Join the Gene Siskel Film Center on [Friday, 11/20 at 7:00 PM CST for a Facebook Live Q&A with filmmakers David Weathersby (Director), Pugs ATomz (Director), Davis Northern (Director), Okema Gunn (Director) and Shaun Mathis (Director/Writer) from the Shorts Program: Voices of Our Time.
Moderated by Arionne Nettles, Medill lecturer.
Filmmakers powerfully address the racism, inequalities and longstanding injustices of our time in these eight shorts.
Stop-motion animation creates a world reflective of today, unpacking the current problem with policing for the Black male. (Description courtesy of the director)
A Black man adopts the façade that the white world appears to demand. (Description courtesy of the director)
Despite his success, a highly educated family man still has to deal with the perils of being a Black man in America. (Description courtesy of the director)
In the wake of national tragedy, Black America has two voices. (Description courtesy of the director)
A Chicago neighborhood tragedy plays out against the tapestry of class inequity. (Description courtesy of the director)
Evocative animation illustrates a Black cop’s memories of a Chicago Police Department divided by race. (Description courtesy of the director)
After killing a teenager mistaken for a robbery suspect, a police officer goes into a downward emotional spiral when he realizes he destroyed a family. (Description courtesy of the director)
After the Chicago riots, a rebellious teenager visits her mystical grandmother over the summer and discovers the origins of the struggles of African-Americans. (Description courtesy of the director)