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BIFF Panel: Racial Justice in ViewBIFF Panel: Racial Justice in View

BIFF Panel: Racial Justice in View

October 11, 2021

Monday, 3:00 PM

Virtual Screening

Free Event

Oct 11 @ 3:00pm-4:00pm – live discussion streamed to social + website

This panel is comprised of filmmakers presenting work in Buffalo Int’l Film Festival’s Racial Justice in View Shorts Block – a curated program of shorts that includes documentary, experimental, video essays, and everything in between – exploring racism, protest, police brutality and inequality in the United States, Canada and sovereign Indigenous lands. Discussion will focus on the film selections and related topics.


Panelists:

"The Ascendants" Director Ladan Osman + Producer/DP Joe Penney

"Graffica" Director Yogi Data

"Hustle" Director Xavier Cousins

"Ego of a Nation" + "Monologue Harmonic" Writer, Producer and Performer Janet Rogers

"Monologue Harmonic" Director Yuma Dean Hester

"Shoulders Deep" Director John Fiege

Moderators:

Rachael Homewood + Tammy McGovern + Anna Scime

  • Video from BIFF Panel: Racial Justice In View

    Still from BIFF Panel: Racial Justice In View

    Still from BIFF Panel: Racial Justice In View

  • Video from The Ascendants (Episode 2)

    Directed by: Ladan Osman

    Still from The Ascendants (Episode 2)

    Still from The Ascendants (Episode 2)

    Directed by: Ladan Osman

  • Video from Graffica!

    Directed by: Yogi Dada

    Still from Graffica!

    Still from Graffica!

    Directed by: Yogi Dada

  • Still from Hustle

    Still from Hustle

    Directed by: Xavier Cousens

  • Still from Ego of a Nation

    Still from Ego of a Nation

    Directed by: Wes Da

  • Video from Monologue Harmonic

    Directed by: Yuma Dean Hester

    Still from Monologue Harmonic

    Still from Monologue Harmonic

    Directed by: Yuma Dean Hester

October 11, 2021

Monday, 3:00 PM

Virtual Screening

Free Event

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