Friday | September 20 | 8 AM & Sunday | September 22 | 12:15 PM
The Trial • Rent Eats First • Night Call • Exit 12
What is our responsibility to those we’re expected to protect? From a Guantanamo lawyer to a minister, to a former soldier to a cop - this group of shorts explores how fulfilling duty isn’t always as clear - or as easy - as it might seem.
The Trial • Rent Eats First • Night Call • Exit 12
What is our responsibility to those we’re expected to protect? From a Guantanamo lawyer to a minister, to a former soldier to a cop - this group of shorts explores how fulfilling duty isn’t always as clear - or as easy - as it might seem.
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The Trial | 16m
Director: Johanna Hamilton Meet the lawyers tasked with defending 9/11 suspects against the U.S. government. |
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Rent Eats First | 8m
Director: Madison E. Singleton Poverty is spread all across the country, even in counties which seem to be wealthy due to the imperfect American system. But what is our individual or collective responsibility to do something about it? This documentary made by a teenage filmmaker hopes to encourage people to acknowledge the poverty, treat the impoverished population with respect, and spread one’s positivity, so there is a light in everyone’s day. |
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Night Call | 18m
Director: Amanda Renee Knox When on a routine patrol, a Black female cop living in and patrolling Inglewood gets called to a disturbance she is forced to make an unprecedented life altering decision. |
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Exit 12 | 24m
Director: Mohammad Gorjestani Like many veterans, US Marine Roman Baca wasn’t the same when he returned home from war. He served in Fallujah, Iraq from 2005 to 2006. His experience ravaged him with depression, anxiety, and anger issues. This led Roman to start Exit12 — a New York based dance company that tells stories of war through dance and choreography. |