FLEFF 25th Anniversary Pathway: Films about Social Justice

By Rachel Schaff, March 20, 2022

This FLEFF Pathways list of films offers documentaries and narrative films from France and the US. Click on the link on the title to read more or to purchase a ticket on Cinemapolis' Eventive Virtual Cinema platform

FLEFF PATHWAY

All films are $10 per screening. Save money and buy a 5 pass for $35.  Even better, buy an All Access pass to all 25 films on Virtual Cinema and all 3 in-person screenings for $125. 

Purchase tickets and passes HERE.  Dive into the FLEFF 2022 catalog of films HERE.  Immerse in all 65 FLEFF 2022 events HERE. 

Click on the link on each titles for more information on the film, as well as registration links for talkbacks with directors, writers, scholars, journalists, musicians, archivists, and activists.

33 and Counting (Aisha Sultan, US, 2021)

A true-crime story about a 70-year-old grandmother from rural Missouri serving a life sentence for a murder she says her rapist committed.

Good Mother (Hafsia Herzi, France, 2021)

After her son is arrested in a gas station robbery, housekeeper Nora does everything she can to help him as he remains incarcerated awaiting trial.

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice (William Greaves, US, 1989)

Recognized in 2020 with a special Pulitzer Prize, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a household name in Black America during her lifetime (1863-1931) and considered the equal of contemporaries such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Featuring Toni Morrison reading from Wells’ memoirs, this film documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the African American journalist, activist, suffragist, and anti-lynching crusader.

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