Stories that deal with our long history with America.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice EVERYWHERE." -- Martin Luther King Jr.Over the past couple weeks we have witnessed a great shift in our country. The pain + heartache black men + women have carried for centuries due to the injustices of police brutality, mass incarceration + disenfranchisement, will no longer be silenced.For me, BLM is my battle cry; an outpouring of my heart.

Paige Bryan - BLM (Music Video)

A short film, created by director William Leigh, that explores the unsettling visual conscious and unconscious thoughts of a black man wanting to be seen by the world without judgment, as someone or something that matters. Say Can You See stands on the ideal that to be seen is to be heard, and to be heard is to be felt. This film was created as a result of Leigh's street photography, but it was inspired by Leigh’s lifetime of living with labels and experiences dealing with racism, as well as the most recent murders at the forefront, of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Although short, this film is full of symbolism, hidden meanings, nuances and double entendres that will lead to interpretation and should lead to more conversation. This film acknowledges the fact that for many black people, in their journey of life they are not seen until they have met their unfortunate demise as a result of racism and inequality, and it is at that point, death, which they are actually seen, via news cameras or cell phone footage, or heard, via the hurting voices of activists and advocates.&nbsp; The main character in this film, humanitarian @iamisaiasguity , who just happened to luckily be in Time Square at the same time Leigh was walking around doing street photography, became the target of Leigh's camera.&nbsp;Leigh stated, "after taking a few photos of him, I stood back and observed for awhile, and it was at that point I was able to get the macro view.&nbsp;I saw the bigger picture... so I decided to change my lens and switch my camera from photo mode to video".&nbsp; Say Can You See was filmed Unknowingly. Unplanned. Unscripted. and Unintended. Just as the deaths that came to all of the people who met their unjust and untimely demise at the hands of racism. I hope you enjoy this film and are able to ask someone, or even answer the question, “Can You See?”.&nbsp; ~ Let this film stand as part of my protest, as well as my dedication to the lives that have been lost as a result of the color of my skin. ~&nbsp;@byWilliamLeigh

Say Can You See

Fleeing her abusive husband, a woman musters up strength and decides to face her abuser head on.

Keep your Flowers

Tech giant Google has pledged $1 billion to build more housing in the Bay Area. The plan includes 15,000 units on its own land, 5,000 additional affordable units over the next decade, and $50 million in grants to help non-profits who are combating homelessness and displacement. The Bay Area currently has the third largest homeless population in the U.S. at more than 28,000 people. In&nbsp;City On the Hill, Xavier Underwood &amp; Adam Fleishman (Emmy®-winning Cinematographer ‘Running with Horses’) head west to San Francisco, California to examine the residual effects of the tech boom, what made San Francisco into the great city it is, and what can be done to save it’s increasingly displaced population, interviewing civil rights leaders, politicians, Bay-Area natives, and small business owners. Directed and produced by Underwood, this perceptive film exposés of the realities of gentrification in San Francisco, CA, home to the highest housing costs in the country. Underwood interviews a variety of insiders, including: Secretary Benjamin S. Carson, U.S. Department of Housing &amp; Urban Development; Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, long time civil rights activist and president of the&nbsp;San Francisco&nbsp;branch of the NAACP; Miguel Bustos, Senior Director, Center for Social Justice | Glide Foundation; Nancy Conrad, wife of Legendary Astronaut Pete Conrad;Jessica Donig, Executive Director of San Francisco-based Miracle Messages; Bay-Area natives and small-business owners who progressively face harsh realities.&nbsp; City On the Hill&nbsp;is the second documentary by production house Howard Stirk Holdings, who made the 2015 primetime special A Breath of Fresh Air, which launched Dr. Ben Carson’s 2016 Presidential Campaign. City On the Hill&nbsp;was directed and produced by Xavier Underwood: filmed and edited by Adam Fleishman; executive producer, Armstrong Williams.

City On the Hill

A one-man film in whiteface that explores the exploitation and destruction of melanated people in Amerikkka...

The Meeting That Shaped Amerikkka

America, Can We Talk? Q&A

America, Can We Talk?

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