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Event
Future Filmmakers Forum - 12th Annual Harlem International Film Festival
FUTURE FILMMAKERS FORUM
Talkback with the filmmakers to follow
SPEECHLESS
Director: Robin Polak
Germany, 7 min
A little boy walks through a toy store full of people talking a strange and incomprehensible language. Alone he bonds with a young mother who finds a way to communicate with him without words. He is going to tell her something that she was not ready to hear.
TO BLEND OR TO DREAM
Director: Alexandria Brooks
US, 21 min
A group of immigrant youth decide how to respond when politician 'Donald Cruz' comes to speak at their high school. Created by G.A.P.'s Youth Breaking Borders media program for immigrant youth, this film addresses the current anti-immigrant political climate and the personal impact that this fever pitch xenophobia is having on immigrant youth.
AMELIA'S CLOSET
Director: Halima Lucas
US, 17 min
Amelias Closet is a coming of age story about an 11-year-old girl from a low income background and lives with her hard working single father. At school, she is heavily bullied and often left feeling powerless. In attempt to reclaim a sense of power, she steals from the kids bullying her but shamefully hides the items in her closet. Stakes are raised when Amelia becomes reckless. When she gets caught red-handed, she is forced to confront the hidden items in her closet and find true sense of empowerment. This story about confronting truths about yourself, empowerment, and perseverance.
PUT IT DOWN Music Video
Director: Koolade Adekoya
US, 4 min
Put it Down is a music video with a powerful message.
STATEMENT OF TRUTH
Director: Phil Elleston, II
US, 7 min
Young filmmakers of color from San Francisco interview black and latino producers and filmmakers on the state of race relations and media representation in today's world.
COCOA BUTTER SHORT
Director: Dominique Gilbert
US, 14 min
A young man impulsively changes his ethnic identity in hopes of gaining his love's interest. His world is turned upside down by the heavy weight of his new skin.
TI COQ
Director: Roan Bibby
Martinique, 14 min
A young father-to-be struggles with the decision to finally locate his birth father, only to find that he was not looking for answers about his past as much as he was running from questions about his future.
**Talkback with the filmmakers will follow screening
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LocationMIST HARLEM (View)
46 WEST 116TH ST
NEW YORK, NY 10026
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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