In Short
Sometimes brief glimpses are the most intriguing; flashes of insight, which are paradoxically fulfilling. These are titles, which explore broad themes within limited timeframes, push these media makers to the very edge of storytelling and visual innovation. This collection is populated with titles that rise to the challenge of engaging an audience over the nuances of character, plot and place, telling so much with so little.
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Black Body Radiation 38min 58secs
Hollablk’s short film, ‘Black Body Radiation’ imagines a future New York dominated by three rival, warring, black religious sects after two space ships mysteriously crash into Manhattan.
Jeremiah Strong 25 mins
A short film about a drifter trying to make amends for past mistakes. While searching for a low-rent apartment, Jeremiah discovers affordable housing isn't the only thing that's difficult to regain in life.
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Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins
The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews other black media makers on past and present projects.
NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins
A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
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NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs
Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.
Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs
Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 47secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs
A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.
Touch Adventure In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.