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The Color of Love

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2009

Do we still see race before anything else? A young woman explores the concept of miscegenation and if people still consider it a crime in this modern time.

TRT: 8:12

Mentor: Yoruba Richen

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Learn more about filmmaker Zakiyyah Bowles

What is the natural course of evolution in a neighborhood? What is the fine line between economic growth and maintaining the character and fabric of a community? This film explores the battle of gentrification that is taking place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and beyond. When examining the tension that exists between land developers and residents who can now no longer afford to live in their own neighborhoods, the question to ask is: is it evolution or a process of un-natural selection?

TRT: 8:21

Mentor: Randy Stulberg

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Learn more about filmmaker Samori Amir Toure

Different Branches, Same Tree

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2006

"Different Branches, Same Tree" is about the different races and cultures and how that influences individuals' personality and character. What are the things people incorporate into their own behavior because of family background, environment, media, self-influence, etc?

TRT: 7:05

Mentor: Stephanie Williams

Different Branches, Same Tree

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Learn more about filmmaker Nadia Burgess

A Girl Like Me

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2005

Do different standards of beauty impact the ideas and self-image of young black woman? A young filmmaker discovers the impact of racism on the lives of young black teens and realizes that very little has changed since the Civil Rights era.

TRT: 7:00

Mentor: Shola Lynch.

Official Selections: 2006 Media That Matters Film Festival; 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

Awards: Diversity Award, 2006 Media That Matters Film Festival; 2006 Best Documentary, Do It Your Damn Self!; 5th Annual "Best Young Filmmaker" Golden Starfish Award at the 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival; SILVERDOCS Audience Short Award and the Sterling Jury Honorable Mention at the 2006 SILVERDOCS Film Festival; 2006 Audience Award at the San Diego Women's Film Festival; 2006 VIP ListenUp! Best Documentary

A Girl Like Me

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Learn more about filmmaker Kiri Davis

Nigger

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2003

A word of hate or term of endearment? Like many young African American teens, Jermaine used the word every day. Then, in the summer of 2003, he traveled down south and met people for whom nigger will never be just another word.

TRT: 5:30

Mentor: Salim Rollins

Awards: Winner! Best Short Youth Documentary, 2004 Hamptons Film Festival; Winner! Listen Up Best of 2004!