Films to remind us that the ordinary can become extraordinary and long-remembered unexpectedly.
Monograph: Ajene Williams Directed By Matthew Grcic 05:22 • United States ALABAMA, BLACK LENS Ajene Williams is a resident artist at Sloss Metal Arts (Sloss Furnaces) in Birmingham, Alabama. He sculpts and welds cold scrap metal into warm, life-like sculptures.
Oh Whale Directed By Winslow Crane-Murdoch 25:42 • United States • Alabama Premiere When Paul Linnman arrived in Florence, Oregon, on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that a seemingly innocuous news story about a dead whale would forever define his career.
From Rodeo to Polo: The First HBCU Polo Team Directed By Kendi King 18:38 • United States BLACK LENS, STUDENT, WOMEN IN FLIM The first Black collegiate polo team at Morehouse College chases national USPA certification as it transforms a rag-tag team of charismatic cowboys into pioneering polo stars.
Roots & Relics Directed By Matthew Josiah Avant 22:30 • United States • Southern US Premiere EPISODIC Roots & Relics is a documentary series hosted by JD Hart that uncovers extraordinary stories behind everyday heirlooms. In this episode, uncover the mystery behind a man whose last words are recorded in a roughly hewn stone.
A New Inferno Directed By Nita Blum, Jonathan Pickett 16:00 • United States • Alabama Premiere Filmed during the hottest days of Phoenix, Arizona's summer heatwave, "A New Inferno" follows paramedics as they race to save the lives of heatstroke victims using a radical new treatment: ice immersion therapy.
