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Please join us online for an evening of short films and a discussion with the filmmakers. The theme of the evening is: “Climate & Humanity - Fighting Loss & Displacement.” The program looks at the activists and communities fighting against displacement and for environmental justice. Click here to see full program details.
Program Curators: Myrakel Baker & Savanna Washington
Program:
Defending the Atlanta Forest: Behind the Movement to Stop Cop City (TRT: 10 mins)
Dir. Unicorn Riot
Atlanta, Georgia USA
When the city of Atlanta, GA approved the construction of a massive police training compound in 2021, the community responded. In the years since plans to build the country’s largest police training facility were first exposed, a diverse movement has erupted against the construction of what activists have dubbed “Cop City.”
I Am More Dangerous Dead (TRT: 24 mins)
Dir. Majiye Uchibeke
Nigeria
I Am More Dangerous Dead unflinchingly chronicles the story of a man largely unknown in the west, but who is a household name and hero to Nigerians. Ken Saro Wiwa was a prolific writer and activist who led the ethnic minority of the Ogoni to protest the devastating effects of oil exploitation on their land.
Katrina Babies (Excerpt TRT: 20 mins)
Dir. Edward Buckles
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, an entire generation still grapples with the lifelong impact of having their childhood redefined by tragedy. New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr., who was 13 years old during Katrina and its initial aftermath, spent seven years documenting the stories of his peers who survived the storm as children, using his community’s tradition of oral storytelling to open a door for healing and to capture the strength and spirit of his city.
The Reclaimers (TRT: 20 mins)
Dir. Sifiso Khaniyle
South Africa
This intimate portrait told in three acts follows the life and work of three of Johannesburg’s informal recyclers, or reclaimers, and their bid to gain recognition as formal laborers in the city. We tread on their heels as they navigate homelessness, Covid, the law, and survive the big city that is Johannesburg.
Q&A Panel w/ filmmakers & Moderator, Mia White - Asst. Professor of Environmental Studies @ The New School.
Presented by Creatively Speaking Films @ The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy.
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Edward Buckles is a filmmaker, director and producer. His path to filmmaking has birthed a unique brand of visual storytelling and guerilla-style documentation. Buckles continues to find inspiration in his people and innovative ways to share the stories of Black communities that would otherwise be lost.
Sifiso is a member of the international Emmys and multi award winning Producer/Director for Anaphora Films. Khanyile started his career working as writer and content producer on SABC talk and magazine shows. He also worked as local producer on numerous foreign productions, and produced for ABC News (America).
Sean is a multimedia journalist who has covered grassroots struggles and organizing efforts across the US. Their work focuses on the intersections of environmental destruction, marginalized and targeted communities, and abuses of power with an eye toward centering the people resisting oppressive systems.
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