BLM SHORTS I : 1619, Grandpa's Hands, 2020 Vision, January 14th
Film(s) To Be Screened
2020 Vision
After witnessing on video the murder of George Floyd by police officers, a young Black father contemplates how he can participate in the Black Lives Matter movement and secure his family's safety.
Grandpa’s Hands
Grandpa’s Hands is short narrative film about a young professional, Jackson, who makes a rare visit with his Grandfather and struggles to reconnect due to his Grandfather’s dementia. The dementia echoes the pain of betrayal and racial discrimination. When Jackson’s Grandfather confronts an unwanted visitor his past and present merge bringing Jackson along for an important lesson of love and respect.
1619
Wanda Tucker, a 61-year-old African American, is trying to document an audacious claim: that her family, the Tuckers of Tidewater Virginia, are directly descended from the first child born to the first Africans to arrive on the mainland of English America 400 years ago. While it's almost impossible to trace the lineage of the first recorded black birth in what would become the United States, the Tuckers believe that legacy belongs to them. For Wanda, the path back to Angola represents a spiritual journey, filled with conflict and doubt. Her journey is the dream of millions of African Americans: to connect with their history and walk the path of their ancestors.
January 14th
A young couple’s anniversary takes a bittersweet turn when a police officer pulls the husband over on a questionable traffic stop. Inspired by true events.
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October 31, 2020, 4:37 pm EST
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