Celebrating African American Cinema since 1998
JUNE 18TH - 21st, 2026
A FILM BY: Mya Cameron-Gordon
SCREENING:SATURDAY, June 20th
What’chu Mixed With
"What’chu Mixed With?" is a short film centered around Alexis, a 15-year-old biracial girl growing up in San Francisco in the early 2000's. When her black father relocates to Los Angeles, Alexis is left to grapple with her biracial identity while residing with her white mother and attending a predominantly white school. Struggling with popularity and a strong dislike for her natural hair, Alexis's life takes a transformative turn when she encounters seventeen-year-old girl from Hunters Point Precious. Hired by Alexis's mother to straighten her hair, Precious takes Alexis under her wing, exposing her to her social circle and neighborhood, while imparting lessons in confidence and self-assertion. With themes of identity, friendship, and self-empowerment at its core, 'What’chu Mixed With?' is a heartfelt portrayal of one girl's journey to embrace her biracial heritage and find her place in the world amidst the challenges of adolescence.
What’chu Mixed With?
This Will Never Work
A FILM BY: Niccolo Aeed & Marina Tempelsman
SCREENING: Thursday, June 18th
A Black family comes together to have an intervention for Amanda's drinking problem. They've hired a therapist named Trevor, written emotional letters, and now they sit and wait for Amanda to arrive. But when she does, Trevor realizes that the family hasn't exactly been honest with him. "I think I should leave," he says. But listening isn't this family's strong suit, and they've already prepared for battle. The intervention turns into a whodunnit of all the family's drama and trauma. As we flash back and forth from contested family memories to the claustrophobic intervention room, we'll piece together the mysteries that haunt this family.
Paralysis by Analysis
A FILM BY: Jolene Carter
SCREENING:Thursday, June 18th
When an anxious, perfectionist PhD student discovers an AI app that predicts the outcome of her decisions before she makes them, her life unravels as she becomes obsessed with the app. This is a sci-fi drama about anxiety, decision-making, and what happens when you put your fate in AI's hands.
Paralysis by Analysis
“I think it is very important that films make people look at what they’ve forgotten.” - Spike Lee
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