In this episode, I talk about 5 short films directed by Black people in honor of the first week of Black History Month.  WHAT IT MEANS TO BE POLICED IN AMERICA | OP-DOCS Directed by Laurence Ralph Released 6/30/2020 Watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT956Ubh45k "The Torture Letters aims to shed light on an unacceptable tolerance of police misconduct in the United States." COPS & ROBBERS Directed by Arnon Manor, Timothy Ware-Hill Released December 2020 Watch it here https://www.netflix.com/title/81354555  This animated short film is inspired by a spoken word poetry video created in response to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. - IMDB SUBSTANCE Directed by Jamaal Bradley Released Sept 2019 Watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3muFPF6GII  Based on True Events; Two brothers battle over the future of the family, but it will be a young girl who changes her father's SUBSTANCE and the fate of generations. CANVAS Directed by Frank Abney Released Nov 2020 Watch it here https://www.netflix.com/title/81332733 After suffering a loss, a painter finds his inspiration to create again. - IMDB HAIR LOVE Directed by Matthew Cherry August 2019 Watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNw8V_Fkw28 Hair Love, an Oscar®-winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter's hair for the first time. --- Hosted by: Monique Henry-Hudson #Simplyrobotixpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/SimplyRobotix Instagram - instagram.com/simplyrobotix/ Simplyrobotix.com  Wish List  https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Discord Link  https://discord.gg/C6HDucx4 Patreon Link  https://www.patreon.com/simplyrobotix --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simplyrobotixpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/simplyrobotixpod/support

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