Proud to showcase 4 amazing films to for the inaugural FREE Black Filmmakers Film Festival. Over 60 films were submitted. This is an exclusive lineup of the best short films in the world today.
The festival will take place on the Film Festival platform http://www.wildsound.ca for 48 hours starting at midnight EST on April 6th. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial on the site to watch this festival and other daily festiavls that occur on the platform. There is a new festival every single day!
Audience Awards will be presented on this page by the 2nd week of April.
Here is the lineup of films:
LIKE SON, LIKE FATHER, 17min., USA
Directed by Mark Bethea
15-year-old Harry came out as gay via a YouTube video while his Army Ranger father was deployed in Afghanistan. Upon his return, Father and Son have a heart-to-heart talk at the beach where the father reveals a secret of his own…
COMPASSIONATE RELEASE, 25min., USA
Directed by Ramona L Taylor
Recent and promising law school grad, Kayla Duncan, secretly works to free a wrongly convicted man from prison because of a promise made to a dying woman. She will learn that some promises are meant to be kept.
https://www.facebook.com/Compassionate-Release-107627098444315
CRISIS, 6min., USA
Directed by Patrick Wei
Set against the backdrop of a drought-stricken New York City, this gripping short film delves into the harsh realities faced by its residents as the government imposes a stringent water rationing measure, limiting each individual to just 1 gallon and 3 ounces of water daily. As tensions rise and survival instincts kick in, “Crisis” paints a harrowing picture of the potential consequences of our environmental actions and the lengths to which people might go when faced with the direst of necessities.
https://www.spatial.io/s/Ingenious96-Productions-6429f76aa48e756c05155908?share=3581614959867032796
BEYOND BORDERS, 7min., France
Directed by Fatoumata Gandega
BEYOND BORDERS (2024) from the same name as the exhibition is a cinematic exploration that serves as a testament to the power of storytelling, offering an intimate lens through which the audience can immerse themselves in the personal and profound accounts of the lived experiences of my dear Mother.
https://www.thebeyondborders.org/
https://www.instagram.com/thebeyondborders_
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