30th Anniversary PAFF Virtual

MiniShorts Block 1 & 2 (83m)

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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.

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.

How can Afrofuturism pave the way for a society free of biased technology? The New Jim Code, coined by Dr. Ruha Benjamin reproduces existing inequalities that often discriminate against Black people via new technologies, such as facial recognition and health care algorithms. A discussion of the legacies of slavery and underrepresentation of minorities in software and sci-fi, to envision an Afrofuturist world where technology is community (and not capitalist) driven.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    3 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World
  • Director
    Marina Cepeda
  • Screenwriter
    Marina Cepeda
  • Executive Producer
    Marina Cepeda
  • Cast
    Arielle E. Isedenu
  • Animator
    Darley Sackitey, Foxy Duboxy, Kageri
  • Sound Design
    Armond Dorsey
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