SCREAM OF THE SOUL, 63min., France
Directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard
Painter Joe Boehler, a former soldier, boxer and self-taught artist, says he had to choose between killing people and creating art. This documentary is shot on the eve of a new exhibition of Boehler’s work, allowing a new generation of art lovers to discover how great artists convert trauma into something beautiful and meaningful. We accompany Boehler on his path of self-discovery, and celebrate his victories late in life.
Directed by Tayo Giwa
Writer/Produced by Cynthia Gordy Giwa
The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by educator and activist Jitu Weusi, The Ea...
THE ART OF SIN, 58min., Norway, Documentary
Directed by Ibrahim Mursal
After coming to Norway as a refugee, Ahmed Umar has become a renowned artist. Proud of his roots, his art mixes Sudanese and western influences.
In 2015, he came out as gay on Facebook, making him the first openly gay man f...
RIGGED, 74min., USA
Directed by Tracy MacDonald
The recent U.S. college admissions scandal is not merely an aberration in an otherwise virtuous system. It lays bare a US higher education culture in which wealth and influence remain the predominant values. RIGGED examines how this obsolete value ...