Shorts Block: Spaces of Resistance

Name: Shorts Block: Spaces of Resistance
Start: 2025-11-09T11:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-09T13:00:00-08:00
Location: Vogue Theatre

This collection of four documentary shorts epitomizes the symbiotic work of journalism and filmmaking from voices including Emmy-winning Palestinian journalist…

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Directed by Joshua Seftel USA | Short Film | 33

Joshua Seftel (USA 2025, XX min)
Journalist Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp visit the empty bedrooms of victims of school shootings, offering rich portraits of spaces, families, and love.

All the Empty Rooms

Directed by Christina D. Bartson USA | Short Film | 14

Lyrical and prophetic, this archival film draws on the writing of American pacifist David McReynolds to trace the development of American militarism and antiwar resistance from the late 20th century to the present.

Also Resisters

Directed by Bisan Owda Palestine | Short Film | 23

Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda documents the daily life of fishermen on the besieged shores of the Gaza Strip, home to 4,500 fishermen.

Free Fish

Directed by Glenn Kaino USA | Short Film | 20

The Black civil rights struggle from Martin Luther King Jr. to Barack Obama’s historic presidency amassed community and power from an unlikely common denominator between the people and political leaders: basketball.

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

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This collection of four documentary shorts epitomizes the symbiotic work of journalism and filmmaking from voices including Emmy-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda and veteran CBS reporter Steve Hartman.