HORROR / THRILLER SHORTS: Together, What The Future? Normalized, The Graveyard Shift / This is [Not] Who We Are

This is [Not] Who We Are

"The happiest place in America is Boulder, Colorado" -- said no Black person ever. This is [Not] Who We Are is a documentary film exploring the gap between Boulder, Colorado’s progressive self-image and the lived experiences of its small but resilient Black community. Its through-line is the story of Zayd Atkinson, a university student who was performing his work study job cleaning up the grounds of his dorm when he was threatened by a police officer and, soon, by eight officers with guns drawn. He lived to tell the story many Black men don't survive to tell.

While it has a unique history, Boulder is emblematic of liberal, white, university-based communities that profess an inclusive ethic but live a segregated reality. The film explores the interconnected issues of land use, affordability, racial and class-based segregation, educational equity, and policing.

Normalized

NORMALIZED is an intimate look at the complexities of manhood, childhood trauma, and how mental instability can lead to detrimental decisions that will either kill you or make a cautionary tale out of you while seeking to discover the answer to the question, “What does it mean to be ‘normal’?”

What The Future?

A Pro-Black, quirky teenager in the year 1995 is called to action after discovering a television set that reveals social injustices taking place in the year 2018.

The Graveyard Shift

Bernie is a teenager who works with her cousin Santiago at the local 24 hour diner. While wasting time getting high on the clock, the two encounter a pair of suspicious customers. Little do they know, the meal is on the house.

Together

Toni is stuck in a lackluster marriage to workaholic Robert, so she finds refuge in the charm of her younger coworker, Jalen. As tensions rise, one dangerous proposition will push Toni past the point of no return.