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In a time of anti-racist protest and global social upheaval in the midst of a surging pandemic, filmmakers of color center characters of color and grapple with the current moment. How do isolation, reflection, collective struggle and chosen families impact the road that lies ahead? Filmmakers of color shine a light on their present truths to let us ponder potential futures.


Curated by Rodney Evans, Yoruba Richen, and Lacey Schwartz Delgado.


runtime: 92 mins

Synopsis: In the Florida Panhandle lies the town of Marianna, Florida, where one resident runs a particular marathon in hopes to lift the veil of racial terror caused by the town’s buried history. In THE CHANGING SAME, we follow Lamar as he runs 13 miles to retrace the same route Claude Neal took that fateful night. His love for his town and sense of duty to shine a light on this painful past motivates him to do this every year. With the help of three other residents, he works towards trying to heal a community that has paid a price for silence and denial.


Directors' Bios: Rada Studio began in 2006 as a partnership between husband and wife team Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson with a mission: To create compelling visual stories that provoke thought about the complex multicultural world we exist in. This commitment was made before the creation of the company. “Our work is an expression of our own personal mission to use visual storytelling to better understand our experiences as people of color navigating American society.” Brewster and Stephenson’s approach to visual storytelling is inmate while simultaneously giving voice to larger issues that directly affect communities of color. “In our work we try very hard to avoid clichés about our communities and attempt to scratch beneath the surface to where answers are not always easy,” says Brewster. It is in those grey areas that art is created and where change can be affected for us as individuals as well as for the constantly shining communities we reside in.”

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    24 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    New York Premiere
  • Director
    Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
  • Producer
    Ayana Enomoto-Hurst, Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
  • Cast
    LaDray Gilbert, George Lihle, Pam Peacock Lihle, Lamar Wilson
  • Cinematographer
    Kerrin Sheldon
  • Editor
    Kyle Graffam
  • Composer
    Michael Montes