CELEBRATING BLACK STORIES (Runtime: 56 min.)
Powerful films for ages 8+ (In English or with English subtitles)
Celebrating Black Stories spotlights Black narratives that transcend national boundaries, culture, and language with films in English, French, Zulu, and even ASL! These films share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being young and Black while underscoring the vibrancy of Black storytelling.
Short Films Featured:
Indlela Yokuphila
South Africa, Animation, Dylan McGarry & Marc Moynihan, 2023, 6 min (In Zulu with English subtitles)
Description: The soul lives in the sea, connecting one generation to the next, and to the history of the world.
Gaps
United States, Live Action, Jenn Shaw, 2023, 11 min (In English)
Description: An imaginative girl must decide whether or not to risk it all on the “perfect” smile.
Rice
United States, Animation, Marvin Bynoe, 2023, 8 min
(No dialogue)
Description: When a young man moves into a new home, his neighbors notice that he’s in need of food and comfort.
Moremi
Nigeria, Animation, Shofela Coker, 2023, 13 min (In English)
Description: A mysterious scientist crosses dimensions to rescue a spirit boy from the realm of the gods.
#DouDou Challenge
France, Animation, Multiple Directors, 2023, 6 min
(In French with English subtitles)
Description: Olivia’s social media obsession leaves her abandoned in a highway service area, where her attempts to get off her phone take an unexpected turn. Directed by Julie Majcher, Alexandra Delaunay-Fernandez, Sixtine Emerat, Marine Benabdallah-Crolais, Scott Pardailhé-Galabrun, & Noémie Segalowicz.
Marque Dos
United States, Live Action, Asha Chai-Chang, 2023, 11 min (American Sign Language, English, Spanish)
Description: An aspiring tour manager moves up the ranks in the marketing industry where discovering herself and her place in the world faces off with the demands of her dream job.
This film screening is part of the City of Keene's 2025 Juneteenth Celebration, brought to you by the City of Keene Human Rights Committee, the Keene Family YMCA, and W.S. Badger Company.
Sponsored in part by:
Savings Bank of Walpole, Mascoma Bank, and MONIFF
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