Shorts: Life & Liberty Documentary
First Disappearances
Directed by Milo Daemgen
12:00 • United States
Follow the perilous journey of the first 24 hours after arrest as an individual is handcuffed, loaded into the back of a police cruiser, and brought to central lockup to be processed and to wait for their first court appearance.
We Ride For Her
Directed by Prairie Rose Seminole & Katrina Lillian Sorrentino
17:40 • United States
An Indigenous women’s motorcycle group rides to end the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women while a member of their community searches for her missing sister and tries to heal her shattered family.
Freedom Waders: The Struggle to Integrate Chicago’s Rainbow Beach
Directed by Alex S. Hinton
14:53 • United States
In 1960, Velma Murphy, president of the South Side NAACP Youth Council, began dating Norman Hill, a prominent civil rights activist. Inspired by sit-in campaigns of the South, the young couple organized wade-ins at Chicago’s Rainbow Beach, braving mob violence.
The Day That Shook Georgia
Directed by Patrick Longstreth
30:00 • United States
In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Southeast Georgia. The victims were predominantly Black women, manufacturing trip flares for the Vietnam War. Over 50 years later, survivors and first responders shed new light on the bravery and sacrifice of that day.
Fierro
Directed by Edward Tyndall
28:58 • United States
Richard Fierro, the Army veteran credited with stopping the Club Q mass shooter, recounts the life experiences that led up to his heroic actions. Fierro’s bold insights on diversity, courage, and unity remind us what it takes to make America a beacon of hope for all.