Black Lens Shorts
Narrative and documentary shorts featuring black filmmakers and actors.
How does that make you feel
Directed by Brivel Bariki
4:13 • United States
A man sits in silence, until the weight of everything he’s never said finally breaks the surface.
Missing Rhythms
Directed by Regina Hoyles
15:23 • United States
In a mysterious insane asylum full of missing Black women from all over the country, a woman must use rhythm to remember her true identity.
Bloqué
Directed by Miguel Ortiz
6:39 • United States
A drummer with a creative block visually takes the audience down his own memories into the heart of his emotional blockage.
The Last Dance
Directed by Hayden Mclean
10:00 • United Kingdom
A compulsory purchase order threatens a Caribbean family's life in East London. In defiance and longing, a last dance ignites as renters' rights take center stage.
Heavy Is the Head
Directed by Chap Edmonson
9:24 • United States
An experimental exploration of identity as a young black man learns to navigate the world and the expectations that weigh upon him.
The Praise House
Directed by Tyler Jones
13:54 • United States
In Harpersville, Alabama, a descendant community of enslaved people are collaborating with white descendants of the enslavers to reimagine the former plantation as a site for communal art and repair.
Black Longevity
Directed by Geneva Peschka
23:50 • United States
Follow a remarkable group of Black elders as they embrace the fullness of their lives in a powerful meditation on Black life, the beauty of aging, and the wisdom of our elders.