Black is Black | MiniShorts Block 1 & 2 (83m) | 30th Anniversary PAFF Virtual

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Mini-Shorts Block 1 & 2 (83m) contains the following films:

1) Aubrey Paints Faces (5m)

2) Generation Impact: The Coder (7m)

3) Husky (7m)

4) Miika (5m)

5) The Kind of Crime (7m)

6) Black is Black (5m)

7) Two Weeks (5m)

8) Car Therapy: Uncoupling (7m)

9) Grist (5m)

10) Hacking the New Jim Code (3m)

11) I Am A Man (6m)

12) Pressed (6m)

13) Satisfaction (7m)

14) Troubled Waters (5m)

15) Ode to Joy (3m)

For more details scroll thru the package menu on the Right, or visit the Film Guide.

Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. A much-needed conversation about colorism, a major issue within the Black community.

Year
2020
Runtime
5 minutes
Language
English
Country
United States
Premiere
World

Director
Thomas J. Cooksey
Screenwriter
Tajh V. Lewis
Producer
Thomas J. Cooksey
Executive Producer
Thomas J. Cooksey
Co-Producer
Tajh V. Lewis, Kerry J. Jones, Simon Taveras
Cast
Tajh V. Lewis, Caleb McDaniel
Cinematographer
Thomas J. Cooksey
Editor
Thomas J. Cooksey
Music
Maxwell K. Addo

15 films in package

Aubrey Paints Faces

While mom sleeps, a little girl paints her mom’s face using a secret ingredient when she runs out of lipstick.

Generation Impact: The Coder

Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built Photo Patch, a mobile app to help kids send photos and letters to incarcerated parents.

Husky

A man confronts his lifelong body image struggles now that he has a son of his own.

Miika

Inspired by the traumatic fates met by many in Uganda’s violent political past, “Miika” is a haunting tale of desperation birthing courage in a young and passionate heart.

The Kind of Crime

A father must decide if he can trust his son after a neighbor accuses him of stealing.

Black is Black

A much-needed conversation about colorism, a major issue within many communities -- particularly the Black community.

Two Weeks

Date night takes a turn for worst when Rachel's husband admires the waitress' butt.

Car Therapy: Uncoupling

A college therapist who moonlights as a ride-sharing app driver meets a too turnt lesbian couple with too much tea (and other things!) to spill in the car.

Grist

Hannah ends a three-year on-again/off-again "situationship" with Roman due to irreconcilable world views that have potentially serious ramifications. But it wasn't all a wash.

Hacking the New Jim Code

Can Afrofuturism pave the way for a society free of biased technology? A discussion of the legacies of slavery and underrepresentation envisions an Afrofuturist world where technology is community-driven rather than profit-driven.

I Am a Man

Four Black men from different worlds have a heartfelt conversation about manhood, creativity, sex and their place in the world.

Pressed

When a socially awkward young woman gets the date of her dreams, she finds herself under pressure to change her looks.

Satisfaction

An embarrassing incident forces a woman to choose between sheltering her surprise witness and finding her sexual voice.

Troubled Waters

An examination of the relationship between water and the Black community; how water has been used as a tool by Black people but also weaponized against them throughout history.

Ode To Joy: An Introduction

An intimate paean to Mother Earth and to Black women’s generativity.