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SR for Black Voices
A retrospective of documentary films selected from the seven previous editions of SRFF.
Seven handpicked films from the previous annual editions of SR socially Relevant Film Festival NY are brought to you in four programs over two days, Friday, August 21, and Saturday, August 22.
"Meet the Filmmakers" sessions moderated by experts and personalities (see schedule below) precede the screenings and additional Q&As follow each program. Join us to celebrate Black Lives and hear Black Voices tell Socially Relevant stories. The full program, tickets, and donations may be found here. Donor perks and giveaways: www.ratedsrfilms.
Free of charge. Donations are highly appreciated and will be shared with EJI, ReelWorks, and NYCLU whose missions align with SRFF's in pursuit of justice and equality. Here is the Facebook event that you can also share and invite your friends to.
7:00 PM
- Just Listen, Ching Juhl, 15', USA, 2020 - Music vigil for Elijah McClain victim of police brutality.
- Black Lives Matter, Ching Juhl, 10', USA, 2020 - June 2nd protest at Foley Square.
- Isaac Pope: the Spirit of an American Century, Rock Grant, 58', USA, 2018 - 100 years of American history seen by Isaac Pope, grandson of enslaved people, son of sharecroppers.
- Stonewall with a T, Samy Nemir Olivares, 80', USA, 2019 - Transgender prejudice.
3:00 PM
- (In the) Executioner's Shadow, Maggie Stogner, 55', USA, 2018 - Capital punishment.
- Straight from the Pen, Paul Sutton, 51', USA, 2017 - A writing program in prison.
- Inside/Outside, Nandini Sikand, 95', USA, 2019 - Female mass incarceration.
Festival Founder and Artistic Director Nora Armani says, "SRFF has been screening films that deal with the Black experience since its inaugural season in 2014. We are grateful to the filmmakers who have agreed to make their films available in this retrospective so we can all celebrate the growing strength of the Black Lives Matter movement."
The eighth edition of SRFF scheduled for March 2021 will cover a broad range of socially relevant™ stories on climate change, gun control, health care, the Middle East, refugees, indigenous people, LGBTQ rights, and more. Submissions are open on Filmfreeway.com
SRFF was founded in 2013, as a non-profit 501(c)3 film festival, by actress/filmmaker Nora Armani in a response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling. The mission of SRFF is the promotion of filmmakers who produce socially relevant™ film content. Close to 400 films from 35 countries have been screened to date. Spokespersons of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY include Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Erin Brockovich, Martin Sheen, Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winner Robert Schenkkan, best-selling French novelist Marc Levy, Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Guy Davidi, American TV personality and author Gretchen Carlson. http://www.
