Changing Face of Harlem is a one-hour documentary that examines and challenges the benefits of the 'revitalization' of a community. The unique nature of the culture and history of the community of Harlem, U.S.A is examined from an 'insider's perspective' through the personal reflections of residents, business owners, politicians, developers, and clergy members who witness this 'transformation'. The impact of changing social economics and class difference are explored and critiqued. How does this creative, vibrant neighborhood preserve its rich cultural history while discovering the 'good' in change.

A pair of Independent Filmmakers, on a whim set out to learn more about the little known, “Worst recorded Race Riot in American History” the 1921 Tulsa Oklahoma Race Riot. They were struck by the amazing complexity of such a “simple” place. They set out to tell the story of a city and a riot. But were told the story of a place that is a pure reflection of America. This documentary is more than a view of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. It is an analysis of social, economic, religious, and human ethics yet investigated. The residents of Tulsa guide you through the evolution, and lack of, of their city. Religious Leaders, an Attorney, a City Councilman, a Community Activist, and an Educator guide you through this seething examination of the socio-economic and racial paradoxes of America

It is 1955. The body of 14-year old Emmett Till from Chicago is discovered in a Money, MS river. Two men are acquitted for the murder. LOOK magazine interviews the residents of Money to get at the root of what happene

Njinga: Queen of Angola

In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of Angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by Portuguese colonizers, Njinga will become a Queen and struggle for their liberation embodying the motto: those who stay fight to win.

During the Civil War, an escaped slave (Benjamin Gardner) joins the Union Army, and his loyal dog becomes his regiment’s mascot. NICHE: African, African American, Christian, Mature/Adult, Black, Youth

2pm
Brown Babies: The Mischlingskinder Story (102m, U S A)
dir. by Regina Griffin
Documentaries

Two nations ashamed of their own: Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America. This is the true story of the children born in post-war Germany to black American soldiers and white German women, and the African-American socialite who took it upon herself to find the truth.

Winter 1963…Two children, Camelien (10) and Lenais (5), from Reunion Island are taken away from their mother to help in the resettlement policy of the French government. Instead of going to school and receiving an education, Camelien is going to serve as labor in an isolated farm.

12pm
White Script. Black Superman (56m, U S A)
dir. by Jonathan Gayles
Documentaries

This documentary critically examines the earliest representations (1965-1977) of Black masculinity in comic books and the troubling influence of race on these representations. Thinking critically about the manner in which Black men were first portrayed in hero serials provides insight into broader societal conceptions of the Black man as character, archetype and symbol. Through interviews with prominent artists, scholars and cultural critics along with images from the comic books themselves, it becomes clear that the Black superheroes that did eventually emerge are generally constrained by stereotypical understandings of Black people and Black men in particular. From the humorous, to the offensive, to the tragic, early Black superheroes never strayed too far from common stereotypes about Black men.

1pm
From the Quarters to Lincoln Heights (84m, U S A)
dir. by Mark Oliver
Documentary

The documentary From the Quarters to Lincoln Heights is designed to tell the story of how this large, established African-American population in the small northern California towns of Weed, Mc Cloud, Mt Shasta and Dunsmuir came to root themselves in such an unlikely place. Migrating from the southern United States in the nineteen twenties through the sixties to work in some of the worlds largest lumber mills. The film explore these unique communities of African Americans and the early inter-racial relationships that existed in Northern California.

12pm (Shorts Block)
Point of Pride (26m, U S A)
Dimitri Moore
Documentaries

Point of Pride: The People's View of Bayview/Hunter's Point, a documentary film about the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. Point of Pride combines archival footage from the 1950's 60's and 70's with present-day viewpoints and reactions to these images from the past to create a compelling portrait of a community marked by struggle and fueled by hope.

12:30pm
778 Bullets (18m, U S A)
dir. by Angela Aguayo
Short

In November 1970, university, state and local police shot 778 Bullets into an off campus rental house in Carbondale, IL. The residence was rented to a handful of university students, some were assumed to be associated with the local Black Panther Party. Unlike other police raids of known Black Panther residences across the country, the Carbondale Panthers shot back. Using archive material, newspaper accounts, witness testimony and experts in the field, 778 Bullets recovers a little known history of resistance and resilience of the human struggle for self-determination. The dominant memory of the Black Panther Party would have us believe that the Panthers existed only in major urban cities; this story documents a more rural presence of radical politics and the struggle for civil rights.

12:50pm
RISE UP (14m, U S A)
by Marcellus Cox
Shorts

Young African American Male travels back in time to 1964 too address social issues effecting Black America to Malcolm X & Dr. King.
Marcellus Cox is a Filmmaker from Los Angeles, California with a passion for telling great, powerful and thought-provoking stories. His only goal in life is to make great films that touch the heart, soul and are truthful at all times.

1:05pm
Pull Your Pants Up (30m, U S A)
By Tracy Jenkins
Shorts

Educator and humanitarian Tracy Jenkins articulates his views on sagging pants, the style of dress defined by the Urban Dictionary as: Hip-hop and gangster cultural fashion: Wearing one's pants below the level of the waist, sometimes below the level of the buttocks, with one's boxer shorts showing. Tracy communicates important reasons how this style of dress can be detrimental, ranging from potential health hazards and employment discrimination to how some in society identify the wearers of this fashion style. Through interviews with others who voice their opinions, Tracy strives to give viewers his Food for Thought awareness. There are members of society who have seen this fashion in public and wanted to say something but feared the potential of retaliation . . . Just looking instead, and shaking their heads.

It's 1997 in Seattle's Yesler Terrace, and 10-year-old Abai is on a quest to find fresh batteries for his Casio keyboard for one last music lesson with his older brother Sam before seeing him sent back to their native Eritrea, indefinitely.