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8 films in package
Family Business
A portrait of the Black American family told through audio textures and family photos.
The Trucker
Portrait of an immigrant truck driver making his way home across the American Midwest.
A Door Away
Still living in his childhood home, 25-year-old DeVaughn reflects on his relationship with his family as he continues to build a life of meaning.
What's Behind Me
What’s Behind Me features Jaleel King, a disabled Philadelphia-native photographer. The film follows him for a day as he navigates the city in public transportation while sharing his journey as a gunshot survivor, the challenges of being in a wheelchair, and his inspiration to photograph.
Wonderfully Made
Kashmiere Culberson is a young African American woman who embodies strength and confidence. Kash was born without arms, but she does not allow her disability to limit her pursuit of happiness and self-love. This documentary piece gives us a glimpse of her world.
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This Body
This Body explores the fraught relationship between African Americans and the medical industry. As Sydney Hall participates in an experimental coronavirus vaccine trial, she and her loved ones confront the history of medical abuse and experimentation upon Black bodies.
The Beauty President
"If a bad actor can be president, why not a good drag queen?" In 1992, Joan Jett Blakk made a historic bid for the White House as one of the first openly queer write-in candidates. Today, Terence Smith, the man behind the persona, reflects back on his place in gay rights history at the height of the
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Q&A: Denouements
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The intimacy of portraits.


Co-presented by Firelight Media and Leeway Foundation

What’s Behind Me features Jaleel King, a disabled Philadelphia-native photographer. The film follows him for a day as he navigates the city in public transportation while sharing his journey as a gunshot survivor, the challenges of being in a wheelchair, and his inspiration to photograph.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    9 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Gabriela Watson-Burkett