#Racial Justice

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Pick of the Day: “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power”

“Strong people don’t need strong leaders: the emphasis was on the organizing,” civil rights activist Jennifer Lawson tells us in “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power,” Geeta Gandbhir...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: A Journalist Seeks the Truth Behind DAPL in Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s “On Sacred Ground”

“We destroyed their past but you’re destroying their future,” an oil exec is told in the trailer for Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s “On Sacred Ground,” a narrative feature that...

Features

Pick of the Day: “Descendant”

What does it mean to be a descendant? The concept of ancestry is nebulous, abstract, and often taken for granted by folks who are lucky enough to be able to trace their genealogy. To be a lineal...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” Honors the Activism of Mamie Till-Mobley

“That smell is my son’s body reeking of racial hatred. Now I want America to bear witness,” says Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) in a new trailer for “Till,” Chinonye Chukwu’s...

Films

Nesta Cooper and Kelley Kali Team Up For “Kemba” Drama Inspired by Kemba Smith

Nesta Cooper is bringing the story of activist and author Kemba Smith to the screen in “Kemba.” Directed by Kelley Kali for MPI Original Films and BET, “Kemba” is a drama inspired by the true...

Films

Mamie Lang Kirkland Doc “100 Years from Mississippi” Acquired by Virgil Films

Film audiences will soon get to learn about Mamie Lang Kirkland and her incredible life. According to Deadline, a documentary about the activist, directed by her son Tarabu Betserai Kirkland, has...

Interviews

Human Rights Watch Film Fest 2021 Women Directors: Meet Ashley O’Shay – “Unapologetic”

Ashley O’Shay is a Chicago-based DP and documentarian whose work focuses on illuminating marginalized voices. Most recently, she filmed the final episode of Dr. Martens’ “Tough As You”...

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