Featuring documentary films made by black filmmakers followed by a Q&A!

This screening will take place in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.

WHO IN DA MORNIN’

Junkanno Goddess Angelique McKay and The Genesis Warhawks navigate Junkanoo for the first time in 2 years as Christopher Davis introduces us to the story of Ahanta warrior Jan Kwaw aka John Canoe in a true display of black culture and its African Diaspora connections. Documentary, 2023, 7 min., PG-13

CONVICTION

In 1997, Brandon Jackson was convicted for armed robbery in Louisiana. Jackson spent 25 and a half years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. “Conviction” is an intimate documentary about his first few months of freedom. Over time, he finds a sense of purpose advocating to reverse Louisiana’s last Jim Crow law. The film opens a window into the hearts and minds of formerly incarcerated people. Documentary, 2023, 30 min., NR.