For Group Tickets <a href="https://facets.formstack.com/forms/yr2024_group_screening_reservation" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> The stories and lived experience of Black people told in their own voices speaking of joy, hope, struggle and triumph. For Ages 8-10 | 62 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with subtitles Themes:&nbsp;Personal courage, identity, passing on heritage, self-expression, dedication, and persistence. Content Warning: Racial and/or Ethnic Slurs

Salt West Africa near the Senegalese city of Dakar where for generations the people have harvested salt at Lake Retba. Young Sanura learns to find her joy one afternoon through rhythm during the salt harvest, working alongside her mother.﻿

Salt

Cupids On the last bus ride before summer vacation, Mia, Natalie, and Jabari try to find the perfect date for their beloved bus driver, Ms. Cheryl. The combined matchmaking genius of these three kids will surely save Ms. Cheryl from a lonely summer on her sofa, surrounded by cats.

Cupids

Gaps A pubescent girl from a close-knit family finds herself at a crossroads between keeping her gapped front teeth or risking it all for the seemingly "perfect" smile.

Gaps

More than Hair Sitting for the first time in a barbershop, a young black boy will discover for the first time the symbolic power of black hair.

More than Hair

Room Rodeo Jamil is tasked with writing about a family history for school. His father tells him about his great-grandfather Billie P, a rodeo star and legendary cowboy. Jamil searches through heirlooms and learns more about his family and the history of Black cowboys in America. He encounters lost histories not known to his friends and discovers personal heroes for himself. Room Rodeo will take you on an adventure with Jamil through time and space, all the while staying put in one room.﻿

Room Rodeo

Lil' Ruby Based on Little Red Riding Hood, “Lil’ Ruby” reimagines the classic tale with a modern twist. The animated short follows Ruby, a gifted young Black girl from Brooklyn, as she leaves her home and takes the train to her grandmother Nanda’s house in Connecticut. When Ruby arrives for their annual "Girls Weekend" she discovers an unexpected visitor at Nanda’s house -- a financial advisor named Coleman Howell. Ruby quickly senses something isn’t right, puts the pieces together and formulates a brilliant plan. In the end, the clever and courageous Li’l Ruby proves she’s anything but little.

Lil' Ruby

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