2022 Black Film Festival of New Orleans
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Doc Sauce: Becoming Black Lawyers, Black Love Manifesto, Piccolo is Black
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April 4, 2022, 11:00 am CST
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When these five Black lawyers set out on their journeys to receive a professional legal education, they did not realize that they would have to struggle against additional battles even more challenging than the rigors of learning the law in a hypercompetitive environment. They discover the contradictions of studying in an institution that idealistically represents "justice" for all.
Talking Bout Love: First Love, Love Bugs, The Love You Want Exists, Welcome to the Friend Zone, Two Weeks
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April 4, 2022, 12:00 pm CST
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Kiara Pomeroy Directs this best young filmmaker Winner
Heavy: 71 Seconds, In Memory of, Man Down, Wolves, Coping
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April 4, 2022, 5:15 pm CST
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71 Seconds follows Trayvon Martin’s journey on the last page of his life written on February 26, 2012. This story highlights Martin’s innocence, as well as typical teenage angst. After making a stop at a convenient store, Martin is followed by the neighborhood watch member, George Zimmerman. Zimmerman called the police and expressed concern due to Trayvon’s appearance and demeanor while he was walking back to the home he was visiting. After a brief and violent altercation, Zimmerman fatally shot and killed Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was later acquitted of second degree murder after claiming self defense based on Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. This film is an exploration of the 71 seconds that are unaccounted for in the report of the altercation.
Sundays in July
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April 4, 2022, 5:45 pm CST
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When fiercely independent Monika moves back to New York from Los Angeles determined to make it this time completely on her own, the last thing she ever expected was to meet Trent with an open heart and open arms.
Sundays In July takes an intimate look at two lovers navigating the minefield of their egos, fears, and flaws to dive into the most foreign and uncharted territory- true love.
Big Chief Black Hawk
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April 4, 2022, 5:45 pm CST
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A short and intimate look into the life of the youngest Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief in New Orleans and his "tribe" as they navigate the social and environmental issues facing "the culture"
Inexistent
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April 4, 2022, 11:15 pm CST
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A secret obsession leads down a dark path resulting in grim consequences
AfroPresent: 20/20 Black, Black Suit: Sewing [HER]Story, Humanity, Shapes and Colors, Syena and the Orkestra, Homecoming
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April 4, 2022, 11:30 pm CST
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About black lives
Doc Salad: Acting While Black, Tati The Great, The Road to Justice
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April 5, 2022, 8:00 am CST
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A punchy documentary on the representation of blacks in films and TV series in France. With: Gary Dourdan, Aïssa Maiga, Deborah Lukumuena, Sonia Rolland, Bibiane Godfroid, France Zobda, Memona Hintermann-Affejee, Marie-France Malonga, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Noom Diawara, Pat La Réal, Sekouba Doucoure, Laurent Grégoire, Régis Dubois , David Bertrand …
Peace Be the Journey: Street Pulse Beat, The Memory Palace, Chicago Guy, Damaged Goods, Distance, Indemnity, Mickey Hardaway, The Stew, The Legend of Walking Willie
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April 5, 2022, 8:45 am CST
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Black queer lovers and friends deal with grief and fight outside forces threatening their existence
Reel Life: Many Fires This Time, One Pint at a Time, City of a Million Dreams
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April 5, 2022, 2:45 pm CST
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Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million is a poetic documentary about the 1 in 3 Americans and counting, living in economic insecurity. It follows the journey of poet and activist A Scribe Called Quess? as he connects with fellow activist poets and the communities they represent from Oakland to Chicago to Kentucky to his hometown of New Orleans. Along the way, we glimpse into the worlds of everyday people fighting for equity and justice in issues ranging from housing and gentrification to police violence, to environmental crises and job security, to education, to LGBTQIA equality. In the spirit of the impending fire that James Baldwin prophetically spoke of in this country’s last season of a major uprising, “Many Fires” employs spoken word poetry, choreography, and community interviews, to form a poetic love letter to the many revolutionary struggles aflame in today’s America.