About this Event
Go To Bed Raymond
Directed by nikki taylor-roberts (USA, 6:52 mins).
On The Run
Directed by Destiny Roman (USA 2023, 7:45 mins).
French Toast
Directed by Tendo Ochola (USA, 8:35 mins).
A man decides to make french toast for his roommate, but he doesn't take the response too well.
Welcome to Afrotree
Directed by Chase Parker (USA 2023, 20:44 mins).
Steven and Janet are fed up with gentrification, whitewashing, and code switching in the big city. They move to Afrotree, an experimental, gated community populated by only African-American residents. Their dream of living in a cultural oasis suddenly becomes a nightmare when they discover they might not be “Black” enough.
Sundown
Directed by Cierra Andrea Gladden (USA 2023, 17:00 mins).
Sundown is a coming-of-age thriller short about Mikey, a young boy from Baltimore, and the lifelong consequences of disobeying his mother and staying out too late one night.
Doris
Directed by Edem Dotse (Ghana 2023, 17:34 mins).
In Ghana, a young woman struggles with disruptive fits and a growing jealousy towards her friend.
The Prophecy
Directed by Rehanna Ngom (Senegal 2023, 20:31 mins).
A sleepless woman, victim of rape, embarks on a journey to Senegal in hopes to find treatment for her recurrent nightmares. She will find it in a mystical place, which will open up a path to her inner power, self-acceptance and vengeance.
Q&A to follow.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, United States