Doc Shorts: The Black Experience

Doc Shorts: The Black Experience

85 minutes

A program that explores the black experience from a multiplicity of perspectives.

400 Years in the Background

14 minutes
English
J.C. Faulk
2019

Four hundred years after the first Africans were brought to Jamestown, Va., in 1619, the director and his daughter embark on a journey to a Southern plantation to recognize the beauty and humanity of those who were enslaved to build the nation.

U.S.
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All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk

20 minutes
English
Angela Tucker
2018

After a contentious race, the runoff for mayor of New Orleans came down to two candidates: Desirée Charbonnet and LaToya Cantrell, two very different black women.

U.S.
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The Conqueror

12 minutes
English
Timothy Blackwood
2018

Jerome Conquest comes from one of Philadelphia's most dangerous neighborhoods, and when he loses his best friend to street violence, he turns to boxing as a way to improve his life.

U.S.
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Normal

19 minutes
English
Tari Wariebi
2019

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Garren Edwards is a 23-year-old black man who sets out to redefine what it means to be “normal” in the U.S. by examining his neighborhood in South Central LA, where pre-existing conditions prevent young black men like him from having control over their fates.

U.S.
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What Are You?

20 minutes
English
Richard B. Pierre
2019

This exploration of the lives of multiracial people reveals the struggles of living in a racially divided world.

Canada
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With "400 Years in the Background" director J.C. Faulk, “The Conqueror” producer Bradford Downs, "Normal" executive producer Edina Fallah, and "What Are You?" director Richard B. Pierre.