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.

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Filmmakers powerfully address the racism, inequalities and longstanding injustices of our time in these eight shorts.

LOST
LOST
Pugs Atomz
USA
2020
8 min

Stop-motion animation creates a world reflective of today, unpacking the current problem with policing for the Black male.  (Description courtesy of the director)

THE SECRET
THE SECRET
Davis Northern
USA
2020
6 min
With
Kornelius Bascombe, Gabriel Palma

A Black man adopts the façade that the white world appears to demand.  (Description courtesy of the director)

BURDEN
BURDEN
Nathan Hale Williams
2019
21 min
With
Nic Few, Pauletta Washington

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)

OTHER
OTHER
Xavier Bergin
USA
2019
6 min
With
Vanessa Baden, Mansa Wakili

In the wake of national tragedy, Black America has two voices.  (Description courtesy of the director)

LONG RIDE HOME
LONG RIDE HOME
Dame Pierre
USA
2019
7 min
With
Charles Andrew Gardner, Byron Coolie

A Chicago neighborhood tragedy plays out against the tapestry of class inequity.  (Description courtesy of the director)

THE DISTRICT, PART 1
THE DISTRICT, PART 1
David Weathersby
USA
2020
5 min

Evocative animation illustrates a Black cop’s memories of a Chicago Police Department divided by race.  (Description courtesy of the director)

COLOR BLIND
COLOR BLIND
Shaun M. Mathis
USA
2020
19 min
With
Bryan Terry Snell, Tarnesha Small

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)

BLACK MAMA SABLE
BLACK MAMA SABLE
Okema “Seven” Gunn
USA
2020
8 min
With
Masequa Myers, Simeon Henderson

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)