07/21/2020
Announcing the 2020 Works-in-Progress Lab
A partnership between Cucalorus & Working Films, the Works-in-Progress Lab (WiP) supports social justice documentaries being made by Black filmmakers. This immersive program gives artists a chance to engage distinct audiences for feedback and to create strategies for action related to their work and the social issue of their project.
This year, five projects were selected for the WiP lab. We are beyond excited to share their projects with you!
Saltwata Vibes: Sankofa Seeds from Geechee Roots
by Sherard Duvall
Duvall's film examines how the 20-40 year old generation of Gullah Geechee are redefining their identity and reclaiming their power through creating a modern musical expression that is wholly their own. Following a Gullah Geechee brother and sister, descendants of the enslaved from West Africa, who are on a quest to evolve their culture. Can evolution keep it alive?
They Tried to Bury Us
by Bree Newsome
As a nationally recognized activist, Newsome documents unfolding events as her hometown becomes the epicenter of national clashes over racism and other systemic problems, exploring how the city’s commitment to host the 2020 Republican convention highlights contradictions between Charlotte’s projected image as a progressive city and its continued legacy of segregation.
These Kids This City
by Dorian Munroe
Munroe's documentary centers around the young people of Liberty City, Miami and it's infamous bike culture, reaching its pinnacle every Martin Luther King Day, when thousands flood the streets on dirt bikes and four wheelers riding in a form of rebellion and community.
This Belongs to Us
by Atinuke Diver
Diver's film questions how beer brewing, a practice that began in Africa, became synonymous with White male identity in the United States, and explores the historical, systemic and current barriers faced by Black-owned breweries in general, as well as in particular for a Black, woman/female brewer in the American South, Eastern North Carolina.
17 Days
by Christine Varisse
Directed and about Varisse's experience, 17 days is a dissection of her own immigration journey prompted after receiving a notice of deportation. In the film, Varisse retraces her footsteps towards citizenship while rebuilding the relationship with her mother broken by the immigration system while examining a variety of issues that historically and still today impact the system, in particular black immigration rights.
Congratulations to the filmmakers! We can't wait to see your projects!
To follow the great work happening at Working Films go to: https://www.workingfilms.org/
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The Works-in-Progress Lab (WiP) is a partnership between Cucalorus and Working Films that supports the audience engagement and impact strategies of social issue documentaries being made by Black filmmakers. The week-long virtual residency is a key program of the annual Cucalorus. Five filmmakers rec...
