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Documentary Shorts 2 - Documenting the Black Experience

108 minutes Four Films

Want to better understand what it means to be Black in America? Listen to the words — and, in this case, watch the films — of those who live it every day.

In this program
Black Godfather of Scuba

Black Godfather of Scuba

Directed by
Matt Kay
U.S.
2023
25 minutes
English

Follows the extraordinary life and mission of Dr. Albert Jose "Doc" Jones, a marine biologist, war veteran, and diving pioneer who co-founded the National Association of Black Scuba Divers.

Parker

Parker

Directed by
Catherine Hoffman, Sharon Liese
U.S.
2023
13 minutes
English

Three generations of a Kansas City are finally allowed to do something that countless African Americans before them could not do: choose their own last name.

The Barber of Little Rock

The Barber of Little Rock

Directed by
John Hoffman, Christine Turner
U.S.
2023
35 minutes
English

Explores America?s widening racial wealth gap through the story of Arlo Washington: a local barber who founded the nonprofit community bank People Trust.