BLOCK 14 - IN PUZZLEMENT PIECES

A mix of narrative shorts, and 1-animated short that overcome their confused state with what comes to path. (6 films)

​INGENIUSES EPISODE 1: WHERE’S MY MONEY(12:20)

Narrative Short
By:  Jamal Hodge    ​

​Everything you do has a consequence and little does Rico realize how deep the rabbit hole goes when it comes to this loan from Renee, that Terrell included him on. Rico's scrambling to get the money as he's being bombarded by threatening phone calls. Terrell's MIA and Rico just hopes he can rectify this before things go from bad to worst. As usual, somehow Rico gets Kam and Clint involved entirely by accident. (USA)

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PICTURES ONLY(​20:53)

Narrative Short
By: Charles A. Honeywood   

​Set in 1950s Bronzeville, Louise Parker is facing eviction from her home. Desperate to keep her independence and status, she is introduced to a lucrative performing opportunity. While attempting to keep this new venture a secret, she simultaneously gains popularity, risking being exposed to and disowned by her mother. After being offered a promotion, she is left with two choices, become the headliner, or allow her family to lose everything. (USA)

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STRAIGHT, YET NARROW(17:47)

Narrative Short 
By Danie Etienne ​

​Straight, Yet Narrow is a dance film about a young black woman who is faced with the decision to undergo a procedure that would permanently alter her hair follicles causing her hair to grow straight. This film sparks conversation surrounding black communities’ convoluted relationship to their hair, discrimination against those with tightly coiled hair, and against what darker-skinned people face within their own spaces. (USA)

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​WOUNDS(12:14)  

Narrative Short 
By:  Brigid Turner    ​

Feeling responsible for the disappearance of his sister after a falling-out, a depressed man tries to overcome his demons. (USA)

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THE SPACE BETWEEN US (6:00)

Documentary Short 
By:  Gabriel Diamond         ​

​Sarah Crowell and Keith Hennessey are both dancers, teachers, and activists in the San Francisco Bay Area. They have known each other for nearly 30 years. But they’ve never collaborated or connected deeply, until now. The Space Between Us is a radical experiment in the power of bearing witness, inviting vulnerability, and sharing movement, in a time of social distancing and racial reckoning. (USA)

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KARLA’S MAGIC SOIL(14:45)  ​

Animation
By:  Bryan T. Bostic

​An ambitious teen develops special soil samples that makes plants grow rapidly in attempts to help her tree depleted neighborhood and younger brother's severe asthma. With the aid of a zany classmate, she gains unwanted attention from the Department of Agriculture who offer a boost in her botany research but also raises questions about their motives. (LA, California)

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TOTAL = 01:11:39