En Avant | African American Shorts Series 2 (78m)

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African American Shorts Series 2 (78m) contains the following films:

1) Artistic (12m)

2) Reasons (23m)

3) Sins of the Father (15m)

4) Jared Was Here (15m)

5) En Avant (13m)

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The internal struggle for self-acceptance is highlighted as a Black ballerina faces racism in a white-dominated art form. After being cast in the lead role of a professional ballet, Ragan is pressured by the ballet’s director to lighten her skin with make-up in order to be consistent with the white dancers on stage.

Year
2021
Runtime
13 minutes
Language
English
Country
United States
Premiere
World

Director
Sarah Jean Williams
Screenwriter
Sarah Jean Williams
Producer
Ian McClellan
Executive Producer
Sharese Bullock-Bailey, Timothy Offor, Sebastian Garcia-Vinyard, Tyler Rochwerg, Jennifer Paxton, Miah Shahene
Co-Producer
Marcus Peterzell, Amy Slotnick
Cast
Toi'ya Leatherwood, Kevin Scott Allen, Natalya James Washington, Noraye Gardiner
Cinematographer
Zenzele Joi
Editor
Douglas Yablun
Music
Alexandra Kalinowski

3 films in package

Reasons

A 1950s mother struggles with the stigma of being single and feeling unworthy of true love.

Jared Was Here

She left him for dead. But he wasn't quite done with her.

En Avant

The internal struggle for self-acceptance is highlighted as a Black ballerina faces racism in a white-dominated art form.