In the Making [co-presented with Indigo Arts Alliance]
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95 min. Not Rated. Directed by Various.
PMA Films and Indigo Arts Alliance co-present In the Making, a free documentary short film series produced by Firelight Media and American Masters following the lives and journeys of emerging BIPOC cultural artists who bring insight and originality to their artistic craft. Eight cinematic and character-driven shorts by emerging BIPOC filmmakers exploring the artistic process of up-and-coming creatives through non-fiction storytelling.
DAMON DAVIS: APOLOGUE FOR THE DARKEST GODS Directed by Elissa Blount Moorhead
Look into the art of award-winning, post-disciplinary artist Damon Davis, the St. Louis native whose work spans illustration, painting, printmaking, music, film, and public art that explores the African American experience.
BUNKY ECHO-HAWK: THE RESISTANCE Directed by Ben-Alex Dupris
Explore how the reality and resistance of Native Americans inspires the work of Pawnee artist Bunky Echo-Hawk, igniting discussions about environmentalism and Native American rights, among other topics.
ANIK KHAN: STREET LEVEL Directed by Sofian Khan & Joseph Patel
Explore the music of Anik Khan, the Bangladesh-born, Queens, New York-raised hip-hop artist whose music sketches the immigrant experience with rare poetic flair, incisive depth, and a whole masala of influences at his fingertips.
AMRYA LEÓN: STRANGE GRACE Directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Meet Amyra León, the musician, poet, author, and activist who channels deeply personal experiences of pain and healing into raw, majestic, and often cathartic performances that celebrate love, Blackness, and womanhood.
JAMAICA HEOLIMELEIKALANI OSORIO: THIS IS THE WAY WE RISE Directed by Ciara Lacy
Watch as Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, a Kanaka Maoli wahine poet, activist, and academic continues her work toward justice for Hawaii’s native population.
MAIA CRUZ PALILEO: BECOMING THE MOON. Directed by Ligaiya Romero
Explore the life and work of Maia Cruz Palileo, the multi-disciplinary, Brooklyn-based artist who examines themes of migration and the permeable concept of home in her works, inspired by the oral history of her family’s arrival in the United States from the Philippines.
CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH: THE NEW CHIEF Directed by Amitabh Joshi & Erik Spink
Watch as the Grammy-nominated, modern jazz musician from New Orleans defies the expectations of jazz while challenging how music is taught in universities nationwide.
VINCENT VALDEZ: THE BEGINNING IS NEAR Directed by Ray Santisteban
Follow the San Antonio, Texas-born artist who emphasizes themes of social justice, memory, and ignored or under-examined historical narratives in his work.