Hunted by mysterious forces, a young woman (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) with supernatural abilities must go on the run when her powers are discovered. With nowhere else to go, she flees back to her family and the farmhouse she abandoned long ago. There, while being pursued by the local Sheriff (David Strathairn), she begins to mend the broken relationships with her mother (Lorraine Toussaint) and daughter (Saniyya Sidney) and unearths the depths of the power within her.

@IssaRaePresents #ShortFilmSundays - a new short by a new creator, the first Sunday of every month. "A Different Tree" tells the story of an eight-year-old girl’s journey to build a relationship with her absent father, through a class assigned family tree. The film stars Morgan Ashley, Tracie Thoms and Jason Kelley. It was produced as a student film in USC's prestigious 546 class, and directed by Steven Caple Jr. It premiered at the American Black Film festival in 2013 where it took home the award for best short film. Keep up with Issa Rae Presents: Twitter: http://bit.ly/IRPTwitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/IRPFacebook Follow Issa Rae: Twitter: http://bit.ly/IssaRaeTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/IssaRaeIG With her own unique flare and infectious sense of humor, Issa Rae's content has garnered over 40 million views and over 425,000 YouTube subscribers (and counting). In addition to making Glamour Magazine's "35 Under 35", Forbes' "30 Under 30" and Entertainment Weekly's "Breaking Big" lists, Issa's hit series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl was the recipient of the coveted Shorty Award for Best Web Show. Issa's first book, a collection of essays, is a New York Times Best Seller and her show, Insecure, a half-hour comedy show for HBO, has aired 3 seasons garnered multiple awards and nominations. With Issa Rae Presents, Issa is creating a space for creators of all stripes to create and share their own stories.

'The Gulabi Gang' is a documentary on a social movement in the villages of Bundelkhand- a group of women committed to protecting themselves and other women against social malpractice, abusive husbands and corrupt administrators. So called because of the bright pink saris they wear, the movement is led by Sampat Pal, a forty five year old semi literate village woman who was married at twelve and became a mother at fifteen. Since 2006, when the Gulabi gang gave themselves a name and an attire, they have intervened in several cases of domestic abuse,prevented child marriages and exposed government scams.

Short Dramatic Film, 35 mm, 7:04 minutes, 2006 In the last evening they spend together, Maribel witnesses her mother's body become the spirit of the sea. Produced by Larisa Andrews, Lindsay LeCorre, and Rodney Ruel. Funded by Bravo FACT. Developed with the support of CAC Dance on Screen Section.

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Hair Love, an Oscar®-winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time. You can watch #YoungLove, the animated series based on Oscar®-winning short film Hair Love from creator Matthew A. Cherry, Fall 2023. #StreamOnMax September 21. Directors: Matthew A. Cherry (Executive Producer, “BlacKkKlansman”) Everett Downing Jr. (Animator, "Up") Bruce W. Smith (Creator, “The Proud Family,” Animator, “The Princess and the Frog”) Producers: Karen Rupert Toliver Stacey Newton Monica A. Young Matthew A. Cherry David Steward II Carl Reed Executive Producers: Peter Ramsey (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”) Frank Abney (Animator, “Toy Story 4”) Features: Issa Rae (“Insecure”) as Zuri's mother Co-Executive Producers: Jordan Peele Andrew Hawkins Harrison Barnes Yara and Keri Shahidi Associate Producers: N’Dambi Gillespie Gabrielle Union-Wade Dwayne Wade Jr. Gabourey Sidibe Stephanie Fredric Claude Kelly Music Composers: Paul Mounsey Daniel D. Crawford Additional Composer: Taylor Graves Production Partners: Lion Forge Animation Chasing Miles Matthew A. Cherry Entertainment The project is a collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation that was launched as a Kickstarter campaign in 2017 with a fundraising goal of $75,000. Strong support led to the campaign amassing nearly $300,000, making it the most highly-funded short film campaign in Kickstarter history. Facebook - facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation Twitter - twitter.com/sonyanimation Instagram - instagram.com/sonyanimation The picture book “Hair Love” was released by Kokila Books/Penguin Random House on May 14, 2019, and became a New York Times Bestseller.