10th Annual Bill Johnson Black Film Festival

Multi-Screening: Beauty Mark, Black Till It's Backwards, Ghosted, Misfits, Tee Talks: Life, Lessons, Laughter, Wali & Zuri

Film(s) To Be Screened

The Marble Table

A married couple now settling divorce, competes in an intense game of backgammon over peculiar items and one of them is the beloved Marble Table. But when one of them wins the game, they have to rethink a decision that may change their lives forever.


Man Down

After the racially charged shooting of an unarmed teenager, an officer of color must decide whether to stand on the side of the law or seek justice for his community.


Misfits

When they learn their friend has kidnapped a cop on the night of MLK Jr.’s assassination, two sisters and leaders of the Black Panther Party must set aside their differences to navigate one of the most turbulent nights in history.


Black Till It's Backwards

Words can be more impactful when you have something to look at while they're being said. This short film is a visual piece to a poem I wrote for a Black History month celebration about freeing Black people from the injustices we face. 


Ghosted

GHOSTED is a short film set in Alabama that tells the story of a gas station attendant who is goaded by her best friend to take extreme measures to return a wallet to a customer.


Wali & Zuri

Wali and Zuri is a coming of age story where a brother and his younger sister learn the true value of family.


Tee Talks: Life, Lessons, Laughter

Tee Talks: Life, Lessons, Laughter tells the thoughts of six African American males, who are ages ranging from pre- teens to early 60s. These men discuss a variety of things about manhood as African American men, in hopes of preparing the next generation of men in their family to be quality men in the home and the world. The film takes place over dinner at Darryl's house, with his sons, Moe, Judas, and his grandson Lil Judas, brother Kenny, and his nephew, Mark.


Beauty Mark

A young woman struggles with the illusion that pain is love while trapped in an abusive marriage.


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Screening Location

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Viewing Time

  • February 26, 2021, 9:30 am CST

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