Reed Van Dyk
Shinelle Azoroh, John Brockus
Inspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.
DeKalb Elementary
Jacob Aaron Estes
David Oyelowo, Storm Reid
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
Don't Let Go
Miles Warren
Shamier Anderson, Shinelle Azoroh
During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.
Bruiser
Yves Simoneau
Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige
The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
Betty and Coretta
Mark Pellington
Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
Nostalgia
Adriana DeGirolami, Shinelle Azoroh
J. Alphonse Nicholson, John Clarence Stewart
A young black man named Sparrow is on a quest to find his mother, his home, and his true self.
Mother's Milk