Martin University/ IBDFF Mini Film Festival Celebrating Black History Month

Film Schedule

Friday

7:30pm - Greenwood: A Dreamland Destroyed - Directed by Brian Day

Greenwood, a prosperous black town in Oklahoma, was destroyed, burned to the ground, in 18 hours by a large violent white mob in June of 1921.The history of this massacre has been ignored and hidden for 100 years, another act of erasure in America. This is an experimental documentary that combines dance, poetry, music and film to create a documentary experience like you have never seen before.

Saturday

11:00am - Just Wait - Directed by Ira Mallory

A woman has hidden her breast cancer diagnosis for a year and decides to wait until to the inaugural Sister Shrut Breast Cancer Walk in Indianapolis to finally go public. 

12:00pm - Jazz My Home - Directed by Beraat Gokkus

A feature documentary about African American jazz musicians who live in Paris. It's a story about jazz, Paris, immigration, racism, and home.

2:00pm - Remembering Tyler Lumar - Directed by Kai Contractor and Evan Sato

This tells the tragic story of Tyler Lumar, a young black man who was arrested and detained because of a parking ticket. Tyler's wholly unnecessary death, while in police custody, reveals the flaws in our criminal justice system.

2:30pm - Tuskegee Airmen In Indiana - Directed by Owen Hollander

This tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American air-force troop, and their time stationed in Indiana overcoming the pressures of World War Two and racism in their own ranks.

3:00pm - Free to be Free - Directed by Damien D Smith

Listen to black women and girls throughout the State of Louisiana as they tell their personal journeys about the heavy social, economic, and health implications that they face regarding their hair.

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Date: Feb 23-24, 2024

Location: Martin University Gathertorium

2186 N Sherman Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46218

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