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Unapologetic

From Friday, February 19th, 2021 to Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Details
USA | 2020 | 86 mins
Category
Split Screen
Film Type
Documentary
Cost
Individual Tickets - $12.50; Passes: General public - $40; VTIFF members: All Access - Free; Patrons - $20; Friends - $32

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Director
Ashley O'Shay
Source
Kartemquin Films

Series Pass available HERE
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Closed captions available when viewing online, but not yet through your VTIFF apps

 

 

Co-Sponsors: ACLU of Vermont and the Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program at the University of Vermont
 

 

After two Black Chicagoans are killed, millennial organizers challenge an administration complicit in state violence against its residents. Told through the eyes of Janaé and Bella, two fierce abolitionist leaders, Unapologetic is a deep look into the Movement for Black Lives, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

O’Shay began making the film organically in 2015 while attending one such protest equipped with a camera-in-hand. “I never imagined that I was on the precipice of capturing what will likely be one of the biggest movements of all time,” she said. “What is so captivating to witness is the tapestry of this Black queer feminist movement that lies at the helm of fighting for all Black rights.”

 

Read the Director’s Statement

As a bonus, Pass and ticket holders can watch Director Ashley O’Shay in conversation with Professor Deborah Ellis of UVM as an added bonus to this screening. Available soon.

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