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10th Annual
Bill Johnson Film Festival
Thursday - Sunday
February 18-21, 2021
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Thursday (2/18) Film Schedule - 7 pm $6
Mickey Hardaway
Black Family Stone
The Black Family Stone follows the Stone Family - Loretta, Gerald, Lauren, and Levi - and chronicles past events leading up to a current tragedy.
I’m Sorry
A Award Winning Drama about a young African American man who spends his last free day before heading to prison apologizing to everyone near and dear to him for betraying their trust in him.
Meet Me Inside
"It can't always be all work and no play"
A man meets a mysterious woman who has an interesting proposal for him. Is he ready for a new challenge?
I Win You Win
Two friends make a deal over a card game.
Friday (2/19) Film Schedule - 12 Noon $3
Man Down
After the racially charged shooting of an unarmed teenager, an officer of color must decide whether to stand on the side of the law or seek justice for his community.
Beauty Mark
A young woman struggles with the illusion that pain is love while trapped in an abusive marriage.
Ghosted
Made in collaboration with students of University of Alabama, GHOSTED is a short film set in Alabama that tells the story of a gas station attendant who is goaded by her best friend to take extreme measures to return a wallet to a customer.
Black Till It’s Backward
Words can be more impactful when you have something to look at while they're being said. This short film is a visual piece to a poem I wrote for a Black History month celebration about freeing Black people from the injustices we face.
Wali & Zuri
Wali, 13, attempts to make a new group of friends after being invited to play basketball. When his pesky younger sister Zuri, 10, forcibly tags along, he sacrifices their relationship to fit in and ultimately learns what is most important.
Misfits
When they learn their friend has kidnapped a cop on the night of MLK Jr.’s assassination, two sisters and leaders of the Black Panther Party must set aside their differences to navigate one of the most turbulent nights in history.
The Marble Table
A married couple now settling divorce, competes in an intense game of backgammon over peculiar items and one of them is the beloved Marble Table.
TeE Talks
Tee Talks: Life, Lessons, Laughter tells the thoughts of six African American males, who are ages ranging from pre- teens to early 60s. These men discuss a variety of things about manhood as African American men, in hopes of preparing the next generation of men in their family to be quality men in the home and the world. The film takes place over dinner at Darryl's house, with his sons, Moe, Judas, and his grandson Lil Judas, brother Kenny, and his nephew, Mark.
Friday (2/19) Film Schedule - 7 pm $11
Issues of the Heart (Feature)
A middle-aged wife strays away from her faith due to her frustration of not
being able to have a baby, thus leading her to other temptations, causing her husband to be distrusting of her.
The Favor
CHRISTELLE works with PASCAL. They appreciate each other, are courteous to each other and are inclined to render each other mutually. But Christelle becomes strange, absent and bothered. One Sunday while Pascal is at home with his family, Christelle calls him and asks him to come because she has a problem. Worried, Pascal immediately goes home. There, she asks him to make him a child. Pascal, a good family man, is shocked and tries to bring her back to reason but the more he opposes, the more Christelle tries to convince and charm him.
The McHenry Trial
A young and brilliant academic phenom who not only passes the bar exam at age 14 but finds himself defending his homeless father on a murder charge when few believe he is innocent. He faces a shrewd law firm, an old school segregationist judge, and an arrogant prosecutor who is preparing to celebrate his 50th consecutive case win.
Casualty of Time
A Marine becomes a CASUALTY OF TIME in his own life as he refuses to leave his father alone until he is chased down by himself and explained the impact of his choice onto his father.
Saturday (2/20) Film Schedule - 4 pm $6
No Escape
An 18 years old teenager finds himself in a crossroad when he decides to confront his abusive, alcoholic stepfather and help his insecure mother in a search for a better life.
Don’t Trip
Don't Trip is about a young filmmaker who is challenged by the after effects of experimenting with psychedelic drugs. While creating his short film about his experience, he develops a relationship with God which gives him the determination to turn his trauma to an awesome testimony on the big screen.
The Cure
Qwick, a hip-hop loving tech geek, must find a way to get a secret cure to his late grandfather's restricted lab. Just one thing...there's some people who'd kill to get that cure...literally.
Crown
A harsh reality is revealed when a wild-haired, self-discovering 13 year old uncovers her mother’s secret teaching the adolescent a lesson on appreciating the beauty she already possesses.
Saturday (2/20) Film Schedule - 7 pm $11
Solomon (Feature)
While living in Detroit, a struggling young white writer and a retired black psychiatrist form an unlikely friendship in the midst of the city's changing demographics and culture, all while uncovering secrets about one another that threaten to destroy their growing bond.
Mama’s Song (Feature)
Sunday (2/21) Film Schedule - 4 pm $6
A White Man walks into a Barbershop
Filmmaker Kyle Schickner hits the road, criss crossing America with the hope of examining racism's hold on our country, only to discover the grip racism has on himself. Visiting barbershops, churches, and homes from Alabama to Minneapolis, from D.C to L.A, this honest, humorous, searing documentary pulls the veil away from white liberal ideology and the social warriors who use race and cancel culture as a weapon.
Spark: A Systemic Racism Story
Spark: A Systemic Racism Story explores the root causes of systemic racism and proposes remedies in public safety, policing, criminal justice, and social norms. Made by white allies after the tragedy of George Floyd’s death, it encourages recognition of unconscious bias and commitment to unlearning a historical narrative that redefined an entire race.
Come Meet a Black Person
After reading a study that found 75% of whites do not have non-whites in their social network, Cheryle Renee Moses named an annual holiday mixer "Come Meet A Black Person". The event went viral across the world. Moses believes our racial divisiveness is because we do not personally know people of other races and cultures. The "Come Meet A Black Person" event provides a comfortable setting for strangers to come together and genuinely get to know each other.
Let Me Hold Somethin’
Sunday (2/21) Film Schedule - 7 pm $6
Low Key (Feature)
An unfulfilled salesman and his eccentric streetwise manager come together to navigate Dallas' underground music world for a chance at a record deal.
Wow
It’s love at first sight when Chance, a foster kid, meets Michelle, a rich man's beautiful daughter.
A Natural Choice
Carleen, a proud, beautiful black sister, is confronted by her boss about her hair style.
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