Join us for a Facebook Live Q&A with filmmakers Kameishia Wooten (Writer/Director) Lynn Dow (Writer/Director) Shawn Pipkin-West (Director/Executive Producer) and Tari Wariebi (Director) from the "Women of Color" shorts program.

Moderated by Producer/Black Harvest Community Council Co-chair NK Gutiérrez

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Heart, soul, and perseverance are a Black woman’s essentials in these six shorts. 

DESTINY’S ROAD
DESTINY’S ROAD
Kameishia D. Wooten
USA
2019
16 min
With
Mariah Robinson, Hilda Boulware

At her high school graduation party, a teenage girl scrambles to recover stolen college tuition money before her family members catch on to her secret.  (Description courtesy of the director)

LEAVE US HERE
LEAVE US HERE
Tari Wariebi
USA
2020
6 min
With
Lauren E. Banks, Starletta Dupois

Janine and Lula are having a routine granddaughter and grandmother day out when a stop at a local gas station does not go as planned.  (Description courtesy of the director)

CARNIVAL
CARNIVAL
Stuart Napier
UK
2019
10 min
With
Nadia Williams, Ed Browning

Against the vibrant and colorful background of a carnival, an absentee mother spends a rare visiting day with her young daughter, only to be tempted by an entanglement from her past.  (Description courtesy of the director)

COMPASSIONATE RELEASE
COMPASSIONATE RELEASE
Lynn Dow
USA
2019
23 min
With
Stephanie Pope, Sasha Boykin

After the death of her husband, Carol is faced with raising her twin daughters alone and navigating the aftermath of tragedy.  (Description courtesy of the director)

COPING
COPING
Derek Dow
USA
2020
16 min
With
Reece Raechelle, Reece Ford

A grieving sister finds joyful solace in virtual reality.  (Description courtesy of the director)

MO
MO
Shawn Pipkin
USA
2020
17 min
With
Maria Katre-Osler, Jackie Ho

After receiving an eviction notice, a determined single mother rediscovers her passion for music when she becomes a teacher of English as a second language.  (Description courtesy of the director)