Film

The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar — the black church and reveals the Christian right wing’s strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda.

Police shootings of citizens in Columbus are almost always ruled as justified, the Columbus Dispatch reported. “Of seven cities surveyed by The Dispatch — all similar in size to Columbus — Columbus had the second-highest rate of police shootings, both fatal and nonfatal, in 2013. Last year, the city ranked fourth, at 1.1 shootings per 100,000.”

To highlight the need for a civilian review board to investigate officer-involved shootings, videographer Will Delphia has compiled a newsreel of footage from the local and regional #BlackLivesMatter movement.

I’m Not Racist . . . Am I? is a feature documentary about how this next generation is going to confront racism. We asked twelve teenagers from New York City to come together for one school year to talk about race and privilege in a series of workshops and in conversations with friends and family members. None of these teens think that the racial rules of their parents’ generation apply to them today. Through some tense and painful moments, we see how these difficult conversations begin to affect their relationships and ultimately challenge them to look deep within themselves.

This feature-length documentary is an intimate portrait of an artist that illuminates one of gender theory’s most influential minds. Cited by IndieWire as one of the must-see films of the 2014 festival circuit, director Sam Feder’s film captures the many facets of this queer hero and pioneering gender outlaw.

Will the real terrorist please stand up” chronicles half a century of hostile US-Cuba relations.  By telling the story of the case of the Cuban five, intelligence agents sent to penetrate Cuban exile terrorist groups in Miami and now serving long prison sentences, the film highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage at first backed by Washington and then ignored by the very government that launched a “war against terrorism.” In the film, viewers see leading terrorists, now in their 80s, recounting their deeds, and Cuban state security officials explaining why they infiltrate

TINY follows one couple’s attempt to build a Tiny House from scratch with no building experience, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into houses smaller than the average parking space. Through homes stripped down to their essentials, the film raises questions about sustainability, good design, and the changing American Dream.

Includes a reception with local resources and refreshments plus an expert presentation followed by Q&A.

Cost: $5.00

After sneaking to a party with her friends, sixteen-year-old Amber Stevens goes missing. Forced into the world of sex trafficking, her family and community fight to get her back.

Proceeds from this feature film will go to anti-trafficking organizations and to safe homes across the USA. Together we can stop the crime of sex trafficking.

Learn more about the film and buy tickets at http://www.findamber.com/ and http://www.8daysfilm.org/.

After sneaking to a party with her friends, sixteen-year-old Amber Stevens goes missing. Forced into the world of sex trafficking, her family and community fight to get her back.

Proceeds from this feature film will go to anti-trafficking organizations and to safe homes across the USA. Together we can stop the crime of sex trafficking.

Learn more about the film and buy tickets at http://www.findamber.com/ and http://www.8daysfilm.org/.

After sneaking to a party with her friends, sixteen-year-old Amber Stevens goes missing. Forced into the world of sex trafficking, her family and community fight to get her back.

Proceeds from this feature film will go to anti-trafficking organizations and to safe homes across the USA. Together we can stop the crime of sex trafficking.

Learn more about the film and buy tickets at http://www.findamber.com/ and http://www.8daysfilm.org/.

After sneaking to a party with her friends, sixteen-year-old Amber Stevens goes missing. Forced into the world of sex trafficking, her family and community fight to get her back.

Proceeds from this feature film will go to anti-trafficking organizations and to safe homes across the USA. Together we can stop the crime of sex trafficking.

Learn more about the film and buy tickets at http://www.findamber.com/ and http://www.8daysfilm.org/.