VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL

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The Black Truth Film Festival seeks to encourage educated discussion of black history & culture. This is not your typical film festival! We provide the platform for the black narrative to be told & heard through film.

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​SO BRING YOUR QUESTIONS!!!!

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We invite you to share these experiences through the lens of talented filmmakers

TRAILERS

WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE @ 6PM EST

​YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP (IT'S FREE; NO ACCOUNT NEEDED) TO LOGIN!
LINK WILL BE PROVIDED 30 MIN PRIOR TO START TIME

LIFE. Being of mixed races, I have always enjoyed many of the privileges of being Black, but have faced none of the consequences of it. I became inspired to better understand the Black experience at Middlebury—not by internalizing the experience but by opening up to those already in this space.

Demetrius Borge

Contact:
demetrius.video@gmail.com
https://demetrius.video

AT RISK YOUTH. Coach Michelle "Shooter" Barnes is an ex-high school basketball star who now teaches at her old high school on the southside of Chicago. Coach encounters a ruckus in the school locker room after recess and attempts to intercede. As a result, she is threatened by one of her students and is tested in more ways than expected.

Jan Johnson Goldberger

POLICE. A young man's life is forever changed after he is stopped for an I.D. check.

Janice Mingas N'Gouama

​Contact:
@janice.mty
​@when.the.night.has.come

A STORY OF RESILIENCE & FAMILY. At her high school graduation party, a teenage girl, whose only chance of making it out of poverty is through college, scrambles to recover stolen tuition money before reliant family members catch on to her secret.

Kameishia D Wooten

Contact:
kameishiawooten.com​

HOLLYWOOD. A-List African American actor, Anthony, is convinced by his agent, Scott, to audition for a slavery role that is sure to win an Oscar and get Anthony recognized on a major scale. During the audition, the script becomes all too real as Anthony soon realizes that he is nothing but a modern day slave on Hollywood's auction block.

Everett Mason

Contact:
Enmason21@yahoo.com
HollywoodImComing.com

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THURSDAY, 11 JUNE @ 6PM EST

​YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP (IT'S FREE; NO ACCOUNT NEEDED) TO LOGIN!
LINK WILL BE PROVIDED 30 MIN PRIOR TO START TIME!

HOW MUCH DOES RACE FACTOR INTO OUR LIVES? A biracial young woman lies about her identity on a job application. When she is called in for an interview, she finds herself in an unusual situation and must choose between who she is, or the person she desires to be.

Shannon Dion

HISTORY. Stand down and go home, Johnny Reb. Mississippians (NOT ACTORS, real, natives) , craft a heartfelt letter to the Confederate "sentinels" looming over courthouse lawns and make the appeal to these manifestations of Confederate ancestors’ racism on why it’s time for them to stand down and go home.

Philip Scarborough

POLICE. This film highlights the abuse of 911 calls due to unsubstantiated fears that result in the unwarranted death of black men and other encounters with law enforcement.

Vick Lee

Contact: 
​avickflick.com

THE REALITY OF FOSTER CARE & HOMELESSNESS. A homeless young man struggles to find his place in the world and make sense of a traumatic childhood.

Sandra Tamkin

​Contact:
tudordrive.com

HISTORY. The Montford Point Marines were determined to serve and to fight for their country abroad as heroes even though they faced segregation when they returned home. Even though they defended freedom, back in America, they still faced racism. They remained focused and optimistic when facing obstacles in life.

Shane Fordham

*Some films include graphic language

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