John Ambrose Kenwyn Rawlins was an ordinary man of modest means. He was a good father, grandfather and husband; an obedient public servant. Yet the most vivid part of his life was lived in was a small workshop beneath his house. In there, at the end of his workday, he made things. From simple push … Small Man
So in the end, is death funny? Well, we all process the aftermath of death differently, and we’re all children of cultures that have struggled with the question of how to honor the dead for eons, but the message of this wonderfully moving short is this – while we might all be strangers from the Internet to each other, we all understand the loss of death, even when we can’t explain it.
A young man tries to convince his very religious parents to stand by his side on his wedding day. Director FRANKLIN JIN RHO, Written by DERRICK D. PETE, Produced by MILES MAKER with Producer DERRICK D. PETE. A collaboration of the National Minority Consortia and Film Independent’s Project Involve. Check out more shorts like this … A Marriage of Inconvenience
A teacher asks his pupils what they want to do when they grow up. While his classmates answer lightly and with great fun, Tom a quiet 10-year-old boy slips away. When his turn comes to speak, Tom embarks himself upon a striking monologue. With passion, humor and bewildering maturity he describes three possible life choices … Vivre
Our friends over at Reel Works Teen Filmmaking are doing some great work. They’ve been supporting emerging media makers for years and now they are taking advantage of the crowd-source funding model to essentially make a crowd-sourced feature film – ambitious and wonderful! Here is what one of the young filmmakers had to say about … 72 Hours: A Brooklyn Love Story
Someone once said there’s a thin line between love and hate. (I think it was Martin Lawrence? Right? Yeah, let’s go with that.) Roger Ross Williams paints a riveting picture of that thin line in his beautiful, lyrical documentary “God Loves Uganda” – also known as how I spent my Sunday afternoon. It’s great to … God Might Love Uganda, But He Hates You
“I believe that words are things, and I live on them.” ~ Maya Angelou It is extremely difficult to narrow down the impact of a world-class artist like Maya Angelou, evident in the fact her Twitter hashtag #MayaAngelou is going strong already and will predictably break some records. (When your death is powerful enough to … Top Five Maya Angelou Tributes from Public Media