The Phoenix Film Festival is proud to present these films that spotlight stories by, experiences from, and life as a member of THE African AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

Alex & MOR: A Love Odyssey

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 10 at 6:30pm
Saturday, April 11 at 11:00am
Sunday, April 12 at 1:45pm

Directed by: Tim Glover

Cast: Allie L. Harris, Thomas D. Brown II, Jeremy Colwell, Thea A. Johnson, Dakota Jackson, Scott Daniel Johnson

Synopsis: A love story unfolds as a couple seeks to reunite through space and time, as one relives the first day they met, and the other wakes up in the desert without any memory of their relationship.

African American Directed Shorts

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 10 at 2:05pm
Sunday, April 12 at 4:00pm
Tuesday, April 14 at 12:15pm

D!SoRd3rEd
Directed by: Cory Allen
Synopsis: A Black Patient Zero confronts history, memory, and the ghosts of a nation afraid of its own reflection.

the daughter
Directed by: Mary Ann Anane
Synopsis: A day at the beach turns sinister when ten-year-old Lana spies her father's violent interactions with a young woman.

Da Capo
Directed by: Morgan Middleton
Synopsis: Caregiver husband Johnny uses music to reach Esther through her Alzheimer’s, proving melodies endure even as her memories fade.

1-800-GET-SEXY
Directed by: Sadé May
Synopsis: Lonely phone rep Noor moonlights as a phone sex operator, nudged to chase her desires by a mysterious television shrink.

Ownership
Directed by: Yvonne Huff Lee
Synopsis: When an invitation to an antiques reality show unearths skeletons, three women are forced to take ownership of their reality.

Them That’s Not
Directed by: Mekhai Lee
Synopsis: A sudden prison furlough unexpectedly bonds an estranged father with his emotionally avoidant daughter at their matriarch’s repass.