AV&nbsp;• Katrina Blair, Band: Bandrunna' Gwaup&nbsp;• USA&nbsp;• 2 min. iMOB Entertainment x Artist Vodka collaboration&nbsp;

What if Black Boys Were Butterflies?&nbsp;• DaeQuan Alexander Collier&nbsp;• USA&nbsp;• 4 min.&nbsp;•&nbsp;What If Black Boys Were Butterflies, is an experimental short film centered around a conversation between two Black men, displaying what Black Boyhood is and what it ultimately could be.

What if Black Boys Were Butterflies?

Pain&nbsp;• Katrina Blair, Band: BandRunna Gwaup&nbsp;• USA&nbsp;• 3 min. A life story.

Pain

Man in Hoodie&nbsp;• Yaz Canli&nbsp;• USA&nbsp;• 18 min.&nbsp;• 'Man in Hoodie' tells the story of a young man faced with the challenges of being stereotyped as a black actor, navigating a relationship with an alcoholic, and owning his masculinity. In a moment of rage, when he is pushed to his limit, we glimpse the struggle and strength within him to face and conquer the boundaries society imposes on him.

Man in Hoodie

Lou&nbsp;• Ethan Payne • USA&nbsp;• 4 min. • Louisiana Pettway Bendolph tells the story of how she came to embrace her place in the great legacy of "Gee's Bend Quilt-Makers" who came before her.

Singing for King&nbsp;• Yalonda M. James&nbsp;• USA&nbsp;• 6 min.&nbsp;•Members of the Prairie View A&amp;M choir, in Prairie View, TX, share their experiences performing for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, in March 1968.

Singing for King

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