“Resistance of Vision” Traveling Film Festival
RESISTANCE OF VISION is a touring festival comprising of four programs of social justice themed short films debuting this month in Boston, San Francisco, Wichita, and Birmingham. See below for details on each short, as well as a link for a virtual ticket option. *Note: The Virtual and In-Person tickets are non-transferable and can only be used for the format they were originally purchased for.*
A select program of 8 shorts will play at the Sidewalk Film Center on Thursday, May 1 for one night only. For the virtual ticket option, click here. The virtual screening will only be viewable on May 1st for 24 hours.
Feeling the Apocalypse – 7 min – (THIS IS AN EMERGENCY)
A psychotherapist struggling with climate anxiety explores what it means to live in a dying world.
Resist: The Resistance Revival Chorus – 19 min – (OUR BODIES, OUR CHOICE)
In the midst of a country divided, a diverse group of women and non-binary individuals unite through the historic power of music to create a movement ignited by song.
When We Arrive as Flowers – 5 min – (OUR BODIES, OUR CHOICE)
When We Arrive as Flowers follows Diovanna, a New York-based trans Afro-Latinx dancer, as she realizes her transfemme identity through a choreographic journey of self-discovery, celebration, and the poetic metaphor of a flower coming into bloom.
Black Tide – 14 min – (THIS IS AN EMERGENCY)
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, oil began to spill, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
Roll Down The Window – 10 min – (FIGHT THE POWER)
Filmmaker Lipa Hussain interrogates a neurological condition she has experienced since childhood and the parallels it represents with her own religious and racial struggles. Alice In Wonderland syndrome causes the sensation of shrinking and losing bodily control. The film explores the idea of utilizing AIW to confront an enemy from Lipa’s past.
Ancestral Call – 16 min – (FIGHT THE POWER)
Danielle Scott, a legally blind Black, Polish-Jewish, and Asian mixed-media artist at the cusp of international fame, risks her own well-being by exposing herself to the intergenerational trauma of the Atlantic Slave Trade. She traces her ancestors’ lives for a greater purpose: creating art that reveals the wretched pain and intense beauty of the era while guiding her audience through an experiential journey toward healing and hope.
Nomads in the City – 14 min – (WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?)
Nomads in the City is a short documentary film that gives insight into the Squatter community of modern London. From the perspective of females and queers, we explore how routine movement and evictions affect their day-to-day life, navigating the growing housing crisis and exploring alternative forms of living.
Local One – 10 min – (WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?)
The Amazon Labor Union made history in 2022 by becoming the first group to successfully unionize an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. Two and a half years later, the company has refused to recognize the union and bargain a contract. To pressure the company to start negotiating, the Amazon Labor Union, now affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, launches a nationwide strike during peak holiday shopping season. From the filmmakers of the Award-winning film Union, Local One takes us into the first days of the strike at two Amazon warehouses in New York City, this time in solidarity with hundreds more workers across the country.