Crystal Kayiza

Edgecombe

Crystal Kayiza

Shaka Jackson, Doris Stith

Three snapshots of black life in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, a place where the racial injustices of the past continue into the present.

See You Next Time

Crystal Kayiza

Judy Wang, Arrianna Lewis

The intimate moments between a Chinese nail tech and her Black client in a Brooklyn nail salon.

A Call Away

Crystal Kayiza

Oklahoma is one of 26 states with a “failure to protect” law, which prosecutes parents who fail to prevent child abuse. However, the ACLU and other groups say this law disproportionately criminalizes women, who are often victims of domestic abuse themselves. Hear the story of Clorinda Archuleta, a mother of twin boys, both of whom suffered severe injuries as infants. Clorinda and her ex-boyfriend pled guilty, but Clorinda received three consecutive life sentences under the Oklahoma law, while her partner was sentenced to 25 years. As Clorinda seeks commutation, the film shows how the law has contributed to a cycle of family separation and trauma.