Nomadic cinema and curators The Luminal Theater is proud to bring you the third edition of FRESH BLACK FILMS South - presenting the work of emerging Black filmmakers from the Southeast USA.
This series exposes fresh audiences to new, dynamic work from emerging Black filmmakers, and Black filmmakers and creatives to more of each other’s original work.
It all takes place November 12 at 7pm in “The Magic City” of Birmingham, AL at the Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema.
Join us for six diverse films that include dramas, documentaries, and comedies!
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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.
FRESH BLACK FILMS South is 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.
This edition of Fresh Black Films is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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Why Emerging Filmmakers for FRESH BLACK FILMS
It’s literally in the name of our series. We define "emerging" as filmmakers, regardless of age, who are fairly new to directing & producing cinema, have had only intermediate success on the film festival circuit, and have not had films acquired by major distribution or streaming platforms. All our selected filmmakers have unique perspectives that are aching to be seen and discovered and supported by audiences like you and film industry professionals.