Black Unscripted | Indiana Spotlight 2 | Indy Shorts Film Festival 2020

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Stories by and about Hoosiers and filmed in the state we call home. These films will compete for the $1,500 Indiana Spotlight Competition Grand Prize.

92 min. This program contains mature themes, drug use, and language.

Free online Q&A with filmmakers from this program will stream live on Sunday, July 26 at 7:00 PM and will be available on-demand afterward. Click HERE to register for and to view the Q&A.

"Black Unscripted" delves into blackness and racial identity by exploring how a limited, stereotypical view of blackness has scarred an entire community. Narrated through the personal stories of five individuals, we navigate painful but positive discussions challenging all of us to break the cycle of placing limitations on blackness.

Indiana Spotlight: Filmed in Indianapolis, Columbus, and Fishers. Director Rachel Hardy is an Indianapolis native.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

Film Contact

Rachel Hardy

RLeAnn.Hardy@gmail.com

Year
2019
Runtime
16 minutes
Language
English
Country
USA
Rating
Language
Note
Current Events/History

Director
Rachel Hardy
Screenwriter
Rachel Hardy
Producer
Rachel Hardy
Executive Producer
Rachel Hardy
Cast
Denise Chamberlain, Reggie Cole, Brittany King, Dominique Lewis, Farai Moyo

8 films in package

Kinetic

Jess struggles to contain her newfound powers in front of her criminal family.

The Mailing List

An individualistic college student signs up for a campus club’s email list, intending to never see them again. Little does he know that its members will do whatever it takes to make him feel like part of the family.

50 Little Birds

After coming to terms with his mental health struggles, Indiana-based folk artist Geoff Davis uses art and nature to find his way back to his purpose.

Black Unscripted

Told through the personal stories of five individuals, Black Unscripted is a fearless exploration of the way America’s need to define blackness has challenged the identity of an entire community.

Paradox

A man from the future visits a scientist and tells her she'll invent time travel, if she can attract her future husband.

Counting the Cost

The Hochstetler family left the Amish community a decade ago, leaving behind everything they knew and fracturing familial relationships. Are they still happy with their choice?

Bird of Paradise

When a young caretaker falls in love with his elderly charge, will their love bloom or wither?

Larry from Gary

A dedicated dance teacher continues inspiring his current and former students even after learning the nationally recognized arts high school in Gary, Indiana, where he has taught for decades is being closed by the state.