Celebrating Black Stories (2022)
Celebrating Black Stories spotlights shorts from throughout the Festival and around the world that embrace the joy, resilience, and complexity of the lives of Black youth. Start your journey in the Southern Hemisphere with My Name Is Maluum, the story of a little girl with a big name who shares her history with her classmates. Then connect across continents and comic books with the father-son story of Comic Escape. Cross the Atlantic to see how you can still make joyful noise in the film Silence, a British tale of finding your true self solo and in pairs.
shorts in this program:
My Name is Maluum
Brazil | North American Premiere
Animation, Luísa Copetti, 2021, 8 min
In Portuguese; with English subtitles
The Night I Left America
Uganda, United States | New York Premiere
Live Action, Laki Karavias, 2021, 14 min
In English; in Luganda; with English subtitles
Comic Escape
United States | New York Premiere
Live Action, Alphonso McAuley, 2021, 15 min
In English
Generation Impact: The Coder
United States | East Coast Premiere
Documentary, Samantha Knowles, 2021, 7 min
In English