Documentary Shorts Block
Documentary Short Block Includes:
Zane - Directed by: Jillian Carney Howell
After losing his job, a man with an intellectual disability and his advocate mother take on the challenge of finding an accessible and accommodating workplace in West Virginia.
Space Coast - Directed by: Justin Barber
People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the 'World's most powerful rocket.' But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this 'moondoggle' will ever fly.
Expanding Sanctuary - Directed by: Kristal Sotomayor
Immigrant mother Linda Hernandez emerges as a community leader during the historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Expanding Sanctuary tells a rarely told story about a Latinx immigrant community’s successful journey to change legislation and protect families.
Filming Under Fire: John Ford's OSS Field Photo Branch - Directed by: Dan Gagliasso
World War II was fought on many fronts. One of them was film. “Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch”tells the story of how Hollywood’s greatest director, John Ford, and many of its leading filmmakers contributed to America’s victory over Nazism and fascism in World War II through their service in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Field Photographic Branch.
A Cow In The Sky - Directed by: Darren Press & C. Fraser Press
On his first solo flight as a pilot, a young immigrant finds himself wrestling with his identity when his engine fails and his plane free falls. Based on the true story of Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian college student killed in Portland, OR in 1988 by skinheads in a crime inspired by white supremacist Tom Metzger, A Cow in the Sky is a film about the pain and personal triumph of a son left behind.
Following the screening of the final short film, an engaging Q&A session will take place, featuring a diverse panel of the block's directors, producers, cast, and crew in attendance.
