LONG STORY SHORTS: 3 Blind Mice, In The Bubble With Jaime, The Mystery of the Freeway Phantom / FEATURE: Razing Liberty Square

In The Bubble With Jaime

United States (2022) - Director: Emily Harrold

MID-ATLANTIC PREMIERE

In South Carolina, African American Jaime Harrison takes on Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham to run for US Senate. But what happens when the COVID epidemic sets in? In a state with one of the largest African American populations in the United States, Harrison must face not only a global pandemic but a legacy of racial injustice that makes winning an uphill battle.

2023 BIBFF Official Reel

The 10th Annual Black Film Festival features over 60 films from 21 countries on October 5-9, 2023. We are proud to bring this amazing group of "Official Selections" to Baltimore City both in our Virtual Theatre and at the Prid Center of Maryland, Arch Social Club and SNF Parkway Theatre in Baltimore's Station North and Black Arts Districts. Enjoy the films and be sure to use the unique pairs and shorts programs to have your own #ReelUnity moment.

3 Blind Mice

Unted States (2023) - Director: Letia Solomon

MARYLAND PREMIERE

Naeemah, a young Black woman who was adopted and raised by a Jewish couple in Massachusetts, makes an effort to discover her Black identity by transferring to an Historical Black College in Baltimore. Upon arriving, she meets two young Black women who help guide her during her transition.3 Blind Mice is a love letter to the 90’s HBCU experience -- pre-electronic era, but takes place in current time.

The Mystery of the Freeway Phantom

United States (2022) - Director: Giorgio Citarella II

A former Washington Post Staff Writer, Retired Detective, and True Crime Author expose the chilling truth behind the unsolved slayings of 6 young black girls in D.C. in the 1970s, revealing systemic failures that allowed the killer to remain free.

Razing Liberty Square

United States (2023) - Director: Katja Esson

MARYLAND PREMIERE

Miami is ground-zero for sea-level-rise. When residents of the Liberty Square public-housing community learn about a $300 million revitalization project in 2015, they show that this sudden interest comes from the fact that their neighborhood is located on the highest-and-driest ground in the city. Now they must prepare to fight a new form of racial injustice - Climate Gentrification.