In Short
Sometimes brief glimpses are the most intriguing; flashes of insight, which are paradoxically fulfilling. These are titles, which explore broad themes within limited timeframes, push these media makers to the very edge of storytelling and visual innovation. This collection is populated with titles that rise to the challenge of engaging an audience over the nuances of character, plot and place, telling so much with so little.
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Bi-Racial Hair 4miins 55secs
A young teen girl ponders race and its meaning for her through a poem about her hair.
Black Body Radiation 38min 58secs
Hollablk’s short film, ‘Black Body Radiation’ imagines a future New York dominated by three rival, warring, black religious sects after two space ships mysteriously crash into Manhattan.
Reparation Blues 5mins
A performance piece on the modern meaning of the displacement caused by slavery, around the controversial issue of reparations.
Taxi (2008) 6mins 31secs
Filmmaker Javan Cornelius explores race in a very modern context - the back seat of a taxi cab.
The Ghosts of John Jay 4mins 30secs
A short documentary exploring from a student perspective the truth about a seemingly notorious high school in Brooklyn, New York.
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Jeremiah Strong 25 mins
A short film about a drifter trying to make amends for past mistakes. While searching for a low-rent apartment, Jeremiah discovers affordable housing isn't the only thing that's difficult to regain in life.
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The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
The Open Letter Project is a national collaboration of producers from the third annual New Media Institute,...
What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...
Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...
An honest perspective of the world would not be near complete without the younger voices of any generation....
We invite you to take a "geo" journey with us around Washington, D.C., a city that has strong liberation and freedom roots in the development of our great country.
The "Fueling Voices" New Media Institute 2008 project is a collage of shared and user generated information.
Created in partnership with PBS' Frontline series, this site is a collection of relevant video content that can be presented to our new government.
The Virtual Harlem Machinima Project synthesizes the debate and dialogue around politics, race and identity in the United States, spanning from the Harlem Renaissance to this past election, advocating for active citizenship.
A Virtual Letter to the President (VLP)
Tothepresident.com enables everyday Americans to share their views directly with the new president, his administration and millions worldwide.
SpeakOUT-- The Kid Open Letter
SPEAK OUT encourages civic engagement among 6 to 12 year olds by prompting them to submit ideas to address prominent citizens' issues as they most relate to kids' lives.
NMI 2007 ~ Juke Joint Live 5mins
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, Jacqueline Olive and Darcie Sanders create an audio pod exploring the history of juke joints in Mississippi
PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins
The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.
None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs
After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs
A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 47secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs
Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.
Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs
Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.