Whose Streets?

Our doc is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. We intentionally made it available today, as we enter "Independence Day," to contextualize the continuous movement for Black lives. Watch it free on @POVdocs until 12am. bit.ly/whosestreetsto #WhoseStreets #BLM #July4th

“Since its creation, the institution of policing has been a tool to control and exploit black bodies. ” —  Check out our post on @medium sharing a few notes on today's Uprising. cc @heartacheNpaint @sabaahfolayan link.medium.com/5UImqVj007 #BlackLivesMatter #protests2020 #ferguson

Hear from documentary filmmakers @Ava, @StanleyNelson1, @sabaahfolayan, and @heartacheNpaint on the power of film to shape the fight for racial justice. @13THFilm @panthersdoc @WhoseStreetsDoc nytimes.com/2020/06/30/mov…

A documentary for the people, by the people. @WhoseStreetsDoc is now streaming #AtTheJBFC through Tuesday, July 7 as part of our "Three Essential Documentaries" spotlight: bit.ly/3cTzgKX

@bdoulaoblongata @WhoseStreetsDoc @sabaahfolayan @heartacheNpaint @brucefranksjr @iKaylaReed @TefPoe Just finished watching the film. You're an amazing woman, Brittany, w a beautiful family. You're also an inspiration. Looking forward to getting back out in the streets soon w some of your righteous fire in my belly.

A documentary for the people, by the people. @WhoseStreetsDoc is now streaming #AtTheJBFC through Tuesday, July 7 as part of our "Three Essential Documentaries" spotlight: bit.ly/3cTzgKX

Necessary conversations today! Thank you to our panelists @bdoulaoblongata @ikaylareed @brucefranksjr @maorikarmael @TefPoe, producer @CDanielphotog + partners @povdocs @TheDocSociety @MagnoliaPics. Thank you for riding w/ us! - @sabaahfolayan + @heartacheNpaint #WhoseStreets

never knew that living in #STL that I would have experienced such a time in America as #FergusonTaughtMe in this moment as these are #WhoseStreets... 🗣 OUR STREETS!

"I think many times we limit ourselves based on the limitations that others set for us. With Whose Streets Damon and I decided that we weren’t trying to explain the movement to white people we were trying to reflect the beauty of our people." - @sabaahfolayan #WhoseStreets

“When it comes to making images, I want upcoming filmmaker to know there’s no right or wrong way. We are in a time when standards are being turned on their head. If you want to make a film, do it!” - @sabaahfolayan #WhoseStreets

“During the Oscars, the first question I was asked during #oscarssowhite - how do you feel? It’s still white. We have more people serving food” - @brucefranksjr #WhoseStreets

“I want people to understand that filmmaking is organizing. For the first time people are seeing how important art is. That’s what shifts people, and change the ideology” - @heartacheNpaint #WhoseStreets

“It’s such power in film, because it’s a mode of storytelling. Storytelling is the most powerful thing you can do.” - @brucefranksjr #WhoseStreets

“When you have the power to touch the ppl, that’s the power that all artists have” - @heartacheNpaint #WhoseStreets

“When people tell their own stories, you see the full complexity of their stories in a whole way. A shared experience." - @heartacheNpaint #WhoseStreets

“Artists are the people that keep the history. The storytellers keep the history for the ppl. During war they go after art, because people won't rise up if they don’t recognize their past achievements. It’s essential to create a identify for your own self” - @heartacheNpaint

“The trauma that black folks deal with, is enough. So when thrown in an uprising, whether it’s Ferguson, 2014 or Minneapolis and having to recount & reflect really takes a toll emotionally & mentally. I advise people to prioritize mental & emotional health” - @bdoulaoblongata

UNTIL MIDNIGHT: Stream Whose Streets? for free on POV

“In the throws of the movement, I didn’t think about being followed by the filmmakers, @sabaahfolayan & @heartacheNpaint. I didn’t worry about being skeptical. I knew we were on the same side” - @bdoulaoblongata #WhoseStreets

“No black people should be worried about being safe, all Black should be safe. I learned a different level of unity” - @heartacheNpaint #WhoseStreets

Do you think documentary filmmaking will help with social movements? Join @sabaahfolayan, @heartacheNpaint, @brucefranksjr, @bdoulaoblongata and @maorikarmael in conversation NOW: bit.ly/wstakeover #WhoseStreets