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Heredity Shorts

A film still from Nwanne M Nwaanyị shows two Black people wrapped in a close embrace, facing up. Their face and body shine in the yellow light while their surroundings are dark. Their eyes are closed and their expressions are peaceful.

Imparting and transmitting legacy.

Thank you to our screening partner: W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction.

Films in this Program

A film still from Nwanne M Nwaanyị shows two Black people wrapped in a close embrace, facing up. Their face and body shine in the yellow light while their surroundings are dark. Their eyes are closed and their expressions are peaceful.
Philadelphia PremiereExperimental

Nwanne M Nwaanyị

Nwanne M Nwaanyị is a visual stem that traces the intangible roots two sisters share, tethered by something far…

A sepia-toned still from National Seating shows two school buses parked side-by-side on a driveway, surrounded by grass and trees.
World PremiereShort Documentary

National Seating

Pleas Everson Sr. waxes poetically about his history of employment.

A film still from The Philadelphia Sensei: Lovett Hines shows jazz bassist Christian McBride smiling in front of a wood wall with three portraits of Black women. McBride is a Black man wearing a black shirt and suit jacket, clear glasses, and a black-and white hat.
World PremiereShort Documentary

The Philadelphia Sensei: Lovett Hines

An 80-year-old Philadelphia music educator whose classroom shaped generations of artists and the legacy he continues to…

A film still from Vis-à-Vis shows two Black men facing the left with the sun reflecting off their face. The younger man is closer to the camera and stares off to the side, while the older man behind him stares straight left.
Philadelphia PremiereExperimental

Vis-à-Vis

Vis-à-Vis is a 12-minute experimental narrative short film centered around first-generation painter Moussa and his…

A film still from Lani B Supreme: Legacy shows a Black man in a white shirt playing a trumpet. The man is illuminated by a bright light but surrounded by darkness, as if performing on a stage.
Philadelphia PremiereShort Documentary

Lani B Supreme: Legacy

Lani B. Supreme: Legacy is a short documentary exploring the creative practice of interdisciplinary musician Lani B…

A film still from Buckskin shows an older Black man wearing a purple baseball cap looking off into the distance.
Philadelphia PremiereShort Documentary

Buckskin

An experimental portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather, Carroll B. Williams Jr., a groundbreaking African American…

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