Our Right to Gaze
AVAILABLE TO STREAM MAY 7
In this collection of six shorts, filmmakers gaze at themselves and their world, attempting to make sense of what they see reflected back. From gripping drama to heart-warming comedy, Our Right to Gaze: Black Film Identities features timely stories from Black artists that take us outside of the ordinary.
Featured shorts (in order):
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Love in Submission by Antu Yacob & Lande Yoosu - Worlds collide when two different Muslim women meet each other for the first time through a mutual third party.
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A Hollywood Party by Toryn Seabrook - An aspiring TV host encounters her lifelong idol at a Hollywood party but is mortified after the superstar accidentally spits on her lip mid-conversation.
- Nowhere by Lin Que Ayoung - A middle-aged Latina flees her controlling husband for a night of unadulterated freedom.
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The Black Banshee by Kyla Sylvers - Convinced by her friends and boyfriend to enjoy a night out after losing her job, Yvie begins to question her own mind when the visions she's been having start to have dangerous consequences.
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Auntie Zariyah by Zora Bikangaga - Zach crashes with an auntie he's never met before and soon finds out that Auntie Zariyah is a 12-year-old influencer.
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The Pandemic Chronicles by Ya’Ke Smith - A three-part anthology series about love, loss, and grief during quarantine.
Available to stream starting May 7 - more information coming soon!