Documentary Shorts Selections

  • 216 Legends of the Land

    Every city has a Story... 216 Legends of the Land is a Docuseries that examines the people, places, and things that helped to evolve Cleveland's Hip Hop Culture from the early 80s to the Superstardom of Bone Thugs and Harmony. This is episode 3 of the documentary which focuses on the Legacy of Mc Chill!!
    U.S. (Director: Jay Kool)

  • 60 Years

    Sixty years ago James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi and helped integrate higher education in the South.
    U.S. (Director: Austin Mitchell)

  • A Clean Slate

    This uplifting documentary follows Shanyeill McCloud’s work helping the formerly incarcerated expunge their records and start their lives again.
    U.S. (Director: Tran Hoang Calvin)

  • ARTiculate ATL: A Decade of Art, Music, and Expression

    This short documentary film tells the story of the event and its impact on the Atlanta arts community over the past 10 years.
    U.S. (Directors: Esohe Galbreath & Jeremiah Griffin)

  • Earthbound: Nzambi Matee

    Amidst a catastrophic plastic waste crisis in her hometown of Nairobi, Nzambi Matee risks everything to pioneer revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into sustainable paving bricks.
    Japan (Director: Farhoud Meybodi)

  • Enchukunoto (The Return)

    As the first female Maasai filmmaker, Laissa Malih initially set out to document the land-based practices of her forefathers and how climate change is reshaping Maasai communities.
    Kenya (Director: Laissa Malih)

  • I Believe I'll Go Back Home

    In 1931, legendary bluesman Robert Johnson went home in search of his father. Instead, he became one. Johnson's descendants reveal the human being behind the myth and his living legacy as a father, grandfather, and musical inspiration in Copiah County.
    (Director: Samantha Davidson Green)

  • (I'm Not) Your Negroni

    Award-winning bartender Joseph “Joe” Stinchcomb shakes up the small town of Oxford, Mississippi when he launches a craft cocktail menu honoring Black History Month.
    U.S. (Director: Antonio Tarrell)

  • Looking Inward-Black History & the Arts

    Six artists dug through thousands of historical documents and images from the Chesapeake Heartland Archive to find what spoke to them and then created their artwork from the inspirations they found.
    U.S. (Director: Justinian Matthew Dispenza)

  • Loud & Here

    After noticing too many cases of sexual violence going unreported or unpunished within their schools, 23 teen girls decide to take matters into their own hands to make meaningful changes to policy affecting school boards across Quebec.
    Canada (Director: Josiane Blanc)

  • Naija (Nigerian) Greed

    This series narrates different scams experienced by different victims.
    Nigeria (Directors: Tosin Coker, Geshin Salvador & Seun Afolabi)

  • Now and Forever: Freedom on the Move

    Grounded in the transformative nature of God, dive into this chronicled journey that details the creation of the sixth largest cathedral in the world’s new stained-glass windows, entitled “Now and Forever.”
    U.S. (Directors: Matthew Echave & Bryan Washington)