Youth healing through art, community, and motorcycles.&nbsp; Films: Cycles; Virtually Free; Through Our Eyes: Homefront *Note: Audience Choice voting can only be completed via Internet browser.

CYCLES follows two young black men, Rell and EJ, who are motorcycle stunt riders from Compton and Watts, California. At its core it’s an intimate story about two unlikely friends and the prevalent cycle that incarceration plays within their lives. 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:Jonathan Barenboim&nbsp;jonathan.barenboim@gmail.com

CYCLES

CYCLES follows two young black men, Rell and EJ, who are motorcycle stunt riders from Compton and Watts, California. At its core it’s an intimate story about two unlikely friends and the prevalent cycle that incarceration plays within their lives.

A documentary about unlikely allies in Richmond, VA who partner to transform the juvenile justice system and stop mass incarceration. In the film, we meet Sid, Taee, and AR, three teens currently being held in a detention center who are offered the chance to become activists speaking truth to power by participating in a local arts organizations’ program. Heartland Film Alumni: Shine Global: The Election Effect, Tre Maison Dasan, Liyana, The Wrong Light, Dancing in Jaffa, Inocente, War/Dance 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:virtuallyfree@shineglobal.org

Virtually Free

A documentary about unlikely allies in Richmond, VA who partner to transform the juvenile justice system and stop mass incarceration.

In the US, more than three million children live in homes with service members and veterans who rely on caregiver support. Gabby, Terry, and Luther all have parents who were injured while serving, and each family has found a way to heal the wounds of war. Homefront shows how Gabby (9), a fierce animal lover with a stock of chickens, rabbits, bees, and dogs, loves her family and faces her fears about her Dad’s traumatic brain injury and PTSD via equine therapy. Terry (10), an enthusiastic boy and his parents, Taniki and Brandon, share their experiences and mental health struggles as they work to heal and help each other cope with depression and PTSD through honest conversation and embracing joy. Luther (9) is a charismatic boy who wants to be “like my dad when I grow up.” His father, Joe, a Navy veteran who lost his leg in an IED explosion, struggles through chronic pain to put family first. Presented by Sesame Workshop and HBO Max. Heartland Film Alumni: Shine Global: The Election Effect, Tre Maison Dasan, Liyana, The Wrong Light, Dancing in Jaffa, Inocente, War/Dance Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

Through Our Eyes: Homefront

Three children of veteran families cope with the emotional impact of injury from war, and each find ways to heal their wounds.

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