Stop Hate With Film

STOP HATE WTH FILM is a collection of short films about overcoming Antisemitism, Bigotry, Racism, Sexism, Homo/Transphobia, and/or Immigration/Diaspora issues.
EVENT SCHEDULE CHANGE (see below):
EVENT SCHEDULE:
5:00 Registration
5:10 Opening Remarks

Crowdfunding with Seed & Spark’s Christina Raia - Added

6:00 Screenings
7:30 Q&A and Discussion
7:45 Closing Remarks, Audience Award & Networking

THE FILMS (Subject to change):

Pagg
Nardeep Khurmi, director | 17 minutes | USA
In the aftermath of a hate crime, a Sikh American man grapples with his fears and anxieties as he celebrates the 4th of July with his wife and infant son.

The Story of Bisi Alimi: "The Only Gay in Nigeria"
Gui Boucault, director | 4 minutes | Brazil
Bisi Alimi went from anti-gay prosthelytizer to the first Nigerian to come out on national TV.

The Children of Concrete
Jonathan Phanshay-Chamson, director | 7 minutes | France
Am I French or Chinese? I wonder about my identity, and those of second and third generation immigrants.

A Pair of Horns on a Female Homo Sapiens
Saleh Kashefi, director || 7 minutes | Iran
Going about her daily routine, a young woman faces discrimination and criticism based on her appearance.

BUDH (Awakening)
Prashant Ingole, director | 18 minutes | India
Three women from different corners of India are interwoven to explore the prejudices women face in an ever-changing culture.

Crayona
Aishwarya Sadasivan, director | 2 minutes | USA
Like a box of crayons, America is a box of racially and culturally diverse people.

Suffering is the Easy Part
Jaime Ekkens, director | 8 minutes | USA
The chronicles a horrific sexual assault, and the crushing silence and depression suffered by its survivor.

My People
Amir Carter, director | 2 minutes | USA
Through news clips and historic footage, one man ponders about his place in society, and how he can help his community.

Sulayman
Simone Felici, director | 8 minutes | Italy
Sulayman, a young man from Gambia, doesn't know when he will see his family again, or if he will assimilate into Italian society.

Rolling In The Deep
Marcellus Cox, director | 13 minutes | USA
A young man travels home to South Carolina looking to achieve a goal for his late father by having a meal at an locally famous whites-only diner.

The Grey Area
Katie Clark, director | 4 minutes | United Kingdom
A chance encounter on a park bench leads one woman to reflect on her role in a flirtation gone awry.

The Avocado
Darwin Serink, director | 11 minutes | USA
Raul finally gets the courage to ask his co-worker, Rosa, out on a date -- but when the anticipated day arrives, he is met with an unforeseen event that changes his life forever.

More information about the films is online.

Films are curated by Jon Gann, the creator of the DC Shorts Film Festival, the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, founding board member of the Film Festival Alliance, author of two books about film festivals ("Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work" and "So You Want to Start a Film Festival), and consultant and programmer to over a dozen film events a year.