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Evidence
Evidence
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Poisoned water, damaged earth, and elevated cancer rates. Environmental clean-up sites are one of the legacies left behind by the American chemical and munitions manufacturer Olin Corporation.
Its other legacy was the John M. Olin Foundation, which donated millions to pushing a conservative agenda from the 1970s to the early 2000s.
As a by-product or direct effort, the Olin Corporation and other conservative think tanks have had a deep and unsettling impact on American politics, family values, and women’s health.
In this essay film, Lee Anne Schmitt connects an array of topics, books, and objects to reflect on the rise of the new conservative movement and the effects of dark money on American politics and culture.
In the face of appalling attacks on women’s biological rights and the current dominance of the Republican party, Evidence is a sobering primer on the state of America today.
The Godmother
The Godmother
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Jeff Parker composed the music behind this eight part immersive podcast which tells the story of Eunice Carter’s take-down of gangster Lucky Luciano. A bad-ass anti-hero unafraid to bend the rules in pursuit of ambition, justice and legacy, Carter was one of the first Black Women ever to become a prosecutor in America. She operated out of the heart of the Harlem Renaissance, navigating the corrupt world of downtown Manhattan politics and a deeply racist and sexist pre-civil rights American society.
Monochrome
Monochrome
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As skateboarding makes its Olympic debut, the Black History Always special Monochrome highlights and celebrates the Black experience within the action sport. Filmed in black and white, as the title denotes, the 30-minute documentary dissects opportunities earned and denied because of a skater’s environment and skin color. The cast includes generations and genders from streets and contest podiums, culture icons, and leaders, all skaters. They provide an understanding of how skateboarding is both a metaphor and a reality in their modern-day lives.
Uprooted
Uprooted
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Jazz in movement and music can be beautiful, puzzling, avant garde, authentic and theatrical. It is forever evolving. Occupying a contested artscape, Jazz Dance, with its historic and artistic roots in enslaved peoples is also a metaphor for struggle, resistance and acceptance. Free of any artificial narrative, Uprooted is a cinematic exploration of this art form, paying homage to its lineage, celebrating its many re-interpretations and inspiring the dancer of tomorrow to keep this art form alive.
Museum Town
Museum Town
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The documentary film Museum Town profiles the history and identity of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art while documenting the conceptualization of American artist Nick Cave’s critically acclaimed, monumental found-object installation UNTIL.
Purge This Land
Purge This Land
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Purge This Land is an essay film by Lee Anne Schmitt centered around the legacy of the radical abolitionist John Brown. The music was composed by Jeff Parker and references black creative music coming out of Chicago and Detroit in the 1960’s
Columbus
Columbus
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Columbus is an American film written and directed by Kogonada. It stars John Cho as the son of a renowned architecture scholar who gets stranded in Columbus, Ohio and strikes up a friendship with a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
Mr. Chibbs
Mr. Chibbs
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Mr. Chibbs is an observational documentary that follows NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson in the midst of a mid-life crisis—and on a journey to find himself—ten years post retirement. Everything had come easy, but when he lost it all, he had to figure out who he was without his famous handle.
