestic with those of other Latin American women.

 

The Pilgrimage by Veronica Rodriguez (narrative short, 15 mins)

Two sisters make a pilgrimage to the Virgen of San Juan.  One sister has held onto the beliefs since childhood, while the other one has mostly abandoned them.  During their journey the two sisters discover that the bond between sisters is stronger than anything.

 

The Healing Passage by S. Pearl Sharp, (documentary feature, 90 mins)

The psychological impact of the African Holocaust of “The Middle Passage”  still reverberates in the African Diaspora and the larger world today. This documentary looks at the connection between present day behavior and the psychological trauma of the past through genetic memory and community consciousness.  Cultural artists create paths through rituals, dolls, altars, spoken word, music, dance and visual art in an effort to heal the mind, spirit and community. With commentary by historian Dr. Yosef A. A. ben-Jochannan (Dr. Ben), and interviews with musicians Oscar Brown, Jr. and Olantunji, visual artists Tom Feelings and Riua Akinshegun; perfomer, Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock; journalist and television personality Gil Noble and others, this work is an essential contribution to the cultural heritage and history of the African American community today. “The Healing Passage gives tremendous voice to the trauma, memory, and living present of The Middle Passage and slavery… it mixes all-essential ingredients of knowledge, understanding, anger, compassion, shame, hope, and humor, among others, to create a message necessarily critical and profoundly inspiring”…from Ceci Mendez, Exhibitions Director New Art Center, Newton, Massachusetts

Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking, Roxbury Film Festival

Best Documentary Jury Award and Audience Award, Pan African Film Festival 2005

 

The Vanishing Black Male by Hasani Dubose, (documentary, 80 mins)

Are African American males becoming extinct? Will future generations of African American women not be able to find husbands? These are but a few of the questions explored in the documentary "The Vanishing Black Male".

 

The Velvet Cuffs by Jacqueline Jennings, (narrative short, 40 mins)

The Velvet Cuffs is an action-romantic drama set in the heart of Harlem, New York City that revolves around the life of Macey McNeill, a young woman who is still grieving the tragic loss of her husband Dax to street violence.

 

Winning Yesterday by Oliver Jardine, (drama/comedy short, 10 mins, 15 sec)

Winning Yesterday is a comedic drama about the everyday battles that people have with their bad habits.  Sometimes you can win for losing, ... if only for a day.

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