Posts in 'BIPOC Stories'

To support Germantown Info Hub, serving as a core piece of Resolve’s effort to build and expand the hyper local newsroom.

At the height of a zombie apocalypse, a resilient Black rural family discovers the outbreak that is destroying their community was a conspiracy led by the federal government. Amid the chaos, each family member questions their faith and struggles to reconcile their beliefs with the harsh realities they face.

A Song for Nia is a digital dramedy series about Nia, a Los Angeles-based creative's homecoming to Philadelphia. This series will be an intimate look into the personal life of a Black woman and the Black communities she was part of in Philadelphia.

To provide finishing funds for Aaron Brokenbough's film, "Trading Stories," a comedy-drama short film that explores the themes of redemption, healing, and acceptance.

The Revolution Will Be Televised is an experimental film journey into the imagination of a young student who can't seem to focus in class. The film is an ode to the Gil Scott Heron quote: "the revolution will not be televised."

Love Jawns: A Writers Room is a short film that captures the creative journey of an intergenerational cohort of five emerging Black Philadelphia women writers.

To support a short narrative film about a depressed young woman who stumbles upon a self-help cassette tape promising to cure her woes and help her fit into a world of toxic positivity. Her descent into madness accelerates as she blindly follows its instructions, revealing the absurdity of conformity and the dangers of suppressing emotions in a society obsessed with superficial happiness.

To excavate, preserve and elevate Haitian and American history through the completion and distribution of the feature length documentary, Ulrick: Guardian of History. To provide a resource to the Haitian, Art and Academic communities that celebrates and amplifies the contributions of Ulrick Jean-Pierre and our Haitian heros.

To support "SOFT," an experimental visual documentary seeking to restore the humanity of Black women by highlighting moments of gentleness and relaxation rarely seen in mainstream media. Through interviews and archival footage, the film underscores rest as a form of resistance against systemic oppression, inviting three notable Black women to discuss the significance of rest amidst historical trauma and capitalist pressures in the United States.

The Unknown Tales of Lewis and Mary Latimer reveals the hidden story of innovation and triumph as 19th century Americans of African descent emerge from enslavement after the Civil War. The story of Latimer's creation of the modern day light bulb serves as a metaphor for the emergence of a people from darkness into light.