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shareFrom poets to painters, from costume designers to quilters, the characters in this collection of documentary short films put art and introspection centerfold.
In this program
Earth to KB
Directed by Em K Shapiro
EARTH TO KB is a documentary portrait of KB Brookins: a Black, queer, and trans writer and artist from Texas. The film explores the expansive worlds within KB’s poetry, as well as intimate moments shared with their wife, friends, and community in Austin. KB performs selected poems from their collections, Freedom House, and, How To Identify Yourself With a Wound, within the film.
Aliza Nisenbaum: Painting from Life
Directed by Ian Forster
Culminating with the opening of Nisenbaum’s Queens Museum exhibition Queens, Lindo y Querido, this film follows the development of Nisenbaum’s observational portraiture and highlights the power of a socially engaged art practice to make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities.
Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way
Directed by Hao Zhou
Having built a colorful life in Iowa, a costume designer returns to their island hometown, Guam, to make costumes for a children’s theater show and reconnect with distanced parents.
Rest Intuit
Directed by Olamma Oparah
REST INTUIT is a rumination on the current revolutionary trend of rest as a revolutionary practice.
American Seams
Directed by Carly Jakins
The stories of three quilters reveal an intimate portrait of rural women in the American West.
I Am Not Your Black Girl
Directed by Jacqueline Mangrum, Ricki Nelson
I AM NOT YOUR BLACK GIRL is a poignant visual embodiment of a poem by the same name, reclaiming the identity of one Black woman against societal impositions.
