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After School Special
Be Free: Two African American teenagers, Marcus and Joseph, have a run-in with an off duty police officer and one of the boys is shot and killed. Now Joseph has to face Marcus's mother who wants to know what really happened that night her son's life was taken. [Director: Jalen Coleman ** Category: Short Films ** Runtime:6 min]
A More Perfect Union: A short animation piece part of the Story Corps project. Theresa Burroughs recalls her persistence to claim her right to vote during the Jim Crow era in the rural South. [Director: StoryCorps ** Category: Animation ** Runtime: 3 min]
Sketch:A 12 year-old boy on the Autistic spectrum uses his extraordinary talents to survive on his own in an impoverished and dangerous neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. [Director: Stephen T. Barton ** Category: Short Films ** Runtime: 21 min]
Righteous: After an argument with his sister about her choice of boyfriend, a young black man spends the day blowing off steam by striking a psychological blow to a white male after believing he has been racially profiled and followed. His simple anti-racist gag becomes much more after he discovers that the target of his retaliation is closer to home than he could have ever expected.[Director:Corey Bowles ** Category Narrative **Runtime: 11 min]
Son Shine: In the wake of the verdict after the Rodney King beating, 12 year-old Hakeem Brown begins to slip. An honor roll student and obedient son, he is deeply troubled by the changing political climate in his South Los Angeles Neighborhood. Watching his neighborhood erupt into flames from his bedroom window, Hakeem disobeys his parents by joining the chaos of the riots. Now face to face with the realities of the uprising, Hakeem has to make the decision to be a part of the solution or to become a part of the problem. [Director: Katrelle N. Kindred ** Category: Short Films ** Runtime: 20 min]
Hu.mans: Kenny Rivera is an aspiring MMA fighter who has been through his share of knocks in life and lets nothing get in his way to his rise to the top. Hu.mans is a documentary short that examines the stories behind the faces of the strangers we pass by everyday. [Director: Chidi Nobi ** Category: Documentary ** Runtime: 9 min]
*Tickets are also available in person through the LHPAI box office.
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LocationLangston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (View)
104 17th Avenue S
Seattle, WA 98144
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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