The Social and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans are as much about leisure, as they are about collective grieving and community support. Similarly, this block of short documentaries celebrate the revolutionary spirit of community gatherings and the third spaces that sustain us.
A poetic documentary about the history of Black gathering spaces in Louisville, Kentucky from the 1960s to mid 2000s. Delving into the ritual of roller skating and how roller rinks emerged as sanctuaries for Black culture, the film reveals the history of a segregated Louisville and the magic that its Black community has conjured as an act of resistance.
- Year2024
- Runtime22 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorImani Dennison
- ScreenwriterImani Dennison
- ProducerBryn Silverman Naveen Chaubal and Flor Tejada
- CinematographerImani Dennison
- EditorJon Proctor, Derek Shultz
The Social and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans are as much about leisure, as they are about collective grieving and community support. Similarly, this block of short documentaries celebrate the revolutionary spirit of community gatherings and the third spaces that sustain us.
A poetic documentary about the history of Black gathering spaces in Louisville, Kentucky from the 1960s to mid 2000s. Delving into the ritual of roller skating and how roller rinks emerged as sanctuaries for Black culture, the film reveals the history of a segregated Louisville and the magic that its Black community has conjured as an act of resistance.
- Year2024
- Runtime22 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorImani Dennison
- ScreenwriterImani Dennison
- ProducerBryn Silverman Naveen Chaubal and Flor Tejada
- CinematographerImani Dennison
- EditorJon Proctor, Derek Shultz
