Don't You Go Nowhere Directed by Bryan Poyser 8 minutes • USA Black Lens, Narrative A jazz dynamo belts his way through his weekly set until he makes an unexpected connection with an audience member in this short film about the power of music over memory.
Half-Day Directed by Morgan Mathews 17 minutes • USA Black Lens, Narrative A half-day of middle school is meant to be a day where kids have a few hours of innocent freedom in the moments before their parents get home, but this occasion is met with a different type of anticipation.
Blackout Directed by Andrew Reid 7 minutes • USA Black Lens, Narrative While on a routine mission, an astronaut soon finds herself battling for command, facing forces known -- and unknown -- intent on destroying her.
Desmond's Not Here Anymore Directed by Mmabatho Montsho 16 minutes • USA Black Lens, Narrative Abigail battles moving her elderly mother with dementia out from the family home. When her mother unconsciously haunts her by continually questioning Desmond's whereabouts it forces her to finally face the question.
little trumpet Directed by Megan Trufant Tillman 26 minutes • USA Black Lens, Narrative A nine-year-old loner wants his brother to teach him how to play the trumpet. In the 7th Ward of New Orleans, that’s not so simple.
The Devil Will Run Directed by Noah Glenn 11 minutes • USA Black Lens, Narrative A young boy is convinced that the Devil lives in a hole in his backyard. Can he find the courage to face down his fear?
Spin Directed by Brandi Nicole, Jen West 10 minutes • USA A happy-go-lucky baker is thrown for a loop after an unexpected run-in at work.
Conducting Life Directed by Diane Moore 31 minutes • USA Black Lens, Documentary In the rarified world of classical music, the road to success is a daunting one. Especially for young conductors. CONDUCTING LIFE follows the remarkable journey of Roderick Cox as he tirelessly pursues his dream — to secure a top position with a major orchestra. Poignant and revealing, this is a story about the passion, sacrifice, and courage it takes to succeed in an elusive profession with limited opportunities.
When I Grow Up - Reflections of a Freedom Rider Directed by Chris Preitauer 32 minutes • USA Black Lens, Documentary Trauma experienced by a seven-year-old sets him on a course to become a civil rights legend and change the course of a nation.
The Village That Once Was Directed by Tyrrell Shaffner 31 minutes • USA Black Lens, Documentary In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a seamstress and a community organizer from the Lower Ninth Ward embark on a fifteen year-long odyssey to return home that's obstructed by broken promises, racism, and indifference.
Mr. Ashley Lived Here Directed by Hannah Timmons 27 minutes • USA Black Lens, Documentary Through interviews and hand drawn animation, Mr. Ashley Lived Here looks back at the lives of six individuals that grew up in the sharecropping community on the filmmaker's family farm and former plantation in the heart of central Louisiana.
