Paper cut stop-motion animation following the journey of unimposed devotion, abandonment and loss through the music of Joey Henry. Content Warning: Some strong language

Call It What You Will

Paper cut stop-motion animation following the journey of unimposed devotion, abandonment and loss through the music of Joey Henry.

After the death of her 102-year-old great-grandmother during BLM protests, Emma seeks advice from her three friends about Black motherhood. Their words, paired with montaged family archive, create a film that examines the lines between racial violence, resilience, and afrofutures.

Mama, I'm Through

Four Black women in their 20s question their potential for motherhood in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The night before a life changing performer, a dancer comes face to face with her self doubt.

Incursion

The night before a life changing performer, a dancer comes face to face with her self doubt.

A struggling artist encounters his muse in the surreal realm of his imagination.

The Muse

A struggling artist encounters his muse in the surreal realm of his imagination.

From the world-renowned Wideman-Davis Dance Company and award-winning filmmakers Ethan Payne and Brian Foster, We Dance is a love story, deconstructed and distilled into its most elemental ingredients. Dreams. Memories. Family. And environments. Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis take us from Chicago to Montgomery, from New York to the point where their lives meet and become one. Along the way, they honor and signify on Black American art, poetry, and literature. They offer commentary on the importance of movement and migration to Black American identity, lived experience, and consciousness. And they show how all of our stories are kept, in the places we’ve been, and in the food we eat, and in the dreams that we so steadfastly chase.

We Dance

We Dance is a love story, deconstructed and distilled into its most elemental ingredients

The End of the Squirrel is an irreverent indie apocalypse film about two siblings stranded in an antique shop waiting for the impending zombie horde to break in and end their lives. A surrealist sequence provides a visual reflection on their time in the barn, scored by an original song played on a weathered piano uncovered among the mountains of ancient treasures.

The End of the Squirrel

The End of the Squirrel is an irreverent indie apocalypse film about two siblings stranded in an antique shop waiting for the impending zombie horde to break in and end their lives. A surrealist sequence provides a visual reflection on their time in the barn, scored by an original song played on a weathered piano uncovered among the mountains of ancient treasures.

After being shunned by their conservative parents, Ari pursues their dream of being a Jewish Drag King and honoring Pepi Littman as they perform.

Make Me A King

After being shunned by their conservative parents, Ari pursues their dream of being a Jewish Drag King and honouring Pepi Littman as they perform.

In this EDM musical, Frank does everything he can to avoid another horrible breakup. He does not do a good job.

Heart Failure

In this EDM musical, Frank does everything he can to avoid another horrible breakup. He does not do a good job.

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