Directed by Adepero Oduye • 2017 • United States
Starring Adepero Oduye
In this soul-stirring short featuring stunning cinematography from Bradford Young, PARIAH actor Adepero Oduye takes the stage as the great Nina Simone for an intimate, defiant performance.
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The People Could Fly
Directed by Imani Nikyah Dennison • 2024 • United States
THE PEOPLE COULD FLY is a poetic documentary about the history of Black gathering spaces in Louisville, Kentucky, from the 1960s to the mid-2000s. Through an intimate combination of archival footage, still photos, newly shot material, and ...
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We Were the Scenery
Directed by Christopher Radcliff • 2025 • Philippines, United States, Vietnam
In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thị Lê Chế and Huệ Nguyên Chế fled to the Philippines in a makeshift boat. There, they were held in a refugee camp and, along with nearly one hundred other refugees, ...
