Reel South | HINDSIGHT – Short Films (Free)

This is a free event. Director Amman Abbasi is scheduled to attend – the August 18th screening will be followed by a Q & A. Chronicling the lived experiences of BIPOC communities in the American South and US Territories on the unprecedented experience of 2020, HINDSIGHT is a new non-fiction short film series that explores the cultural shifts, community ingenuity, and pivotal conversations defining this moment in America. Presented by Firelight Media, CAAM & Reel South.

Short Films:

Udaan (Soar) by Amman Abassi – 15 Mins
UDAAN (SOAR) follows a young Pakistani woman as she immigrates from Karachi, Pakistan, to a small town in Arkansas to begin her first year of college.

Missing Magic by Anissa Latham – 9 Mins
MISSING MAGIC centers on a young poet and activist in Birmingham, Alabama, as he tries to write his way through the complex history of the city.,

This Body by Zac – 14 Mins
Manuel Sydney Hall participates in an experimental coronavirus vaccine trial in hopes of protecting her beloved New Orleans community, she and her loved ones confront the history of medical abuse and experimentation on Black bodies.,

La Comida pa’los Pobres by Arleen Cruz-Alicea – 14 Mins
Giovanni, a young Puerto Rican activist, confronts the island’s persistent crisis of food insecurity.

We Stay in the House by Kiyoko McCrae – 15 Mins
This documentary follows a group of New Orleans mothers as they struggle to care for their families and themselves throughout the pandemic. Utilizing video diaries, it provides an intimate portrait of mothering during a time of crisis.

Now Let Us Sing by Dilsey Davis – 15 Mins
An interfaith, interracial choir in Durham, North Carolina, is forced to take a new direction during the pandemic.

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