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Learn more- In this collection of six shorts, filmmakers gaze at themselves and their world, attempting to make sense of what they see reflected back. From gripping drama to heart-warming comedy, Our Right to Gaze: Black Film Identities features timely stories from Black artists that take us outside of the ordinary.
Full Spectrum Features (Chicago), Northwest Film Forum (Seattle), The Luminal Theater (NYC), and Circle Collective (NYC) seek to champion Our Right to Gaze as a means of addressing systemic inequity within the film industry, through the disruption of existing film distribution models and attitudes towards artist services and support. The program is also designed to support the participating filmmakers first and foremost - structured so that they receive adequate compensation for their work, have the option to participate in a mentorship cohort, and have the collective support of the cross-country coalition of media partners. Through a mission-driven desire to highlight unseen voices and present a program that steps outside of impersonal plug-and-play virtual distribution models, the collection will rely on the film exhibition and distribution expertise of the participating organizations to engage a broad constituency of exhibitors and mentors via grassroots outreach, personal relationships, and direct conversation with the artists.
The six shorts included in the project are as follows:
"A Hollywood Party" Directed by Toryn Seabrooks An aspiring TV host encounters her lifelong idol at a Hollywood party but is mortified after the superstar accidentally spits on her lip mid-conversation.
"Auntie Zariyah" Directed by Zora Bikangaga Zach crashes with an auntie he's never met before and soon finds out that Auntie Zariyah is a 12-year old influencer.
"The Black Banshee" Directed by John D. Hay Jr. Produced by Kyla Sylvers Convinced by her friends and boyfriend to enjoy a night out after losing her job, Yvie begins to question her own mind when the visions she's been having start to have dangerous consequences.
"Love in Submission" Directed by Lande Yoosuf Produced by Antu Yacob Worlds collide when two different Muslim women meet each other for the first time through a mutual third party.
"Nowhere" Directed by Lin Que Ayoung A middle-aged Latina flees her controlling husband for a night of unadulterated freedom.
"The Pandemic Chronicles" Directed by Ya'Ke A three-part anthology series about love, loss and grief during quarantine.
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