Fresh Black Films
Nomadic cinema and curators The Luminal Theater is proud to bring you the FRESH BLACK FILMS South - presenting the work of emerging Black filmmakers from the Southeast USA. Join us for a block of diverse films in a variety of genres and a post film discussion. Our 3rd Southern edition is in “The Magic City” - Birmingham, AL - and is taking place at and co-sponsored by the Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema. Co-presented by Indie Media Arts South (https://www.imasouth.org), a regional collective of arts organizations, film festivals, and media makers working to strengthen the independent sector across the greater South, with a focus on equity and sustainability.
QUARANTINE LOVE
Directed by J’Lamar Nichols & Phillip Johnson
Potential couples and throuples quarantined in stylish bunkers for 30 days try to find love.HOW’S MAN MADE
Directed by Edward Varnie
Coltrane undergoes a tumultuous journey of emotions after discovering a life-changing truth about his daughter. That forces him to question his role as a father.WHERE YOU WILL FOLLOW
Directed by Sharony Green
An aging African American woman walks down memory lane with her mother who has dementia but also never ending joy.GRIEVE DIFFERENT
Directed by Justus Anderson, produced by Ramsey Morris
The film focuses on two young men dealing with the death of a loved one on their own, after isolating themselves for so long the two finally get to have a conversation about how they’ve been feeling, as one of them is about to make a decision he is sure to regret.ASHLEY M. JONES: TRUST THE VOICE WITHIN
Directed by Anissa Latham
As Alabama’s first Black (and youngest!) Poet Laureate, Ashley M. Jones promotes poetry and creates opportunities for people to engage with poetry. Here, she talks about how Alabama shapes her work and adds to her authentic voice.EVERYBODY HATES KYLE (webseries)
Directed by Warren Abercrombie
A socially awkward freshman named Kyle (played by famous TikToker Warren Abercrombie) arrives at college eager to create a social life for himself on a campus that won’t seem to accept him.