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Black Women Block 3
BECAUSE BLACK GIRLS ARE MAGIC AND THEIR STORIES NEED TO BE SHARED GLOBALLY!
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Interruption Interruption

Interruption

In a world where identity is distorted by the gaze of others, a surreal tribe of beings begins a journey of unravelling transformation through movement. At once unsettling and liberating, this short dance film fuses physical theatre, buttocks-dance, and poetic abstraction to question who we become when we're watched... and what we reclaim when we dare to define ourselves. With themes of identity, external gaze, reclamation, assimilation, resistance, and transcendence through movement.
6 minutes
Doom Scroll Doom Scroll

Doom Scroll

"A doom-scroller abandons her phone and rediscovers the world beyond the screen."
7 minutes
Strong Friend Strong Friend

Strong Friend

Randi is the friend everyone leans on, but behind her strength lies a life in ruin—and when no one checks on the strong one, the consequences are devastating.
13 minutes
SAHM SAHM

SAHM

A five episode web series about a stay-at-home mom who constantly runs on empty but is determined to rule the world with her baby in tow.
7 minutes
The Shower The Shower

The Shower

A woman’s grief turns a baby shower into a test of motherhood, worth, and survival…because the one and only guest may never get to leave.
10 minutes
Urban Uptake Urban Uptake

Urban Uptake

After being fired for wearing her natural hair, Ayanna, a skilled IT pro, reluctantly turns to a quirky job site called Urban Uptake. But what starts as a last resort spirals into a surreal journey through a digital world built for women like her: bold, defiant, and unapologetically themselves.
11 minutes
Little Stories, Big Echoes: Beads of Hope Little Stories, Big Echoes: Beads of Hope

Little Stories, Big Echoes: Beads of Hope

Beads of Hope is a powerful animated short film set in New Orleans, following Dawn, a young Black girl, as she navigates the chaos of a devastating flood that threatens the life of a beloved family member. The story unfolds in a historically Black neighborhood, on the day of Hurricane Katrina—now marking its 20th anniversary. These are communities like the Lower Ninth Ward and New Orleans East, which were hardest hit by Katrina and continue to face the compounding effects of climate change, environmental racism, and systemic neglect.

As floodwaters rise, Dawn turns to the sacred tradition of the Mardi Gras Indians—a rich cultural legacy of Black resilience, resistance, and artistry. Her first handmade Mardi Gras suit, meticulously crafted with beads, feathers, and ancestral memory, becomes her source of strength and identity. Through it, she connects with the spirits of those who came before her and discovers that her legacy, her voice, and her community’s truth cannot be washed away.

Beads of Hope honors the 20-year legacy of Katrina by shining a light on the enduring fight for environmental justice in Black and Brown communities. It is a story about cultural survival, intergenerational power, and the unbreakable spirit of New Orleans. As the city continues to rebuild, this film stands as a tribute to the youth who carry forward its stories—and the hope threaded into every stitch.
5 minutes
You Just Watch & See You Just Watch & See

You Just Watch & See

A short documentary of the life and times of the professional woman and world traveler, Dollie Alexander, a Black woman from the south who lives the life she wants in Chicago.
13 minutes
Baby Killer: The Pain Of Silence Baby Killer: The Pain Of Silence

Baby Killer: The Pain Of Silence

Exonerated after being accused of killing her baby, a woman returns home with a newborn, hoping for a fresh start. But the trauma of the past lingers, and her husband’s wavering trust threatens their marriage. As she battles postpartum depression in silence, the film explores how fear and a judgmental society can prevent someone from receiving the help they need.
8 minutes
Girl Dinner Girl Dinner

Girl Dinner

Girl Dinner centers on Amelia and Trinity, two young women navigating a pivotal moment in their relationship, connect for a romantic dinner.

Amelia is in her first year of law school. She recently landed an internship at a major law firm and is on track to continue there as a litigator upon graduation. She is deeply in love with Trinity but, due to work and school demands, is increasingly unable to spend time with her. She understands Trinity’s frustration, but she’s doing all that she can with the time she has. She feels as though Trinity doesn’t appreciate that the time she is investing in school and work will pay dividends for them both – in just a few years. Trinity is newly starving artist. She loved that her work at a pottery shop allowed her to paint and connect with other artists. She was actually a bit of a workaholic. But recently let go, Trinity’s job search has endured for far longer than expected. And during this stretch, she has found a new appreciation for life – for the little things. She loves Amelia so much, but is growing resentful. She understands why Amelia does what she does, but it doesn’t feel good.

As competing priorities and shifting perspectives create tension, a seemingly simple dinner becomes a space for confrontation, vulnerability, and reflection.
8 minutes
CODE-SWITCHED CODE-SWITCHED

CODE-SWITCHED

A frustrated white-collar worker, a resigned Professor, and an aggrieved everyman, vie for a chance at the American Dream by denying their humanity and transforming their speech –all in a world that’s constantly surveilling them because they’re Black.
5 minutes
White Agbada White Agbada

White Agbada

Ibironke is a Nigerian-American woman who is stagnant in her life and she engages in self destructive behaviors to cope.

Her concerned sister calls her one day, and poses that she join her on a family trip to Nigeria for spiritual assistance. Ibironke is totally against this, and continues to engage in her bad habits. One vice includes a casual relationship with an engaged prospective business partner who has a baby on the way.

Ibironke invites him over to get to the bottom of this issue and their post-sex discussion accelerates into a fight. In the midst of the argument, an ancestor who has dropped Easter eggs all throughout her day makes an appearance in her mirror, terrifying Ibironke. She immediately knows this climatic sighting is a radical call for change, responds by ending her situationship, and changing her mind to join her sister on their life-changing return back home.
12 minutes
8:38 8:38

8:38

At 8:38 PM, May wakes up in a room with no memory of how she got there. Given one lifeline call, she must piece together the truth before time runs out, but is the voice on the other end trying to save her, or seal her fate? It only takes about 8 minutes to uncover everything.
9 minutes
Fairytales Fairytales

Fairytales

On her wedding day, a young Black bride’s monstrous
powers are exposed during a violent national guard encounter,
forcing her and her husband to flee through a city that
now sees her as a threat— finding brief refuge at her
loving father’s secluded home, until the outside world
catches up and turns sanctuary into battleground.
12 minutes
The Baltimore Barber The Baltimore Barber

The Baltimore Barber

Anthony Evers is the best barber in West Baltimore and a pillar of his neighborhood; confidant, mentor, and man who believes deeply in the futures of the young people who sit in his chair. His shop is a sanctuary where clippers hum and clients share their dreams.

Seventeen-year-old Scooter is one of Anthony’s favorites. Bright, ambitious, and full of plans. Scooter talks about opening a bike shop, going viral, buying his mother a house, and building a safer life for his family as Anthony trims his hair and offers fatherly guidance.

Intercut with these moments is a second, colder ritual: Anthony working late at night in an undisclosed location, carefully laying out tools and tufts of hair, performing the same precise motions we see in the shop, but under far different circumstances.

As Scooter speaks passionately about the life he intends to build, the film slowly reveals a shattering truth: Anthony is not only the barber shaping his community’s future, he is also the man preparing its dead. Scooter, whose voice fills the shop with hope, is already gone.

The Baltimore Barber is a haunting meditation on grief, gun violence, and the quiet labor of the men who hold Black communities together. It questions what it costs to keep showing up in a world that keeps taking your kids, and who takes care of the care taker?
6 minutes

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