Shorts Program: To Have & To Hold
Employee of The Month
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Employee of The Month
Ibinabo, a young husband and father-to-be, lives an unremarkable but exemplary life. He strives to prove himself to his boss, but gets caught up in the horrors of the October 2020 protests against police brutality.
Filmmaker: Goga Clay
Runtime: 19 min
Program Block Title: Saturday Shorts
Screening Date & Time: Saturday 3:00p - 4:30p
Location: Candela Books + Gallery 214 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220 [map]
Country: Nigeria
Year: 2022
Partly Cloudy & Hot
A husband’s manhood is tested when his wife hands him a male fertility test.
Filmmaker: Moreetsi Gabang
Runtime: 15 min
Program Block Title: Saturday Shorts
Screening Date & Time: Saturday 3:00p - 4:30p
Location: Candela Books + Gallery 214 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220 [map]
Country: Botswana
Year: 2023
Good Man !?!
Good Man !?! , is a film about toxic masculinity and the downfalls of internet culture, especially when it comes to black men. The need to be hyper-masculine in a world that seems to always be supervising and critiquing our actions. The short is inspired by social media videos that would go viral and the mass hysteria that followed. The goal of the film is to take a look at the double edge sword of the male ego. The damned if you do, damned if you don’t outcome of these situations. The assertion of manhood is often used for social hierarchy but what happens when we need it for survival? Doing something to protect your ego can be harmful but what happens when you do nothing?
Filmmaker: Marshall Wayne Cooper
Runtime: 8 min 13 sec
Program Block Title: Saturday Shorts
Screening Date & Time: Saturday 3:00p - 4:30p
Location: Candela Books + Gallery 214 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220 [map]
Country: USA
Year: 2022