The new film from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra (St. Louis Superman) follows the final days leading up to an execution in which Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim’s son.

I AM READY, WARDEN

BEARING WITNESS delves into the backstories and convictions of four extraordinary newspaper reporters—the profound motivations that fuel their work and the indelible stories that continue to resonate within them—revealing the “who” behind the who-what-when-where and why.&nbsp;

BEARING WITNESS: A NAME & A VOICE

This intimate, archive-driven film examines black homeownership and a property dispute that led to the filmmaker’s family’s displacement from the home they had owned for more than a century. Today, the youngest daughter is left to pick up the pieces—all of them fitting within two storage units.

GOODBYE, MORGANZA

At a sacred fish pond, Hawaiian microbiologist Kiana Frank explains how traditional knowledge and microbiology can work together to help us understand how to care for and manage the land. The film incorporates the use of delicate paper puppetry and brings to life the rich oral traditions of Hawai’i.

DECODING ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE

Previously recorded Q&amp;A with VIRTUAL SHORTS 2: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES directors Dina Rudick (BEARING WITNESS: A NAME &amp; A VOICE), Ruth Lichtman &amp; Sharon Shattuck (DECODING ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE), Devon Blackwell (GOODBYE, MORGANZA), and Smriti Mundhra (I AM READY, WARDEN), moderated by Odie Henderson, film critic for The Boston Globe

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