SOCIETY DOC SHORT Film Festival - Jan. 5/6 event
New Releases
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Documentary, Independent, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
UKRAINE WAR - THE EYES OF REFUGEES, 37min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Olivia M. Pfaff
Following the lives of the Ukrainian war refugees, from the Russian war on Ukraine. It features the lives of the refugee children and their response to war. Interviews with parents and other adults. filmed on location in Ukraine and Siret Romina.
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http://www.lovesweetukraine.com/
BACK TO OUR ROOTS, 11min, Panama, Documentary
Directed by Martin Cervino, Vernny Arguello
Set in the paradisiacal Cahuita, by the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, Back to our Roots invites you to discover how the Calypso, a musical rhythm with African roots, became the voice and symbol of protest of African-American people that straggles against the inequalities throughout history.
https://www.backtoourroots.world/
Read interview with filmmaker Martin Cervino: https://www.wildsound.ca/festival-audience-feedback-videos/videos/back-to-our-roots-review
DEAR AMERICA, 7min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Mary Louis
Dear America digs deeper into the physiology of homeless African American's in America.
Read interview with director Mary Louis:
https://matthewtoffolo.com/2022/11/14/interview-with-filmmaker-mary-louis-dear-america/
Up Next in New Releases
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AN OPEN LETTER short film, UK, Black ...
In 1950s London, two brothers reunite after their mom has been hospitalized. Will they be able to break through their communication barriers and become the family they need?
Directed by Omri Dayan
Produced by Jonathan Thompson
Cast: Jordan Samuel Jackson, Talan Cracknell
Director Statement
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WITHER short film, 8min., USA, Drama
Wither is a story about finding light in darkness.
Key Cast: Summyr Wright-Nelson, Cornelius Bryant, L.V. Hamer
Director Biography - Keisha Cox
Keisha Cox grew up near East Saint Louis, IL and studied theatre and film at Howard University in Washington, DC. She is particularly fascinated wher... -
THE SILENT WILLOW, 15min., USA, Black...
Uterine fibroids affect Black women three times more than any other race. After being diagnosed, the filmmaker sets out to explore health inequities and find out why some Black women are as silent as the growth.
Directed by Taylor-Alexis Gillard
http://tayloralexisgillard.com/
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