Social justice
Cops Are(n’t) Colorblind: Changing The NYPD From The Inside And Out
Demitrius Doward, Nyla Cepeda, Laye Diakite, Geordy Eduardo Mejia, Niaja L. Nazario, Diana Pagan, Jhonatan St. Phard, Taliya Hughes, Mikey Rosa, Moesha Martinez, Shaniya Fletcher, 2020. 15 min
Racial profiling by police is a recurring problem in our society for people of color. Our documentary film shows two main characters, Demitrius and Niaja, who experienced racial profiling as young teenagers. Demitrius was followed, stopped and searched based on what he was wearing. While this experience affected Demitrius’ identity--how he dresses, walks and presents himself it also made him curious about black history and the roots of racial profiling. Our film asks, can the recruitment of cops of color change racial profiling? Does racism inside NYPD affect how cops of color treat people of color? What are the obstacles that people of color face to become cops? Furthermore, what does it mean to create change from inside a system vs. the outside?
Incarcerated Youth
Oliver Jamison, Brianna Bembry, Avital Mintz, and Karina Soto, 2020, 10min
Every day, thousands of juveniles are imprisoned in detention centers. Incarcerated Youth explores the several faults in the juvenile justice system. Through interviews from different perspectives, the film highlights injustices that are often ignored in America.
Gender And Machismo
Allison Chaves, 2020, 12min
Puerto Rican professionals discuss domestic violence in Puerto Rico and how it is influenced by gender perspectives and machismo.
Hidden Pronouns
Amal Alodaini, Rahmeh Alshammas, 2020, 14min
Have you ever thought of how words look like in the eyes of Illiterate people?
This Documentary presents stories of three wonderful characters who used to be illiterate, showing how everything in their lives has changed when they finally owned the simplest yet most important tool humans need, which is literacy ! The film spotlights the obstacles they face in the details of their lives then the changes happened to them mentally and physically lifelong after being liberated from illiteracy.
