Dealing with themes including racial tension, reproductive health, and political action, these filmmakers speak on today’s societal issues and cultural dynamics. Charged with passion, vision, and a fighting tenacity, the subjects of these films combat socio-political realities which have affected communities for centuries and are still ongoing problems we face today. Though this program doesn’t aim to solve these problems, the discussion facilitated by these films creates an open forum for dissecting deeper community issues, ultimately aiding in the road towards better solutions.
Have an All Access Pass? Unlock your on-demand screening of this film here!
Total Run Time: 64 minutes
This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.
Content Considerations: Strong language, implied sexual situations, harassment, depictions of violence, implied violence.
At an imaginary border check point, pregnant people are forced to endure invasive and emotionally abusive measures in order to get an abortion. They are bombarded with aggressive legalize, which is taken verbatim from actual State-mandated anti-choice materials. Ultimately, the film explores whether this fictional world is really that different from the one we live in now.
- Year2020
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSarah Friedland, Alessandra Lacorraza
- ScreenwriterSarah Friedland
- ProducerSarah Friedland, Alessandra Lacorraza
- CastBrittany Henry, Claire Jamison, Samuel Dunning, Rebecca Lovett
- CinematographerSean Hanley
- EditorSamin Pogoff, Alex Mallis, Alessandra Lacorazza, Sarah Friedland
- Sound DesignKaija Siirala
Dealing with themes including racial tension, reproductive health, and political action, these filmmakers speak on today’s societal issues and cultural dynamics. Charged with passion, vision, and a fighting tenacity, the subjects of these films combat socio-political realities which have affected communities for centuries and are still ongoing problems we face today. Though this program doesn’t aim to solve these problems, the discussion facilitated by these films creates an open forum for dissecting deeper community issues, ultimately aiding in the road towards better solutions.
Have an All Access Pass? Unlock your on-demand screening of this film here!
Total Run Time: 64 minutes
This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.
Content Considerations: Strong language, implied sexual situations, harassment, depictions of violence, implied violence.
At an imaginary border check point, pregnant people are forced to endure invasive and emotionally abusive measures in order to get an abortion. They are bombarded with aggressive legalize, which is taken verbatim from actual State-mandated anti-choice materials. Ultimately, the film explores whether this fictional world is really that different from the one we live in now.
- Year2020
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSarah Friedland, Alessandra Lacorraza
- ScreenwriterSarah Friedland
- ProducerSarah Friedland, Alessandra Lacorraza
- CastBrittany Henry, Claire Jamison, Samuel Dunning, Rebecca Lovett
- CinematographerSean Hanley
- EditorSamin Pogoff, Alex Mallis, Alessandra Lacorazza, Sarah Friedland
- Sound DesignKaija Siirala