UNCAGED
Directed by Jay Richardson (USA, 2024, 5:00 mins).

A young NIL student-athlete, David, grapples with anxiety, identity, and survivor’s guilt, as he navigates the hidden costs of success. Through a symbolic therapy session, the film reveals the mental strain of balancing opportunity with overwhelming pressure.

Tyler
Directed by John ADEkoje (USA, 2025, 25:50 mins).

Emascipation
Directed by Tré Hazelwood and Exodia Demosthene (USA, 2024, 19:00 mins).

Kelsey Anderson is a 26-year-old man who wakes up in the Somatic and Psychological Research of Men Medical Center, a hospital-like facility that specializes in the healing, rehabilitation, and treatment of black men suffering from toxic masculinity. He is forced to unpack his ideologies on the true meaning of manhood and later recognizes that because of social issues like patriarchy and misogyny, he hasn't been able to form his own identity.

Escaping The Stigma
Directed by Giovanni Lazare (USA, 2023, 16:44)

What happens when we give black men the space to be vulnerable?

Q&A to follow.