Shorts: The Souls Of Black Folk

Superman Doesn’t Steal
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 19 Minutes

Director: Tamika Lamison
Writer: Tamika Lamison
Cinematography: Erin G. Wesley
Editor: Chancler Haynes
Producers: Tamika Lamison, Carol Ann Shine, Chris Beal, Dominique DeLeon, Dwayne Buggage
Cast: Ellis Hobbs IV, Jordyn McIntosh, Mustafa Shakir, Tamika Lamison, E. Roger Mitchell, Kellen Boyle, Mark Totty

Based on a true story, and set during the 70’s Atlanta Child Murders, a young brother and sister fascinated with comic books- experience traumatic events which cause them to question the meaning of heroes, villains, superman & themselves.

Buick
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 12 Minutes

Director: Michael Godere
Writer: Michael Godere
Producers: Sam Rockwell, Mark Berger, Zachary Spicer
Cast: Maliq Johnson, Brody Orofino, Jarrett Austin Brown

In 1990s New Haven, three teenagers spend Friday night driving around playing the new Brand Nubian album. When they decide to see a late movie, it ends in violence.

Wrong Address
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 15 Minutes

Director: John Simmons
Writer: Abdoulaye Ahmadu Ndiaye
Producers: Abdoulaye Ahmadu Ndiaye
Cast: Vivian Nixon, Abdoulaye Ahmadu Ndiaye, Wilkie Ferguson III, Danny Wooten

Ahmadu, a young aspiring artist of African origin, is caught up as a target of dangerous police rage after he retrieves his pizza, delivered to the wrong address.

Weave
Narrative • Drama • UK • 2024 • 12 Minutes

Director: Martyn Lee
Writer: Nigel Wilkes, Jaz Craddock-Jones
Cinematography: Jermaine Edwards
Editor: Grace Mosley
Producers: Hugh Mann Adamson, Nigel Wilkes, Ursula Myrie
Cast: Sophia Beech, Nicholas A. Newman, Pauline Tomlin, Shereen Walker, Rhiannon Cannonvile-ord, Marsha Millar, Ali Mylon

Entrusted with sorting his daughter’s hair a father encourages her to hide her Afro, after previous devastating experiences linger in their family.

Scored
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 17 Minutes

Director: Robert Henry
Writer: Robert Henry
Cinematography: Jordan Biagomala
Editor: Adonis Williams
Producers: Robert Henry, Shelby Holland, Dolapo Olorode
Cast: Jordan Malbrew, B.J. Minor, Yhá Mourhia Wright, Nick DiCola

A composer in Los Angeles grapples with exploitation, creative compromise, and personal grief while scoring a film that challenges his artistic integrity and identity.

Thomasville
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 13 Minutes

Director: Alex Woodruff
Writer: Alex Woodruff
Producers: Alex Woodruff, Abijeet Achar
Cast: Stephen Ruffin, Jay Jones

A heart-wrenching psychodrama exploring the complex nature of Black legacy in Atlanta. Trapped in a rainswept car, a young man and his ailing father confront their fractured history before it’s too late.