REEL Change Tuesday Shorts

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 10:00 pm-10:00 pm

REEL CHANGE: TUESDAY SHORTS
Repeating on November 13, 20, & 27

 

 

Resistance: the battle of philadelphia (prologue)

M. Asli Dukan (LTA '16, ACG '16, '14)

Set in a dystopian, near-future West Philadelphia, this stand-alone prologue to the Resistance web series follows a stealthy hacker’s attempts to dismantle the surveillance tools used by the police to control her community after she learns that two young activists have been tracked down and brutally beaten by riot cops.

When Life Gives You Lemons
Melissa Beatríz (WOO '17, ACG '12)

When Life Gives You Lemons tells the story of Colwin Williams, a Philadelphia-based activist who was formerly incarcerated, and is advocating for city-level changes.  This film was produced with the Philadelphia Reentry Think Tank.

How does one begin?
Luisa Dantas

Poet and activist Sunni Patterson performs powerful monologues on the streets of her beloved and battered New Orleans.

Groundwork
Milena Velis (ACG '10)

Groundwork is a documentary series profiling social justice movements in the Philadelphia area. The films follow half a dozen local organizers and explores how their involvement in movements has transformed them as individuals.

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