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SHORTS: HOW SAFE ARE WE? (Virtual)

From Monday, April 25th, 2022 to Sunday, May 1st, 2022
Category
Made Here Film Festival
Film Type
Shorts
Cost
Free, pay as you can, donations will be shared with the filmmakers

Virtual Ticket

Also showing: Fri, Apr 21 | 1:00 pm- 2:15 pm | In Person

CITIZEN PATROL / VIGILE
QC / Xavier Beauchesne-Rondeau / 9:30
After his daughter has an allegedly traumatic encounter with a man with Arab roots, a father decides to organize a neighborhood watch patrol. At the same time, POC Blaise moves into his new apartment across the way.  

THE PRICE OF SAFETY
VT / Chris Spencer / 54 mins
*** Jury Special Mention ***

Deftly telling a nuanced and complex story, balancing nitty-gritty details of city governance and a broader perspective, the film explores national conversations of over-policing and racial bias as they unfold in the community of Vergennes, VT.